Dear Parent or Guardian,

Your childs library card is a passport to the wonders of books and stories.  We welcome your child as a library borrower and hope that using the public library becomes an enjoyable lifetime habit.  Children five years of age and older may have a card, but the application must be signed by you, the parent or guardian. 

Please take a moment to discuss with your child the advantages of using the library, and the responsibility that goes with being a library cardholder.  A child is issued a library card when the parent or guardian has agreed to let him/her use the library and its materials.  By signing your childs card application you agree that:

        YOUR CHILD HAS ACCESS TO ALL LIBRARY MATERIALS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE APPLICATION (I.E. AGE-APPROPRIATE MATERIALS ONLY, NO ADULT CONTENT). 

While the library may suggest different titles for age appropriate reading, it remains the parent or guardians responsibility to select specific materials for their children.  Librarians are available to help families locate items that fit their personal tastes, interests and values.  If a parent or guardian does not want his/her child to have access to any of the above materials, the parent or guardian will need to discuss the restrictions with the child in the context of their parent-child relationship.  A parent or guardian may withdraw the childs card at any time.  The library staff will then delete the childs record so that the childs access to the library is through the parent or guardian.

        YOUR CHILD AGREES TO ABIDE BY ALL LIBRARY RULES. 

Parents and guardians are responsible for their juvenile children (under age 18) while their children are at the library.  Children who are unable to look out for their own safety shall not be left unattended at the library.  In no event may children under 7 years of age be left unattended at the library.  We want everyone to enjoy his or her visit.

        YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MATERIALS CHECKED OUT ON YOUR CHILDS CARD.

        YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RETURN OF THE MATERIALS OR WILL PAY FOR ALL LOST OR DAMAGED ITEMS.

        YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINES CHARGED ON ALL OVERDUE MATERIALS.

        YOU WILL NOT HOLD THE LIBRARY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT BORROWED ITEMS MAY CAUSE YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT (CASSETTE PLAYERS, CD PLAYERS, VCRS, ETC.).

We are pleased to have your child as a library user and we hope to see you often.  Kids who read Succeed!  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask the library staff.

Sincerely,

Denise Janko

Librarian