- Parents should not view the library as an alternative to daycare.
- Staff will not be placed in the position of supervising children except when in scheduled library programs.
- For the safety and protection of all patrons, the Sherburne Memorial Library has developed the following policy.
- Staff members are concerned when parents leave their young children alone or in the care of an older sibling or friend. They become bored and restless leading to disruptive behavior
- All CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 9 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT OR A RESPONSIBLE CAREGIVER.
- YOUTH, AGED 9 AND UP, ARE WELCOME TO USE THE LIBRARY AS LONG AS THEIR BEHAVIOR IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEHAVIOR POLICY.
- PARENTS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT IF THEIR CHILDREN MISBEHAVE THEY WILL BE TOLD TO LEAVE THE LIBRARY.
- PARENTS SHOULD REALIZE IN THEIR ABSENCE THEY ARE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR.
- CHILDREN MUST BE PICKED UP BY 5:15 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
- POLICE WILL BE CALLED FOR CHILDREN LEFT WAITING AT CLOSING TIME.
- IF POLICE ARE CALLED MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE CHILD WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO VISIT THE LIBRARY WITHOUT A RESPONSIBLE CAREGIVER FOR A TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
Revised and adopted: Nov. 19, 2003 Readopted: November 2005, October 2006, October 2007. Revised and adopted November 4, 2015. Revised August 16, 2022