| Computer and Internet Use Policy |
BEDFORD
PUBLIC LIBRARY
COMPUTER AND INTERNET USE POLICY
Assistance will be available to help Library customers learn to use Library databases or to locate information. Staff will assist computer users with education and career site negotiation on a limited basis. Staff will not help customers conduct personal business or access personal accounts on-line.
Computer workstations are designed for individual use. Workstation users are given one hour of time that may be extended to a maximum of two hours if no one is waiting. Computers for adults doing coursework or job searches in Adult Services are available for two hours and may be extended if no one is waiting.
The Computer Lab in the Circulation area may be used by any adult who is 18 or older. Children under 12 must use computers located in Child/Teen Services. Teens may use computers on the Child/Teen or Adult Services floors. Computers in Child/Teen Adult Services are also available to parents and caregivers who have children under 12 with them. Children will be given priority on all computers located on this floor.
Parents are responsible for supervising and approving their child’s use of the Internet at the Bedford Public Library. The Safe Child Policy for the Library requires all children less than 12 to be supervised by a parent or caregiver 14 years of age or older. Written parental permission on a child’s library card application is required for a child 0-11 to access the Internet at the Library.
All Bedford Public Library computer systems, including wireless access, are filtered to protect against access to obscenity, child pornography, and sexually explicit graphical materials as required by the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2001. Filtering software is not 100 percent effective; parents and individuals must assume responsibility for Internet use. The Library does not act “in loco parentis”; therefore a parent or a legal guardian is responsible for their child’s use of the Internet. Some programs or applications may be blocked by our computer equipment and are not available.
UNACCEPTABLE USE:
The Library reserves the right to inspect or observe the use made of its equipment and resources for the purposes of enforcement of these policies. Persons accessing the Library’s wireless network are subject to all aspects of this policy.
The Library will be the sole arbitrator of what constitutes a violation of this policy.
Updated 12-7-12
COMPUTER AND INTERNET USE POLICY
Assistance will be available to help Library customers learn to use Library databases or to locate information. Staff will assist computer users with education and career site negotiation on a limited basis. Staff will not help customers conduct personal business or access personal accounts on-line.
Computer workstations are designed for individual use. Workstation users are given one hour of time that may be extended to a maximum of two hours if no one is waiting. Computers for adults doing coursework or job searches in Adult Services are available for two hours and may be extended if no one is waiting.
The Computer Lab in the Circulation area may be used by any adult who is 18 or older. Children under 12 must use computers located in Child/Teen Services. Teens may use computers on the Child/Teen or Adult Services floors. Computers in Child/Teen Adult Services are also available to parents and caregivers who have children under 12 with them. Children will be given priority on all computers located on this floor.
Parents are responsible for supervising and approving their child’s use of the Internet at the Bedford Public Library. The Safe Child Policy for the Library requires all children less than 12 to be supervised by a parent or caregiver 14 years of age or older. Written parental permission on a child’s library card application is required for a child 0-11 to access the Internet at the Library.
All Bedford Public Library computer systems, including wireless access, are filtered to protect against access to obscenity, child pornography, and sexually explicit graphical materials as required by the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2001. Filtering software is not 100 percent effective; parents and individuals must assume responsibility for Internet use. The Library does not act “in loco parentis”; therefore a parent or a legal guardian is responsible for their child’s use of the Internet. Some programs or applications may be blocked by our computer equipment and are not available.
UNACCEPTABLE USE:
- Illegal use that violates state or federal law
- Harassment or violation of the privacy of others
- Violation of federal, state, or local obscenity laws, including the viewing or printing of sexually explicit materials
- Attempts to abuse, modify, or harm computer equipment
- Minors, less than 18, may not use Library computers for any type of interactive communication including chat, e-mail, online bulletin boards, instant messaging, social networking, or games.
The Library reserves the right to inspect or observe the use made of its equipment and resources for the purposes of enforcement of these policies. Persons accessing the Library’s wireless network are subject to all aspects of this policy.
The Library will be the sole arbitrator of what constitutes a violation of this policy.
Updated 12-7-12
