Policies for Public Library Capital Construction

Georgia Public Library Service

Requirements for Capital Outlay Grant Funds

September 15, 2009

Ethics
802.20 Ethics Policy

1.
Introduction

Here are the results of a quick poll taken in January of 2009 on policies in Georgia public libraries relating to checks that are returned for insufficient funds:

• Some libraries charge $25 or $30 for a returned check, while others do not charge a fee imposed by the library above bank fees.

• Most or all of the libraries who charge fees have it in their policy manual, either printed or online, and some documentation of library procedures in different scenarios.

Posted here are guidelines for developing library privacy policies and a model policy and procedure for responding to requests for confidential information from law enforcement. These were provided as part of the materials at the Lawyers for Libraries Institute I recently attended.

Attached file lists basic computer use policies, including library card requirements, time limits, printing charges and similar items for regional library systems as submitted. 10/06/08

O.C.G.A. § 20-5-53

GEORGIA CODE
Copyright 2006 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.

*** Current through the 2006 Regular Session ***

TITLE 20. EDUCATION
CHAPTER 5. LIBRARIES
ARTICLE 2. LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES
PART 2. COUNTY AND REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES

O.C.G.A. § 20-5-53 (2006)

§ 20-5-53. Procedures following failure of library patron to return borrowed property

Troup-Harris-Coweta Regional Library
Computer and E-Mail Use by Staff
Adopted by the Troup-Harris-Coweta Regional Library Board of Trustees:
May 25, 2006
Computer Usage
The Troup-Harris-Coweta Regional Library provides employees access to computers to help them in the performance of their jobs. Each employee’s assigned computer is the property of the Troup-Harris-Coweta Regional Library. The following guidelines are aimed at helping staff use computers responsibly and productively.

See attachment for library policy on Staff Use of Library Computers