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USE OF THE NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Newport Beach Public Library is open to all members of the general public without
restriction. Customers may remain in the library as long as necessary or appropriate to
use the services, material or facilities for reading, studying or obtaining information.
However, customers may be directed to leave the library with or without advance
warning, when their behavior disrupts other customers or staff, or is inconsistent with
library purposes.
A. The following behavior will invite a reminder from staff that such conduct is
prohibited in the library. Customers who continue to engage in these activities
will be asked to leave the facility:
1. Eating, drinking or smoking;
2. Not wearing shoes;
3. Wearing cleats, skates, rollerblades or other items that could damage the
facility;
4. Creating an unreasonably loud noise such as loud talking or operation of
radios, cell phones, or related equipment,
5. Interfering with other customer's use of library facilities or staff's ability to
perform their duties;
6. Soliciting or collecting funds (except for staff's collection of overdue fines,
fees, proceeds of book sales, rentals, and library donations);
7. Bringing animals into the facility except service animals such as guide
dogs;
8. Failure to use library computers or other information resources in the
manner directed, i.e., use of computers over the time limit when others are
waiting; refusal to provide access to limited reference materials when
others are waiting.
B. The following behavior is illustrative of conduct which will warrant an
immediate order to leave the facility:
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1. Any physical interference with customers or staff;
2. Any illegal activity;
3. Any threatening or abusive language or gesture directed towards
customers or staff;
4. The lack of personal hygiene or use of perfume or fragrance which
produces odors that interferes with customers' use of library facilities or
materials or interferes with staff's ability to perform their duties;
5. The failure to comply with any warning or request to change or stop
conduct.
Amendment approved by the Board of Library Trustees - January 21, 1997.
Adopted - January 24, 1994
Amended - February 24,1997
Reassigned - April 8, 2003
Formerly I -15
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