schoool / public internet policy

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I have not had experience in this or a similar matter, but it seems that you
are a "guest" of the school library.  I don't endorse restrictions myself and I
don't approve of non-parental guidance in any manner.  In an analogy with city
and state, the city is allowed to make it's own rules as long as they are not
in direct conflict with the state's regulations.  Although, in the public
library building you have your right to set and impose rules that the library's
administration has agreed upon. You may ask yourself: Are there any policies or
agreements made between the public library and the school library when this
union began that might be in effect in this situation?
...when in Rome...

m2cw
Thomas


Renee Vaillancourt wrote:

> This message is being cross-posted to Web4Lib and PUBLIB. Please excuse any
> duplication.
>
> One of our public library branches is located in a high school. The public
> library collection is housed in a section of the high school library. The
> library is run by the media specialist during school hours, and by a public
> librarian one evening a week and on Saturdays. High school students are
> allowed to check out any books in the high school collection without a
> card, and any books in the public library collection with a public library
> card (which parents have to sign for minors under the age of 18.) The
> public can check out public library or high school library books using
> their public library card.
>
> Here's the rub: the high school library is about to make public Internet
> access available. They are currently drafting an Internet use policy that
> is likely to be more restrictive than the current public library policy
> (although we don't anticipate the use of filters.) How do we reconcile the
> access philosophies of the two institutions? Should the public have
> different Internet access than the students? What about students who use
> the library after school or on the weekends? What about adults that use the
> library during school hours? Should we draft one policy that would apply to
> all patrons, regardless of status?
>
> If anyone has experienced a similar situation, I would be very interested
> in hearing how you responded to it. Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> *****************************
> Renee J. Vaillancourt
> Assistant Director
> Missoula (MT) Public Library
> rvail at mtlib.org
> *****************************



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