To provide for a clean, pleasant and safe environment for Library users, the Board of Trustees of the Vineland Public Library has established standards to be enforced by Library staff and the Vineland Police if necessary.

Examples of unacceptable behavior in the Library building and on the grounds include, but are not limited to:

• Inappropriate or disruptive behavior that interferes with the use of the Library by patrons or Library staff’s performance of their duties.
• Leaving a child under the age of nine (or any other individual requiring supervision) unattended in the Library without the direct supervision of a parent or an adult age 18 or over.
• Physical, sexual or verbal abuse.
• Vandalism or deliberate misuse of library facilities, materials or equipment.
• Use or possession of drugs or alcohol, or being under the influence of either.
• Disobeying the reasonable requests of Library staff.
• Cell phone use that interferes with the use of the Library by patrons or Library staff’s performance of their duties.
• Misuse of restrooms such as bathing, washing clothes or dishes, shaving, using the wrong restroom.
• Offensive hygiene that is a nuisance to others.
• Playing musical instruments except in designated areas.
• Listening to audios or music without headphones except in designated areas. The audio must not be audible to other Library users and staff. The Library does not supply headphones.
• Smoking inside the building.
• Gambling.
• Sleeping.
• Peeping, staring at or following another person.
• Onscreen display of websites inappropriate for a public environment.
• Sales and/or solicitations, unless authorized by the Board of Trustees.

The following are examples of items that may not be brought into the Library:

• Weapons
• Bicycles, skateboards, balls, bats, etc.
• bedrolls/bed blankets
• animals, except those needed to assist a person with a disability and authorized program animals

Please remember that unattended possessions represent a safety and security risk, so keep your possessions with you at all times while in the Library.

Persons engaging in unacceptable activities will be asked to show ID and leave the Library premises. Depending on the seriousness of the offence, further sanctions may be imposed. If they refuse to leave, the police will be called and sanctions will be imposed. After correcting their behavior and complying with any sanctions imposed, they will be welcome again as library users.

Approved by the Vineland Public Library Board of Trustees
July 28, 2011