Art Works Policy
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LAKE FOREST LIBRARY BOARD POLICY MANUAL As of June 11, 2019 1 Table of Contents ART WORKS POLICY ..................................................................................................................... 4 ANTI HARASSMENT POLICY ..................................................................................................... 5 AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT LOANS TO CITY EMPLOYEES ....................................... 9 BIDDING, CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE ORDERS ....................................................... 10 BUSINESS PATRONS .................................................................................................................... 11 CHILDREN ....................................................................................................................................... 12 CITY EMPLOYEE PATRONS ..................................................................................................... 13 CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SECURITY SYSTEM POLICY .................................... 14 CONFIDENTIALITY OF LIBRARY RECORDS .................................................................... 15 DAMAGED MATERIALS POLICY ............................................................................................ 16 E MAIL, BOARD USE .................................................................................................................... 17 E MAIL, PROCEDURES FOR BOARD USE ........................................................................... 18 EMERGENCY CLOSING - DELAYED OPENING ............................................................. 19 ETHICS STATEMENT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES ............................................. 20 EXPENSE REIMBURSMENT POLICY .................................................................................... 21 FEE AND FINE SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................... 25 FEE SCHEDULE FOR NON-RESIDENT REQUESTS FOR REFERENCE & HISTORIC MATERIALS ............................................................................................................... 26 FINES .................................................................................................................................................. 27 FORGOTTEN CARD POLICY .................................................................................................... 28 GIFTS, GIFT ACCEPTANCE, SPONSORSHIP, AND GRANT POLICY ........................ 29 HOLIDAYS CLOSED POLICY ................................................................................................... 32 LIBRARY HOURS ........................................................................................................................... 33 LOAN PERIODS, LIMITS, RENEWALS, AND HOLDS POLICY .................................... 34 LOST BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS POLICY ........................................................... 35 LOST OR DAMAGED PATRON CARDS POLICY ............................................................... 36 MATERIALS POLICIES ................................................................................................................ 37 MATERIALS SELECTION POLICY .......................................................................................... 38 FREEDOM TO READ STATEMENT ....................................................................................... 39 LABELS AND RATING SYSTEMS ............................................................................................ 43 LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS ........................................................................................................ 45 ILLINOIS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ........................................................................................... 46 PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT ...................................................................... 47 As of June 11, 2019 2 PUBLIC COMMENT AT BOARD MEETINGS POLICY ..................................................... 48 REFERENCE COLLECTION POLICY .................................................................................... 50 RENTAL COLLECTION POLICY ............................................................................................. 51 REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS .............................. 52 RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT PATRONS .................................................................... 53 ROOM USE MATERIALS POLICY ............................................................................................ 54 RULES FOR THE USE OF THE LIBRARY ............................................................................. 55 SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY ............................................................................................................. 56 SOLICITATION POLICY ............................................................................................................. 59 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LAKE FOREST AND RAGDALE AUTHORS .................... 60 TUTOR POLICY .............................................................................................................................. 62 UMBRELLA POLICY ..................................................................................................................... 63 USE OF DISPLAY AREAS - DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITS................................................... 64 VANDALISM .................................................................................................................................... 65 VOLUNTEER EMPLOYEES ....................................................................................................... 66 YOUNG ADULTS ........................................................................................................................... 67 As of June 11, 2019 3 ART WORKS POLICY Because of its limited display and storage areas, the Library does not normally accept gifts of art work; under unusual circumstances exceptions to this policy may be made only upon approval of the Board. Any labeling of art works requires the approval of the Board. Information about art works in the Library will be developed by Library Staff. The booklet, Lake Forest Library Art: An Aesthetic Legacy, will be updated as needed. (Approved January 8, 1979; revised August 12, 1997; revised January 10, 2012.) As of June 11, 2019 4 ANTI HARASSMENT POLICY It is the policy and practice of the Library to provide a professional working environment for its employees so that they may carry out their duties in productive and positive surroundings. A professional work environment includes, at a minimum, a workplace that is free of unlawful discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment, which are all illegal under the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) and Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). But the Library’s policy goes further. Any conduct of a harassing nature that adversely effects the work environment is unacceptable, even if that conduct does not rise to the level of being unlawful. In keeping with this commitment, the Library will not tolerate discrimination against or harassment of the Library’s employees by anyone, including any supervisor or co-worker, as well as non-employees, such as residents, public officials, suppliers and vendors, contractors and other third parties with whom our employees interact while performing their job duties. Actions, words, jokes or comments based on an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, military status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, order of protection status, or other legally protected characteristic will not be tolerated. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, discharge, leaves of absence, and access to benefits and training. All employees are responsible for cooperating in any investigation of alleged harassment, and for participating in periodic training regarding this policy. Harassment does not include the reasonable statements and actions of Supervisors and other managerial level employees intended to provide performance feed or corrective action, such as performance evaluations, deficiency notices, warnings, counseling, reprimands, performance improvement plans and other actions intended to promote desired work performance. Discrimination Discrimination consists of employment actions taken against an individual based on a characteristic protected by law, such as sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, military or veteran status, genetic information, order of protection status, or any other category protected by applicable law. In other words, discrimination occurs when an individual is treated differently or unequally because the individual is a member of a protected group. Sexual Harassment "Sexual harassment," as defined by the IHRA, means any unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when (1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is As of June 11, 2019 5 used as the basis for employment decisions