Meeting Rooms & Study Rooms

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Tutoring Policy

The Patchogue-Medford Library recognizes the benefit to the students and parents of the community of permitting tutoring within the Library. Tutors are individuals who provide instruction to others.

The following procedures are intended to provide a balance between the use of the Library by tutors and their students, and the use of the Library by other members of the community. In order to assure that tutoring within the Library is in line with the Library’s service to the community.
The following guidelines must be observed:

The Library is not to be used as office space or a place whereby a tutor may operate a private business.
Tutors and their students are required to follow all Library policies and regulations.
Children under 10 years of age who are tutored in the library are the responsibility of the tutor while on library property.
Tutors may not solicit Library patrons in the Library and may not publish or distribute advertisements or letters indicating the Library as their place of doing business or otherwise imply Library sponsorship of their activities.
Study rooms, tables and chairs located in the library are available for use by tutors on a first-come, first-served basis during Library operating hours.

Noncompliance with the above guidelines will result in tutors and students being asked to leave the Library.

Library staff reserves the right to ask tutoring to cease if it unduly interferes with the use of the Library by other community members.

The library is not obligated to accommodate any tutor on a regularly scheduled basis.

Approved by the Board of Trustees May 2018

Study Room Regulations

We want to make usage of our Study Rooms as easy for you as possible, but like any scarce resource, sometimes demand will exceed supply. These regulations help ensure fair use to our community.

Study Rooms will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis for a maximum of two hours a day. Please talk to the desk staff on the lower level to check availability. Additional time may be granted if no one else is waiting.
In compliance with the Library’s Meeting Room Use Policy, Study Rooms may not be used for any commercial purposes.
Personal belongings should not be left unattended.
Please observe occupancy limits for each Study Room.
Study Rooms must be vacated at least 15 minutes before Library closing.
Individuals using Library Study Rooms must also adhere to the Library’s Patron Behavior Rules.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Meeting Room Policy

Please call Barbara at 631-654-4700 x227 to book a meeting room for your group.

POLICIES AND REGULATIONS:

The meeting rooms may be used for meetings, public gatherings or exhibits of a civic, cultural, or educational character. Library programs, however, receive first consideration and have priority over community-sponsored activities.

All meetings must be open to the general public. No admittance fee may be charged or contributions solicited nor may collections be made, nor may there be selling or taking of orders of any kind. The meeting rooms may not be used for the advancement of commercial or profit-making enterprises.

All publicity for non-Library sponsored meetings must clearly indicate the name of the sponsoring agency. The Library shall not be identified or implied as a sponsor without the specific written consent of the Board of Trustees or the Library Director as their delegate.

The views or opinions expressed by individuals or groups utilizing the Library’s meeting rooms shall not be construed as the views or opinions of the Library or any of its officers or employees.

The Library’s address may not be used by any non-Library related group to send or retrieve mail, etc. The Library’s telephone numbers may not be used by any non-Library related group for any purpose. No incoming telephone calls for members of any non-Library related organization will be handled by the Library staff.

Final interpretation of these policies rests with the Board of Trustees and is to be implemented by the Library Director. The Library reserves the right to revoke meeting room privileges at any time.

PROCEDURES FOR APPLICANTS:

Library hours are 9:30 am to 9:00 pm Monday – Thursday, 9:30 am to 6:00 pm Friday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Saturday, and 1-5 pm on Sundays October through May. The Carnegie Library hours are 2:30 to 8:30 pm Monday through Friday, 11:30 am – 5:30 pm on Saturdays and 1-5 pm on Sundays October through May. Meeting participants must leave the building by the closing time stated at each building.
The meeting rooms are available free of charge by in-district groups. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to charge a custodial/security fee to out-of-district groups.
All bookings for a meeting room should be made at least two weeks before the scheduled meeting. Applications should be made by adults 18 or over. Bookings may be made in person, online, by telephone or by mail, but they are not considered approved until the application form has been signed by the Library Director and returned to the applicant.
Applicants should notify the Library of cancellations in advance (at least 48 hours for large groups). Failure to do so may result in loss of meeting room privileges.
The Library reserves the right to assign rooms according to space requirements of the organization. The Library further reserves the right to cancel any meetings because of adverse weather conditions or for reasons of an emergency nature.
Organizations meeting regularly in the Library building (monthly, weekly, etc.) must renew their reservations every six months. Because the Library encourages use of the rooms by many groups, meeting rooms may be booked no more than 6 months in advance and may be used no more than once a week on a continuing basis.

REGULATIONS:

Organizations composed of minors must have at least one adult supervisor for each ten minors, and one adult must be designated as the person in charge.
Smoking and consumption of alcoholic beverages are not permitted. If food or drink will be served during meeting room use, prior notice should be listed on the application and applicants are responsible for clean up.
Attendance must be limited to the stated capacity of the room.
All state and local regulations affecting the use of public buildings must be observed at all times.

LIABILITY:

The applicant or organization using the Library’s facilities assumes full responsibility for the preservation of order and safety in the building and the liability for damage to or loss of Library property as a result of the meeting. The room must be left in a neat and orderly condition. Failure to fulfill these conditions will result in denial of requests for further use of the meeting rooms and/or cancellation of regularly scheduled meetings.
The Library Board assumes no responsibility for personal property left on the premises or for personal injury.
Each organization should protect itself from legal action because of injury by having a temporary insurance policy. The applicant agrees to hold the Patchogue-Medford Library, its representatives, agents, servants and employees harmless and indemnify the Library for any and all claims, lawsuits, fees or costs that may arise from the applicant’s use of Library facilities.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees 1981 –

Revised, April 19, 2017