NORTH BABYLON PUBLIC LIBRARY

UNATTENDED CHILDREN POLICY

WHEREAS, a practice has developed of leaving young children at the Library unaccompanied by a responsible older person, and

WHEREAS, this practice has been disruptive to the proper administration of the Library, and

WHEREAS, this practice has been determined to be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the children who are left at the Library, and

WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees is desirous of establishing a policy, and providing a practice and procedure to correct this situation.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS

RESOLVED, that in the interest of safety, it is the policy of the North Babylon Public Library that young children not be left unattended in the Library. The Library provides services to all children, but the library staff will not be expected to supervise unattended children. We urge parents to remember that the Library is a public building and that it is not in the best interests of any child to be unattended except when participating in a supervised program. Staff members observing unattended children will be expected to locate the adult responsible for the child’s presence in the library.

RESOLVED, that the Library Director shall establish the procedure for implementing the aforestated policy, including, but not limited to, reporting and record keeping procedures, and informing the general public of this policy.

Adopted by The Board of Trustees, 2/23/88.

Reviewed 5/19/92.