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Policy on Child Visitors to the Library
Children, and their safety, are of great concern to Perry Public Library.
The library staff tries very hard to ensure that you and your children have
a fun, pleasant, time while visiting the library.
Parents need to remember that the library is a public place that
welcomes customers of all ages. The library staff cannot monitor children
when they leave the library building. We also cannot prevent children from
interacting with persons whose interest in children is not entirely
wholesome.
For their safety, we require that children under
age 8 have an adult
(age 16 or older) with them at all times in all areas of the library.
Children ages 8-12 must have an adult (age 16 or older)
on the library premises at all times.
We also discourage older children (ages 13 and up) from remaining at
the library longer than 2 hours. After this time, tweens and teens tend to
become bored and disruptive. Please remind your children that appropriate
behavior is expected of them at all times while visiting the library.
Parents and caregivers, not library staff, are responsible for the behavior
and supervision of their children in the library.
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