Internet Access Policy

The Glenview Public Library provides access to the Internet as one information resource among others, and the Library's Mission Statement and Collection Development Policy provide the context for access. The Library extends the protections of the Illinois Confidentiality Laws to all records of Internet activity maintained on Library equipment.

When information is retrieved from the Internet using library equipment, users must keep in mind these basic positions:

• The Glenview Public Library is responsible only for information that library staff has produced and published on the Library's web site. The Library is not responsible for the content, availability or accuracy of information provided by other agencies or institutions, or for that of any external sites linked to Library pages.
  
  
• The Library reserves the right to terminate an Internet session if materials are displayed that are inappropriate for public viewing in a library setting.
  
  
• Parents or guardians, not the Library or its staff, are responsible for Internet information selected and/or accessed by their children. The Library encourages parents to supervise their children's Internet sessions.
  
  
• The Internet may not be used for any illegal activity. The user should respect copyright laws and licensing agreements.
  
  
• Library staff will help users to navigate the Internet; however, library staff cannot provide in-depth training but will provide programs, classes and other training materials.
  
  
  

Approved by the Board of Trustees on April 21, 1999