LINCOLN CARNEGIE LIBRARY
MEETING ROOM
POLICY
The meeting
room is available at no charge to non-profit groups to help serve the
community's needs for educational, informational and cultural enrichment. For profit
organizations or organizations selling items, are not allowed to use the
meeting room. The only exception is
organizations selling items to raise money for the Library.
Meeting room fees are:
$25 refundable deposit if
refreshments will be served
$10 for the use of the library’s
TV/DVD/VCR
Meetings and programs must be held
during the normal operating hours of the library.
Normal operating hours are:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday &
Friday 10 to 1 and 2 to 6
Wednesday 10 to 1 and 2 to 7
Saturday 9 to 12
Library
sponsored or co-sponsored meetings and programs take precedence over scheduling
meetings for other groups at all times. No purely
social functions are allowed in the meeting room. This includes weddings,
anniversaries, receptions, funerals, birthday parties, reunions, private
parties, pageants, talent or trade shows.
The meeting room is available on a
first-come, first-serve basis. Reservations should be
made in advance and can be made up to
two months in advance. Same day
scheduling can be done based on availability.
Meetings must not be of a nature that
would interfere with the normal business of the library.
Music and noise must be kept at a
reasonable level. Please do not attach
anything to the walls,
ceiling or floor. Solicitation of any person inside/outside the
meeting room is prohibited except
for library events.
No tobacco products and no alcoholic
products are allowed in the meeting room. Refreshments such as coffee, tea, soft drinks,
snack foods, sandwiches, and deserts may be served, but must remain in the
meeting room and cannot be taken to other parts of the Library. A
refrigerator, microwave and sink are available in the meeting room. Groups must provide their own refreshments
and serving containers/utensils, and the group is fully responsible for
cleanup. A $25.00 refundable deposit is
required if refreshments are going to be served. Payment for use must be made
prior to the meeting. If a meeting room
is left in an acceptable manner, deposits will be refunded within the week
following the meeting. If the
organization wishes, the $25.00 can be kept by the Library and used on future
meeting room uses.
A TV/DVD/VCR is available for use in the meeting room for
a $10 fee. Groups are responsible for setting
up the TV/DVD/VCR as staff may not be available to assist with the use of the
equipment. Payment for use must be made
prior to the meeting.
Wireless internet is available in the
meeting room. The library is not
responsible for circumstances that may prohibit connection to the internet.
Publicity for a meeting held by a
non-library group must not be worded in a manner that would
imply sponsorship or endorsement of
the group's activities by the Lincoln Carnegie Library.
Granting the use of a meeting room
does not imply library approval or endorsement of the
group, the meeting, or the ideas
presented at the meeting. The name,
address or telephone
number of the Lincoln Carnegie
Library must not be used as the official address or headquarters of an organization
or group.
The Lincoln
Carnegie Library is not liable for injuries to individuals or for damages to or
the loss of personal or organizational property of groups using a meeting room. Failure to
abide by any of these rules or to cooperate with Lincoln Carnegie Library staff
may result in loss of meeting room privileges.
