Racine Public Library Policies & Procedures
Click through the PDFs below to learn about the library’s policies, procedures, rules and guidelines. Want to know how long you can check items out for? Or how you can access the items in the library’s history room? The answers are below!
Policies and Procedures for Visitors
Collection Development Policy
How does the library decide what to collect? How can the community make requests or complaints?
Confidentiality and Privacy Policy
How does the library protect your privacy, and what information do you have access to?
Exhibit Space and Posting Policy
How does the library decide what community information and exhibits to display?
Freedom to Read Statement
Where does the library stand on visitors’ freedom to make their own choices about what to read?
Freedom to View Statement
Where does the library stand on visitors’ freedom to view films and other viewable media?
Internet Access and Wireless Network Policy, Rules and Regulations
How can visitors use the library’s internet and other electronic services?
Reconsideration of Library Materials Policy and Form
How can someone ask for the library to remove an item, and how does the library respond?
A Library Commitment to Excellence for All
What rules do library visitors need to follow? How does the library handle serious concerns?
Social Media Policy
What does the library use its social media channels for? What should users expect when engaging with library accounts?
Equity Policies
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
What are some of the ways the library builds equity in its work?
Hiring Policy
How does the library build equity and diversity in its hiring, training and promotion?
Policies for Library Services
Bus Pass Procedures
Who can we give bus passes to, and what do they need to do to receive them?
Public Use of Rooms Policy
How can visitors use the library’s study, meeting, history and other rooms?
Policies and Procedures for Donors
Author and Artist Donation Policy
What are the guidelines for getting your work included in the library’s collection?
Naming Rights Policy
How does the board decide what to name library spaces? When can a space be named after a donor or library supporter?
Board of Trustees Policies and Procedures
Bylaws of the Racine Public Library Board of Trustees
What rules does the library’s board follow? Who is on the board?
Executive Director Annual Review
How does the board review and assess the library’s executive director?
Staff Policies and Procedures
Furniture and Equipment Disposal Policy
How does the library get rid of furniture and equipment it doesn’t need anymore?
Records Retention Policy
How does the library care for its records, and how long does it keep different documents?
Racine Public Library Foundation Policies and Procedures
These policies are written and updated by the executive director with the guidance of the library’s leadership team. Then, the library’s board of trustees reviews and approves documents to finalize them.