Library Use

• Patrons are expected to use the library in an appropriate manner. Patrons may not disrupt other patrons or staff. Staff may ask anyone at any time to stop disruptive behavior, and to leave the library temporarily or permanently. Patrons who continue to behave disruptively may be banned from the building by the Library Board for a period of time.
• Cell phone conversations and voice chats are not allowed in the library. Please take your calls to the lobby.
• Parental supervision is required for young children in the library. Young children should not be left on their own while their parent uses the computer, browses the DVDs, etc, and parents will be held responsible for any damage done by a child.
• If you have concerns about what your child (of any age) reads or watches, we recommend that you visit the library with them. The library cannot act in the place of parents/guardians in providing direct supervision of children as they explore library media.

Computer Use

• All patrons MUST provide their library card to a staff person before using the internet. Patrons with over $10 in fines, either on their own record or between all household member records, cannot use the Internet. Children over 16 years old need to have their own library card. A patron without fines cannot "share" a computer with, or use a computer on behalf of, a patron with fines over $10.
• Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult when using the internet. For children over 11, the library cannot act in the place of parents/guardians in providing direct supervision of children as they explore the internet-- the library is not responsible for the content that they view, or their actions online.
• The library reserves the right to ask anyone to stop computer use at any time, for any reason. This includes asking a patron to leave a computer station for viewing inappropriate content. The definition of "inappropriate content" is decided by the staff.
• During busy periods, computer use may be limited to a half-hour, and computer use priority will be given to those using the computers for educational and business purposes rather than social media websites and games.
• The library is not responsible for the distortion or compromising of flash drives, disks, CDs, or other hardware used with the library computers.
• Printing costs ten cents per page, or twenty cents for double-sided and twenty-five cents for color. Patrons must pay for ALL pages printed. Clicking "print preview" and specifying the pages you want to be printed can save you from paying for incomplete or unwanted pages.

School Visits

We welcome class tours and extra-curricular group visits. Please contact us at least 14 days in advance to schedule a school group visit. 

Bulletin Boards

Nothing may be posted to the library's bulletin boards, in the lobby or otherwise, without the signed consent of the Director. For-profit postings are strictly forbidden. This includes flyers for garage sales, babysitting, items for sale, etc. Non-profit postings will be reviewed and posted if appropriate. Poster size shall not be bigger than 8 1/2 x 11. 

NOTE: This website does not contain the full details of all of the library's policies. We have included here brief summaries of the policies that are most frequently referred to by staff or patrons. For full policies, see the Marshall Library's Policy binder, available to the public in the reference section, or contact us to be given a copy.

Marshall Community Library
605 Waterloo Road
Marshall, WI 53559
(608) 655-3123 • staff [at] marlib.org (staff[at]marlib[dot]org)  

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