Massillon Public Library - Terms of Use for Public Access Machines

Massillon Public Library Internet Policy

Please read the following summary of the Library's guidelines for acceptable Internet use. If you do not follow these guidelines you may be asked to:

leave the site you are visiting;
leave the Library
Or
you may lose your Internet privileges at the Library and its branches.

The Internet's collection of information is ENORMOUS. There are printed words as well as pictures. Some of the material on the Internet is sexually explicit or violent in nature. Because that kind of material is offensive to some patrons, Library Staff are authorized to ask that you move to another site if the material you are viewing might be offensive.

The Library's policy is that parents or guardians - not the Massillon Public Library - are responsible for limiting what their own children under the age of 18 see and look for on the Internet.

Because the Internet changes so much everyday the Library cannot monitor the content of the Internet or guarantee the accuracy of the information. Please be a careful information consumer.

EQUIPMENT
The Library tries to be sure the equipment which runs the Internet is in good working order; but if computers, printers, modems, etc. go down you cannot hold the Library responsible for the down time.

WHAT THE LIBRARY ALLOWS YOU TO DO
Sharing and retrieving information are what the Library’s Internet computers are for. If you wish to store material, you may buy a new floppy disk from the Library. Purchase price for these disks is inexpensive.

Some of the Library's computers have other software programs installed for your use. You may use these programs during your reserved computer time, but you may not use your own software from home.

WHAT THE LIBRARY DOES NOT ALLOW
You may not:

engage in any activity which violates any local, state, or federal laws.
use the Internet terminal to invade another person’s privacy.
Attempting to break into a computer network or database is not allowed.

CUSTOMER USE OF INTERNET COMPUTERS
You have to sign up to use the Internet. Time periods vary depending on the location of the terminal. You may only sign up for one time slot per day, including the 15 minute computer. These limits will be strictly enforced during peak business hours such as after school and weekends.

* NEW USERS
Library Staff can only help you navigate around the Internet as time permits. The Library offers a variety of classes to help you learn to use the Internet. You can sign up for one or more of these classes. Please understand that the waiting lists may be long.

PRINTING
Pages may be printed from our black-and-white printers for 15 cents each. Please pay for your copies at the Circulation Desk before you leave the Library.

SOURCES FOR THIS POLICY
This policy is based on policies written by public and school libraries in Indiana and Kansas, and from information presented at workshops.

CHANGES TO THE POLICY
The Massillon Public Library Board of Trustees may revise this Policy at any time.

You can obtain more information about any of these topics by reading the full text of the Library's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) which is available at the Library in hard copy and online at the Library's Web site. Library Staff will help you if you have any questions.