TABLE OF CONTENTS

Click on each section heading below to access policy information.

Governance and Organization Structure
GOV 1 – Locations and Hours
GOV 2 – Library Board Bylaws
GOV 3 – Mission Statement
GOV 4 – Library Goals

Management Policies
MNG 1 – Confidentiality
MNG 2 – Copyright
MNG 3 – Donations
MNG 4 – Meeting Room Use
MNG 5 – Exhibits and Displays
MNG 6 – Photo and Video

Customer Services
CUS 1 – Customer Behavior
CUS 2 – Unattended Dependent Persons
CUS 3 – Exam Proctoring
CUS 4 – Service Animals
CUS 5 – Public Phone Access

Circulation Services
CIR 1 – Library Cards for Fergus County Residents
CIR 2 – Library Cards for Non-Fergus County Residents
CIR 3 – Loan Periods and Loan Limits
CIR 4 – Renewals
CIR 5 – Claims Returned / Never Returned
CIR 6 – Lost or Damaged Materials
CIR 7 – Fines and Fees
CIR 8 – Wi-Fi Hotspot Lending

Information Services
INF 1 – Priorities for Reference Service
INF 2 – Interlibrary Loan
INF 3 – Use of Library Computers and Network Resources
INF 4 – Limitations on Internet Access

Group Services
GSV 1 – Programs in the Library

Collection Management
COL 1 – Purpose of Collection Management Policy
COL 2 – Philosophy of Selection
COL 3 – Scope of Collection
COL 4 – Scope of Outreach Services
COL 5 – Scope of Central Montana Local History
COL 6 – Responsibility for the Collection
COL 7 – Selection Criteria
COL 8 – Priorities for Selection
COL 9 – Patron Requests
COL 10 – Statement of Concern, Intellectual Freedom, and Concerns about Library Resources (IFSOC 1-3)
COL 11 – Gift Books
COL 12 – Collection Maintenance
COL 13 – Disposal of Withdrawn Materials

Intellectual Freedom and Statements of Concern
IFSOC 1 – Intellectual Freedom
IFSOC 2 – Statements of Concern
IFSOC 3 – Statement of Concern Procedure