JMRL Policy Manual

The Board of Trustees has adopted these policies for the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, which serves the City of Charlottesville, and the counties of Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. These policies may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees. In addition to the policies published in this manual, the Board of Trustees also supports the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights and all ALA accepted interpretations, and the Freedom to Read Statement and its policy recommendations, Free Access to Libraries for Minors, and the Freedom to View Statement.

Index

1. Administration & Governance

• Mission Statement (PDF) (section 1.1)
• Policy Statement (PDF) (section 1.0)
• Board of Trustees (PDF) (section 1.2)
• Bylaws (PDF) (section 1.21)
• Library Board Remote Participation Policy (section 1.211)
• JMRL Board of Trustees Goals and Planning (PDF) (section 1.22)
• JMRL Board Committees (PDF) (section 1.23)
• Amended Regional Library Agreement (PDF) (section 1.24)
• Administrative Services Agreement (PDF) (section 1.25)
• Procedure at the JMRL Board of Trustees Meetings (PDF) (section 1.26)
• Public Comments at Library Board Meetings (PDF) (section 1.261)
• Public Hearing Policy (PDF) (section 1.262)
• Minutes of the JMRL Board of Trustees Meetings (PDF) (section 1.27)
• Policy Manual Changes (PDF) (section 1.28)
• Official Statements (PDF) (section 1.3)
• Friends of the Library (PDF) (section 1.4)
• Unsolicited Gifts of Non-Library Materials (PDF) (section 1.6)
• Records Retention and Disposition (PDF) (section 1.7)
• FOIA Rights & Responsibilities (PDF) (section 1.8)

2. Personnel

• Public Employee Code of Ethics (PDF) (section 2.1)
• Library Employees Code of Ethics (PDF) (section 2.11)
• Religious Accommodations (PDF) (section 2.12)
• Nondiscrimination (PDF) (section 2.13)
• Staff Training and Development (PDF) (section 2.2)
• Excessive Absenteeism (PDF) (section 2.42)
• Disciplinary Actions (PDF) (section 2.43)
• Employment References (PDF) (Section 2.44)
• JMRL Travel Regulations (PDF) (section 2.6)
• Staff Memorials and Commemorations (PDF) (section 2.8)
• Portraits in the Library (PDF) (section 2.81)
• Volunteers (PDF) (section 2.9)

3. Finance

• Disposal of Library Equipment (PDF) (section 3.1)
• Fixed Asset Procedures (section 3.11)
• Library Equipment Fund (PDF) (section 3.2)

4. Programs/Services

     SELECTION OF MATERIALS

• Materials Selection (PDF) (section 4.11)

     USE OF MATERIALS

• Availability of Library Services (PDF) (section 4.21)

     CIRCULATION

• Library Card Eligibility (PDF) (section 4.221)
• Confidentiality of patron circulation records (PDF) (section 4.224)
• Circulation Fines and Fees (PDF) (section 4.225)

     PATRONS

• Group Visits (PDF) (section 4.231)
• Conduct in JMRL (PDF) (section 4.232)
• Safe Child (PDF) (section 4.234)
• Suggestions, Feedback, and Complaints (PDF) (section 4.235)
• Smoke-Free Library (PDF) (section 4.236)

     RECONSIDERATION

• Reconsideration (PDF) (section 4.24)

     REFERENCE AND READERS SERVICES

• Interlibrary Loan (PDF) (section 4.32)
• Library Programs (PDF) (section 4.38)

     EXTENSION OF LIBRARY SERVICES

• Bookmobile (PDF) (section 4.41)

     COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES

• Displays and Handouts (PDF) (section 4.51)
• Displays of Original Art (PDF) (section 4.52)
• Library/Community Partnerships (PDF) (section 4.53)
• Co-operation with schools (PDF) (section 4.54)

     MONTICELLO AVENUE

• Monticello Avenue Community Information Network (PDF) (section 4.61)

     COMPUTER AND INTERNET

• Computer and Internet Access (PDF) (section 4.7)
• Website (PDF) (section 4.8)
• Social Media (PDF) (section 4.81)

     NOTARY PUBLIC

• Notary Public Services (PDF) (section 4.9)

5. Facilities

• Meeting and Conference Rooms (PDF) (section 5.1)
• Emergencies (PDF) (section 5.2)
• Emergency Closing (PDF) (section 5.3)
• Schedule of Library Closings (section 5.4)
• Photography, Audio and Video Taping in the Library (PDF) (section 5.5)
• Photography: Release and Permission Form (PDF) (section 5.5)
• Signage (PDF) (section 5.6)
• Audio-Visual Equipment Use (section 5.7)
• Audio-Visual Equipment Use Form (PDF) (section 5.7)

ALA Library Bill of Rights

Interpretations to the ALA Library Bill of Rights

ALA Freedom to Read Statement

ALA Free Access to Libraries for Minors

ALA Freedom to View Statement