The Lithgow Public Library is focused on providing a safe and welcoming space and experience. To ensure safety, we expect our visitors to:
Show respect for Library staff and fellow users.
Show respect for library collections, equipment, facilities and furniture.
Dress appropriately, including always wearing shirts and shoes.
Manage your personal property.
Library visitors may not:
Use abusive or obscene language or gestures.
Behave in a way that endangers themselves or others.
Impede staff from performing their duties, engage in harassment or threatening behavior, and touch or inquire into the personal lives of staff.
Engage in any illegal activity.
Engage in soliciting or distributing materials.
Smoke, vape, have open tobacco or cigarettes in the library or on its grounds (see Smoke-Free Tobacco Policy).
Bring animals in the library, except service animals that are specifically trained to aid a disabled person.
Consume food unless allowed in a designated area or a part of library programming.
Drinks must be in closed, covered containers.
Lie down, sleep or appear to be sleeping.
Bring in shopping carts, bicycles, scooters and personal property inside that exceeds a total volume of 24” wide x 32” deep x 36” high. Personal items or bags may not be left unattended and should not block aisles, exits or entrances. Bicycle locks are available by request at the Circulation desk on the ground floor.
Move furniture, open windows, adjust blinds or adjust lighting.
Failure to follow these rules or reasonable requests from library staff may result in being asked to leave the library. Repeated disruptive behavior will result in the suspension of library privileges.
