What are the meeting room privileges & responsibilities?

  • Smoking and alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
  • Food and non-alcoholic beverages may be served in the meeting rooms.  Each group is responsible for cleaning up after itself.
  • Burning of any materials, including incense and candles, is prohibited.
  • Each group must provide its own supplies and set up for its meeting. Meetings must be contained to the room reserved. Chairs, tables, and certain audiovisual equipment can be provided by JMRL on request. JMRL does not supply pens, pencils paper, chalk, etc. JMRL does not provide storage facilities for groups' materials.
  • Group is required to leave the room in the condition in which it was found and is financially responsible for any damage incurred to the premises, furniture, or equipment while using a room.
  • Groups are not allowed to post signs around the library unless approved by the Library Director or a Branch Manager.
  • Groups should notify the library in a timely manner if a meeting is canceled so that others may schedule use of the meeting room. If a group repeatedly does not show for a scheduled meeting, the group may lose its privilege of using a meeting room.
  • JMRL reserves the right to prohibit a group's further use of meeting rooms for disorderly conduct or for failure to abide by JMRL policies, procedures, or guidelines. The person signing for use of the meeting room is responsible for assuring that use of the room complies with library policies.
  • JMRL reserves the right to close due to weather conditions. Groups will not necessarily be notified by JMRL.
  • A valid JMRL library card in good standing is required to use JMRL Audio-Visual (A/V) equipment. Guidelines and available equipment lists are provided by each Branch Library.
  • Solicitation is not permitted, except by local officers of Voter Registration to encourage voter registration.