Vision & Policies

Hill Library

Our Vision Statement

The mission of the Hill Library is to grow and develop with the community to meet the people’s cultural, educational, recreational and informational needs in a welcoming setting that supports lifelong learning. The library maintains several roles: a community access point for information and knowledge, a children’s door to learning, a popular culture center and meeting place.

General Policies

The following policies guide all engagement with and by the Library. If you would like to recommend changes to a published policy, please contact the Library Director and they will be submitted to the Trustees and staff for consideration.

Library materials may be loaned to registered patrons for a two-week period and may be renewed in person, on line, or by telephone. Current magazines may be loaned for a two week period with no renewals.
DVDs, and certain reference materials will be loaned for one week with no renewals.
The library may limit the number of items that may be borrowed due to demand. A patron may also be restricted from borrowing all items in a particular subject area or by a particular author.
Each patron is limited to borrowing 25 items at one time. This number is subject to the director’s discretion.
Overdue materials will be subject to fines at a rate determined by the Director and Trustees. (Currently the rate is five cents per day for books and magazines and twenty five cents per day for media materials.)
Materials in great demand may be recalled by the Librarian. Such materials shall be returned by a designated time, or the patron will be fined as stated. An item cannot be renewed if another patron has placed the item on reserve.
Library materials cannot be taken from the Library except during regular Library hours (for example, not during meetings when the library is closed).Patrons will be charged replacement costs plus a service charge for any material that is lost or damaged. (Current service charge will be $15.00), or another arrangement may be made between patron and library director.It is the patron’s responsibility to notify the library when damages or defects are noticed or occur.
Reference, unique or fragile items are restricted to use within the Library building.
All overdue or damaged materials must be returned or paid for before additional materials can be loaned to the patron. The account will be automatically suspended if the amount due exceeds $25.
Reference, unique, or fragile items are restricted to use within the library building.

Children in the Library

The responsibility for the safety and behavior of children in the Library rests with the parent or caregiver, not with Library personnel.
Library staff and volunteers do not provide care or supervision of children, except to the extent needed to uphold library rules of conduct and use, and do not accept responsibility for such care.
Caregivers must be at least 14 years old and are responsible for younger children in their care.
Children must stay within sight of the accompanying adult/caregiver at all times.
Parents or legal guardians are responsible for their children’s use of the Internet. Anyone under 18 years of age will be required to have a parent or guardian’s signature on the Internet User Registration Form on file.
Children, like all other library patrons, are expected to help maintain a safe and pleasant library environment.
Library staff are not responsible for children outside the building who are waiting for transportation or socializing.
Children must be picked up promptly when the library closes. Staff will call for police assistance for any child left beyond closing time.
The Library reserves the right to withhold privileges from any patron, regardless of age, who habitually disregards policies.

NH Statewide Library System Library User Records & Confidentiality

Chapter 201-D:11

I. Library records which contain the names or other personal identifying information regarding the users of public or other than public libraries shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in paragraph II. Such records include, but are not limited to, library, information systems and archival records related to the circulation and use of library materials or services, including records of materials that have been viewed or stored in electronic form.

II. Records described in paragraph I may be disclosed to the extent necessary for the proper operation of such libraries and shall be disclosed upon request by or consent of the user or pursuant to subpoena, court order, or where otherwise required by the Patriot Act or other statute.

III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any library from releasing statistical information and other data regarding the circulation or use of library materials provided, however, that the identity of the users of such library materials shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed to the general public except as provided in paragraph II.

Source. 1989, 184:3, eff. July 21, 1989. 2009, 273:1, eff. July 29, 2009.

Vision & Policies

Our Vision Statement

General Policies

Children in the Library

NH Statewide Library System Library User Records & Confidentiality

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