Policies

Code of Conduct

The Board of Library Trustees of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library seeks to provide and ensure a welcoming environment, including quiet areas for study and work, which is conducive to the appropriate use of the facilities and services.
 

We expect our patrons to treat all people and property with respect. This includes, but is not limited to:

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Computer Use Policy

The library provides a variety of computers and computing equipment for public use. Each type of equipment is subject to specific limits or conditions described in any conditions of use.

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Material Selection Policy

The public library plays a unique role in our democracy by providing a place where individuals can pursue their interests. Every citizen in a democracy has the right of equal access to public library resources. Adequate, free and impartial public library service is an indispensable part of every community.
 
Guiding Principles for the Arlington Heights Memorial Library
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Business Services

The library offers an array of business resources to assist businesses and individuals with researching new products or ideas, developing business plans, discovering potential new clients, and other topics of interest to the business community.
 
The library provides resources and instruction, but does not provide business advice of any kind. Library staff can refer those seeking advice to other local agencies upon request. Individual appointments with a business librarian are available upon request.
 
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Meeting Rooms - Public Usage

The library welcomes the use of its meeting rooms for civic, cultural, educational and public information meetings of nonprofit groups based in Arlington Heights, or groups which have a significant number of Arlington Heights members.  Failure to abide by this policy may result in cancellation or refusal of future reservations.

ELIGIBILITY

All meetings must be reserved by an Arlington Heights resident who is 18 years of age or older and be held during the regular library hours.

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Internet Access

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the rights of citizens from governmental intrusion into what they see, hear, view and read. It also applies to people accessing content on the Internet. With the exception of the public computers in Kids’ World and the Hub, the library’s public computers do not have filtering software.

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