Library Personal Device Policy

Effective: January 28, 2019

Watch the Intro Video and Sign the Agreement Form

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I. Permitted Uses - Students in the library may use personal electronic devices for: 

1. Reading - including ebooks, audiobooks, and news websites
2. Music with headphones
3. Schoolwork

II. Non-Permitted Uses - Students must adhere to the following restrictions:

1. No communication - Students may not make calls or send texts without permission from a staff member.
2. No social media - Students may not view or post to social media without permission from a staff member.
3. No taking pictures or recording video/audio - To protect the privacy of all library users, students may not record without permission from a staff member. Students may take pictures of their own schoolwork against a plain background.
4. No watching videos - Unless they are related to schoolwork. Students may listen to music through YouTube.
5. No games 

III. Expectations Regarding Staff:

1. ​Teachers' rules supersede library rules when a class is in the library
2. Students using personal devices must show their screen to staff upon request - Refusal will result in loss of phone privileges.
3. Students must put personal devices away upon request 

​IV. Training:

1. Annual training - Students must watch a brief training video, and complete a follow-up form before using personal devices in the library for the first time each year.

V. Enforcement - Failure to adhere to this policy may result in:

1. Loss of personal device privileges in the library
2. Confiscation of devices  - Any devices not returned at the end of the block will be sent to the office.
3. Office referral

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