Unattended Children in the Library Policy and Procedures

C. Uninhabited children under the age of 8 are treated as unaccompanied children. Unattended destructive children over 8 years old are dealt with under Policy No. 310 - "General Code of Conduct" and are required to leave the building or the police are responsible for unattended children You may be required to do so.

D. Hope the children respect the property of the library and observe the rules prescribed in the policy of the Code of Conduct. If an unattended child acts in a destructive way, that child is warned according to the policy of the code of conduct and may be asked to leave the library if destructive behavior continues. If the child is requested to leave the library upon closure and the caregiver is not accompanied, the staff asks if the child can leave the building without caregiver, otherwise the staff will try to contact the child . Parents, parents, responsible person

Unattended or destructive children can cause problems for themselves and other people. Even older children, if they are alone, become hungry, distracted or frightened. In general, children under the age of 12 should not be left anywhere in the library. Alvin Sherman Library, Research Information Technology Center and / or Nova Southeastern University are not responsible for children without teachers in the library.

Happiness and safety of an infant who became alone is a serious problem. The library is a public building open to all members of the community. The children themselves are in a very weak position. In addition, children who are left unattended for a long time may get bored, uncomfortable, and damaging. For these reasons, the following policies were developed. A. Children who do not want to take care of themselves or do not want to do themselves can not remain in the library by themselves and must have proper supervision at the library. The library is not responsible for care and supervision of children using library facilities. Also, we will not be responsible if the child leaves the library without being monitored.