The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library provides public computers and Wi-Fi access to library patrons and guests for educational, informational and recreational use. Computer and internet users are asked to observe the following guidelines when using the library’s public internet computers and Wi-Fi network.
POLICY GUIDELINES:
- Patrons must sign in to public computers using their own library card each time they use a public computer. Visitors, age 18 and older, receive a guest pass for the day.
- If a patron is under 18 a parent or legal guardian must sign an Internet Permission Form in person and present it at the Circulation Desk, to use a public computer. As with other library materials, it is the parent or legal guardian of minor children who assumes responsibility for supervising access to online resources in the library.
- The Library does not guarantee that any username, password, email, credit card number, financial, or any other information entered is private or secure. The Library recommends that you do not use the public work station or your personal device on the Library’s wireless network for any financial, confidential, or private transaction without the use of a VPN. Patrons are encouraged to completely log out of personal accounts and clear any downloads anytime they finish using a public PC.
- Public computers and the library’s Wi-Fi network may not be used for unauthorized, illegal or unethical purposes. Users may not send, receive, or display text or graphics which may reasonably be construed to be obscene.
- Patrons and guests may print from the public computers or wirelessly from their personal devices. Printing fees will apply.
- Library staff will provide instructions in signing into the public internet computers and Wi-Fi network and other basic procedures of the library’s public internet computers. Staff may not be able to provide further instruction, operate the computer for patrons, or troubleshoot personal computers.
Failure to comply with the above guidelines will result in temporary or permanent loss of computer privileges.
Adopted by the Board of Trustees: May 2021
Revised: March 2026