Policies & Procedures
The Marysville Public Library is committed to maintaining a welcoming, safe, and respectful environment for all patrons. The following policies guide how we operate and interact with the community. For the full set of policies, please refer to our complete manual.
Information Collection and Use Policy
Patron Conduct
Patrons are expected to be considerate to other patrons and library staff, and patrons may be asked to leave for loud/disturbing behavior, harassing others, soliciting, or destructing property.
Depending on the severity of the behavior, a patron may be barred from returning to the library for a limited or indefinite amount of time.
Unacceptable behavior includes, but is not limited to:
- Using profanity or abusive language; excessive or loud use of cell phones
- Bringing firearms, handguns, knives or other weapons defined by Ohio statute on library property
- Using tobacco or e-cigarettes in any form while inside a library building or on library property
- Accessing pornographic material or material with graphic, gratuitous or excessive violence while in the library
Please refer to our policy manual for a complete list of all of our policies, including patron conduct.
Books/Material Donations
We gladly accept:
- Books in excellent condition and usually published within the last 5 years
- Audiobooks (on CD)/Music CDs/DVDs in excellent condition
- Local History or Genealogy material that has direct relevance to Union County (research decisions made on a case by case basis)
(Excellent condition is considered like-new with no marks/tears etc; no odors; no damage)
We are not able to accept:
- Materials that exhibit signs of smoke, mold, pests or water damage
- Encyclopedias, reference books or textbooks
- Music or audiobooks on cassettes; movies on VHS
- Magazines of any kind
- Self-published materials (unless reviewed in established review journals; exceptions may be made for materials of local interest that meet the collection development policy)
- Items that have been withdrawn from any library collection and sold previously