{"id":2176,"date":"2021-05-07T09:48:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.7.254\/?page_id=2176"},"modified":"2022-08-10T11:49:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T15:49:49","slug":"minors-in-the-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/librariesdev.mercer.edu\/index.php\/university-libraries\/mercer-university-libraries-policies\/minors-in-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"University Libraries Policies Regarding Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2176\" class=\"elementor elementor-2176\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6435ffd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6435ffd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36c6f4b6\" data-id=\"36c6f4b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee0e48f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ee0e48f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fa7992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25fa7992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policies Regarding Children<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3910bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f3910bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<article id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"content-core\">\n<div id=\"parent-fieldname-text\" class=\"\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\">Mercer University Libraries offers an adult, unsupervised environment for the purpose of academic research and support of the University\u2019s curriculum.\u00a0<b><i>The Libraries&#8217; collections and services are not designed to meet the needs of younger students or children.\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Within the libraries, there are areas that are potentially hazardous. With particular regard to the safety of children in the library and potential impact of their presence on other library users, the following policy applies:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"row\"><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568d1d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"568d1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Children Under 16 Years of Age<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145f1b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"145f1b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A child under 16 years of age must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian. Unaccompanied children\u00a0will be reported to\u00a0the Mercer Police. Exceptions will be made for children participating in school or university-sponsored programs and activities, provided their behavior and conduct is appropriate and non-disruptive.<\/p><p>The Libraries do not assume responsibility for the safety of children left unattended. Parents or guardians are ultimately responsible for the safety and activities of children. Parents or guardians may not bring children to the libraries and then leave them unattended in the building. Parents or guardians must be in the same immediate area as their children and monitor their behavior at all times. The Library provides unfiltered access to computer resources for registered students and employees. As with other library materials, children\u2019s access to the Internet and other electronic networks is the responsibility of parents or guardians.<\/p><p>Parents or guardians are responsible for any act of vandalism (cutting, tearing, defacing, or destroying books, periodicals, equipment, furniture, or facility) committed by their child. If a child is disturbing other library patrons, the parent or guardian should remove the child from the library until the child can re-enter without causing a disturbance.<\/p><p>Library staff members cannot assist in supervising the actions of children in Mercer University Libraries. If a child is observed unaccompanied or is in violation of any library policy, staff will make a reasonable attempt to inform the parent or guardian<strong><em>. If a child under 16 is left unaccompanied in the libraries, staff will immediately notify Mercer University Police<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728d826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"728d826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-Students Ages 16 and Older<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e10a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e10a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Teenagers 16 and older may use Tarver Library or Swilley Library unattended. Parents or guardians, however, are still responsible for the actions and safety of their teenagers. Library staff members are not responsible for supervising teenagers in the library. As with other library users, teenagers must adhere to library policies as stated. Infractions may result in a request to leave the library.\u00a0<strong><em>If a teenager is left in the library at closing time or in the event of an emergency situation, library staff members will immediately notify Mercer University Police.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5b5fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b5b5fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/University-Libraries-Policies-Regarding-Children.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View as a PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d7617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83d7617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policies Regarding Children Mercer University Libraries offers an adult, unsupervised environment for the purpose of academic research and support of the University\u2019s curriculum.\u00a0The Libraries&#8217; collections and services are not designed to meet the needs of younger students or children.\u00a0Within the libraries, there are areas that are potentially hazardous. 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