Phone: (978) 466 - 0034 || Fax: (978) 466 - 0098

Address: Bradford Municipal Library, Gardner Street, Bradford, MA 01914

• To select quality materials that meet the public's interests and needs, including all types of formats and materials for all ages.
• To attain the most effective informational delivery systems possible for the public.
• To support staff participation in professional activities and educational opportunities in order to maintain the highest standards of service to the community.
• To offer a well planned program of children's activities, including regularly scheduled story-times, reading programs and special events.
• To evaluate continuously and encourage al viable sources of funding in order to support the highest possible level of library services.
• To maintain pro-actively the library building and its furnishings to meet the needs of the public.
• Through an active public relations campaign, to keep the public aware of all the programs and services the library offers.

The adult services department, located on the second floor, is the place to obtain a library card, check out and return your library materials, reserve museum passes and to place your name on the waiting list for the latest best-seller. Readers advisory service is also available, look for changing book displays and booklists on various subjects.

• A list of library materials you may borrow
• How long you can keep your borrowed items
• Renewals
• Reserving Materials
• Fines

Reference Librarians are on duty at all times to assist the public with locating information on a range of topics including business, the law, medicine, consumer information, school assignments, local history, and recreational reading. Inquiries may be made in person or by phone.

• Photocopying
• How to find library materials and information
• Interlibrary Loan Services
• Microforms
• Magazines and Newspapers
• Bradford Room (local history and genealogy)

Serving the needs of 12-18 year olds, the Young Adult Department of the Bradford Municipal Library is located on the second floor of the building. The young adult collection consists of popular paperbacks, fiction, and non-fiction useful to school assignments and young adult issues. Young adults are encouraged to be actively involved in the decision making process, which includes working with other youth-serving agencies in Bradford to provide a community-wide network of services that support a healthy development.

The Children's Room offers a variety of services and activities for our younger population. They offer stories hours, babysitting classes, a summer reading program and other special activities. Children under 12 can get their own library card with a parent's signature. Staff is available to assist parents and children in locating library material.

The Technical Services Department, although away from the public view, plays a very direct role in the library. This is where orders for books and videos are placed for the Bradford Library. When the books arrive they must be checked in, processed, catalogued, and entered into the database. With electronic ordering this often enables books to be ordered and placed on the library's shelves within a few days. Worn books that are still useful but in need of repair are sent to the Technical Services Department for mending, and outdated books are withdrawn. The Technical Services Department is staffed by two full time and two part time employees.

Anyone is welcome to use the Bradford Municipal Library. To borrow library materials, patrons must register for a library card or present the library card from the public library in the community where they reside. To obtain a library card you must present printed identification showing your name and current address. Parents or guardians may show I.D. when registering children. There is no minimum age limit and no requirement that children can read or write their name. Patrons who have come to the library without their card may borrow material by showing printed identification with their name and address.

Your card may also be used at other public libraries in Massachusetts and at some academic libraries. The Bradford Municipal Library also honors library cards from other Massachusetts libraries.

• Talking Books/Books on Cassette

• The library maintains a collection of fiction and non-fiction Books-on-Cassette.
• We have talking books and magazines on cassette and flexidisc for use by the handicapped, learning disabled, and the hearing or visually impaired.

Loan Periods

Renewals

The Bradford Municipal Library endeavors to develop collections, resources, and services that meet the cultural, informational, recreational, and educational needs of the diverse, multicultural community it serves. It is within this context that the Bradford Municipal Library offers access to the Internet.

The Internet is a global electronic network. Resources available on the Internet supplement and complement the collections of the Bradford Municipal Library. All Internet resources accessible through the Library are provided equally to all library users. The Bradford Municipal Library does not monitor and has no control over the information accessed through the Internet, and cannot be held responsible for its content. The Internet and its available resources may contain material of a controversial nature. The Bradford Municipal Library neither censors access to materials nor protects users from information they may find offensive. Library users access the Internet at their own discretion and are responsible for any access points they reach.

The Bradford Municipal Library provides computers with filtering software to limit children's exposure to some websites. The software blocks some specific sites that could be offensive to some users. Filtering software may not block all material users might find offensive. Parents may wish to supervise their children's Internet sessions. Parents may give their children approval to use unfiltered computers.

Library staff cannot control the availability of information links which often change rapidly and unpredictably. Not all sources on the Internet provide accurate, complete or current information. Users need to be good information consumers, questioning the validity of the information.

Users should always be good citizens of the electronic community of the Internet. Users should abide by the rules and procedures of the library as well as those of remote systems. The user may not use the Internet for any illegal activity or place any material on the Internet related to any illegal activity. It is the responsibility of the user to respect copyright laws and licensing agreements and assume responsibility for payment of fees for any fee-based service. Use of the Internet is a privilege, not a right. Inappropriate use will result in a cancellation of this privilege.

Library staff cannot provide in-depth training on Internet operations or personal computer skills. Staff may, however, be able to offer searching suggestions and answer questions.

By using a public Internet workstation at the Bradford Municipal Library you agree to the following guidelines:

• You must sign in with Library staff before using the Internet computer; a valid library card is necessary for computer use.
• There are time limits on computer use per day; the limit may vary according to location, and level of demand.

• You may download to a pre-formatted disk.
• You must provide your own disks.
• The library is not responsible for any loss or damage to personal disks when downloading.

• The library does not offer electronic mail accounts.
• You may download your e-mail if you know the Internet address of your private account.

• Use the library's workstations as a staging ground to gain unauthorized access to the library's networks or computer systems or to any other network or computer system.
• Obstruct the work of others by consuming gratuitously large amounts of system resources or by deliberately crashing any library computer system.
• Make any attempt to damage computer equipment or software.
• Make any attempt to alter software configurations in a malicious manner.
• Make any attempt to cause degradation of system performance.
• Use any library workstation for illegal or criminal purpose.
• Engage in any activity which is deliberately and maliciously offensive, libelous or slanderous.
• Represent yourself as another person for purposes of fraud or other illegal activity.

The Library reserves the right to terminate an Internet session at any time. 06/10/99