Policy No. 1, Adopted September 28, 1995

POLICY ON JAMIESON ROOM

Definition of Jamieson Room: Jamieson Room itself with kitchen, foyer with two restrooms. Only Library functions may overflow into main Library.

1. The Jamieson Room is available only upon request to any nonprofit organization, community group, or individual with meetings of seventy-five (75) or fewer held open to the public.

2. Use of the Jamieson Room shall be based on an "earliest request" basis; provided the Library reserves to itself the right of first priority as to the use of the Jamieson Room. The Library also reserves the right to refuse use of the Jamieson Room to any person, group or organization whose proposed use of the Jamieson Room would likely result in a breach of the peace or the violation of any law, ordinance or rule of the Library.

3. The Library requests a donation for the use of the room.

4. In order to give all community groups and individuals an equal opportunity to use the Jamieson Room, the request shall be for one day at a time. The room may not be booked more than six (6) months in advance.

5. Any group of individuals using the Jamieson Room is responsible for its arrangement before and after each meeting.

6. The group or individual is also responsible for cleaning up the room after each meeting. A vacuum cleaner is provided. Authorized user will be charged for correcting damage incurred during its use of the room.

7. One person must be responsible for picking up a key and checklist the day of the meeting. This person must also be responsible for turning on the lights, heating, and air conditioning during hours the Library is not open for business. This person must clean the kitchen and Jamieson Room and remove all food and garbage the day or night of use. The doors must be locked securely on leaving the Library, the inside lights turned off, and the key dropped in the book drop. The person must read, check, and return the checklist along with the key.

8. No group or individual other than the Rappahannock County Library or Friends of the Rappahannock County Library is allowed to use the Jamieson Room for any fund-raising purposes, for activities charging admission, or for the sale of any item to the general public.

9. The fact that a group or individual is permitted to meet at the Library does not constitute or endorse the group's or individual's policies by the Library.

10. Smoking is not permitted in the Library.

11. Any group or individual using the Library when the Library is not open for public business shall be responsible for providing safe and convenient access into and out of the program premises.

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