Presented via GoToMeeting for the OWLS Directors Roundtable on June 1, 2011 to support a discussion of library patron behavior policies.

1. Rules of Conduct and Banning Patrons from the Library OWLS Directors Roundtable June 1, 2011

2. What does your policy cover?

3. Common Behavior Policies Source: http://etd.ils.unc.edu/dspace/bitstream/1901/188/1/apwebb.pdf

4. Have you had to ban a patron? Lord Jesus Christ cast out of Belchertown library for bad behavior By Patrick Johnson, The Republican September 28, 2010 http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/lord_jesus_christ_cast_out_of.html

5. What if we look the other way? http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6562745.html

6. Should we warn each other? Some rights reserved by bulldog1

7. Resources OWLS sample policy DPI sample policies ALA Guidelines Patron Behavior Court Cases Libraries, Poverty and Homelessness Bibliography Problem Patron Policies in Public Libraries: A Content Analysis Writing a Library Behavior Code – Infopeople webinar archive with Mary Minow