Policies

The Board of Library Trustees determines the mission of the library and adopts written policies, consistent with that mission, to govern the operation of the library.

Recently added, revised

• REVISED AUG. 28, 2018: Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials, Programs, Exhibits, or Displays and Request for Reconsideration Form
• JUNE 26, 2018: Prevailing Wage Rates: the Oak Park Public Library Board of Trustees passed a Resolution Adopting Prevailing Wage Rates to be Paid to Laborers, Mechanics, and other Workers Performing Construction of Public Works for the Oak Park Public Library, Cook County, Illinois. A copy of that resolution is available upon request. Please use the following links to the Illinois Department of Labor (current prevailing wage rates and Cook County table by title (pdf)) to see the prevailing wage schedule for our county.
• REVISED APRIL 24, 2018: User Service Charges and Fees
• ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2018: Crisis Plan Policy
• REVISED FEB. 27, 2018: Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of the Oak Park Public Library
• REVISED FEB. 27, 2018: Meeting Spaces
• REVISED JAN. 23, 2018: Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy
• REVISED AUG. 23, 2017: Remote Participation
• REVISED JUNE 1, 2017: Borrowing of Library Items

Most requested

• Library Cards
• Rules of Behavior

All policies listed alphabetically

• Borrowing of Library Items
• Card Member Privileges
  • Card Registration
  • Eligibility for Full Member Benefits
  • Lost or Stolen Library Cards
  • Reciprocal Borrower Benefits
  • Staff Library Cards
• Children Unattended in the Library
• Closings
• Code of Ethics
• Collection Strategy Statement
• Communications
• Computer and Internet Use
• Confidentiality of Circulation Records
• Crisis Plan Policy
• Diversity Statement
• Duplicating, Displaying, or Publishing Materials Owned by the Oak Park Public Library
• Drugs and Alcohol
• Executive Director Evaluation Process
• Executive Director Job Description
• Exhibit Space
• Exterior Signs
• Freedom to Read
• Freedom to View
• Fund Balance
• Hours of Service
• Freedom of Information Act
• Information Services
• Inspection of Contents of Briefcases and Bags
• Institutional Data
• Interlibrary Loans
• Investment of Public Funds
• Library Bill of Rights
• Library Board
  • Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of the Oak Park Public Library
  • Closed Meetings Records
  • Ethics Statement for Public Library Trustees
  • Library Board Member Goal Sheet
  • Library Board Member Job Description
  • Policy Review Procedure
  • Remote Participation
  • Required Reports
• Library Employment
  • Position Classification and Pay
  • Introductory Period
  • Position Grades 2017
  • Salary Schedule 2017
  • Hours of Work
  • Holidays
  • Vacation
  • Sick Leave
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Travel Expense Reimbursement Policy
  • Insurance, Pension, Deferred Compensation, Credit Union
  • Continuing Education
  • State Officials and Employees Ethics Act
  • General Rules and Regulations
  • Library Facilities — Staff Access, Use, and Restrictions
  • Computer and Internet Use – Staff
  • Drug-Free Workplace
  • HIPAA Anti-Retaliation
  • Workplace Violence
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Grievances
  • Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy
  • Corrective Action
  • Termination of Employment
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
• Library Programs
• Meeting Spaces
• Non-Sufficient Funds Check Fee
• Petitions, Fliers, Posters, and Similar Materials
• Reciprocal Borrowing
• Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials, Programs, Exhibits, or Displays
• Rules of Behavior
• Strategic Plan
• Surplus Property
• User Service Charges and Fees
• Volunteers