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.

Most viewed policies

• Scheduled Building Closings
• Vacation Policy
• Borrowing of Library Items
• Collection Strategy Statement
• Diversity Statement

New, recently updated

• Revised January 26, 2021: Holidays
• Revised November 25, 2020: Vacation Policy
• Revised June 23, 2020: Fund Balance and Investment of Public Funds

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 (see also: Data Privacy)
• 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 of Information Act
• Freedom to Read
• Freedom to View
• Fund Balance
• Hours of Service
• Information Services
• Institutional Data (see also: Data Privacy)
• 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
  • Hours of Work
  • Holidays
  • Vacation
  • Sick Leave
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Travel Expense Reimbursement Policy
  • Insurance, Pension, Deferred Compensation, Credit Union
  • Professional Development
  • 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
• Photography and Video Policy
• 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