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DIXON PUBLIC LIBRARY
CHILDREN’S INTERNET USE AGREEMENT
Parents or legal guardians must assume
responsibility for deciding which library resources are appropriate
for their own children. Parents or legal guardians should guide their
children in use of the Internet and inform them about materials they
should not use. While the Library affirms and acknowledges the rights
and responsibilities of parents and guardians to monitor and determine
their children’s access to Library materials and resources, including
those available through the Internet, the Library has taken certain
measures designed to assist in the safe and effective use of these
resources by all minors:
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The Library has developed a web page,
www.dixonpubliclibrary.org, to assist library patrons in
selecting current, authoritative websites. This web page has
links to children’s search engines and specific links to
information of interest to children |
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The Library has installed filtering software on
the Children’s Internet workstations to block inappropriate
content from access by minors. Parents should be aware that
filtering software will only limit such material and will not
eliminate all inappropriate content. Some information found
on the Internet may be inaccurate, incomplete, dated, or
offensive to some individuals. The Library does not monitor and
has no control over the information accessed through the
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Library staff will assist children in accessing
appropriate Internet resources as time allows. |
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The Library will periodically offer
instructional computer classes. |
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The Library has many reference resources
available to help children and adults use the computers. |
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Internet computers will be visible to library
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CHILDREN’S COMPUTER USE GUIDELINES
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Children must be in grades 1 through 8 to use
the Children’s Internet Computers.
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Children in grades 1-4 must be directly
supervised by a parent or adult caregiver when using the
Children’s Internet Computers.
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Children in grades 5-8 may use the Internet
Computers independently only if a parent or legal guardian has
read the Dixon Public Library Internet Policy and has given
written permission.
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Computer use is allocated in 30 minute time
slots and children may use the computers for a total of one hour
per day. Computer time may be reserved in advance but
reservations will be held for no longer than ten minutes.
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Children who do not comply with the Dixon Public
Library’s Internet Policy will have their computer privileges
revoked. The first offense will result in a one-month
suspension. A second offense will result in a one-year
suspension.
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Revised by Library Board - October 10, 2006
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