Powers Library is a Free Association Library which means that anyone may enter the building and use the Library free of charge. However, in order to borrow library materials or use a public computer station, you will need to have a Library Card. As a member of Cayuga-Connect, Powers Library accepts library cards from FLLS member libraries in Cayuga County. If you do not have a card from a member library in Cayuga County, you may apply for a Powers Library card. A photo ID with a current address is required when applying for the card. Library cards from FLLS member libraries in counties other than Cayuga cannot be used at Powers Library.
Children must have completed the first grade before they may apply for a library card.
Children up to age 12 need to have a parent or guardian accompanying them when obtaining a library card.
You may not obtain a library card if you have a delinquent account at any other Finger Lakes Library.
Loan Periods
Materials checked out from Powers Library are renewable in person, on-line and, if need be, by telephone. Please do not leave renewal messages on the answering machine or through email as staff are not always available to process these requests before fines accrue.
Patrons may place holds on any circulating item in our library or in the Finger Lakes Library System at no charge. A limit of 10 holds per library card at any time is enforced by the FLLS database system. Inter-library loan materials may not be renewed over their designated period as set by the loaning library.
Loan and Fine Periods
- Books, including recorded books, 3 week loan, one renewal.
- Recent Arrivals, 3 week loan, no renewal, limit of 3.
- Only local patrons may place holds on Recent Arrivals.
- DVDs and Videos, 1 week loan, no renewal, limit of 3.
- Magazines, 1 week loan; newest issue, 3-day loan.
- Certain items do not circulate (e.g.,Reference, Local History).
- Late books, including recorded books, incur a fine of 10 cents per day.
- Late magazines incur a fine of 10 cents per day; late latest issue, 20 cents per day.
- Late DVDs or Videos incur a fine of 1 dollar per day.
- Renewing will be blocked if fines exceed $5.
- Borrowing will be suspended if fines exceed $10, or if there are more than 10 overdue items on a patron’s account.
Powers Library items may also be returned to any FLLS Library, and we accept returns from other libraries in the system in turn. When an item from another FLLS library is returned to Powers Library, it is subject to Powers Library’s fine structure, not the fine structure of the owning library. Similarly, when an item from Powers Library is returned to another FLLS library, it becomes subject to the fine structure of that particular library.
Patrons who lose or badly damage library items will be charged for their replacement which will be the cost of the item and a processing fee.
Copier/FAX
The Library has a copy machine that prints in black-and-white only. Patrons may make personal copies using this machine. Each page costs $0.20 for letter size and $.30 for legal size. Please ask staff for assistance with the copy machine.
The Library has a fax machine that the public may use to send or receive faxes. Each page faxed or received costs $1.00. The library staff will operate the fax machine for patrons. Please ask for assistance.
The Library does not provide scanner service.
The Internet
The Internet, as an information resource, enables the Library to provide information beyond the scope of its own collection.
The Internet is an unregulated medium. The Library cannot control or monitor the vast amount of material which may be accessed from Internet sources, much of which is erroneous, offensive, or illegal. Individual users and/or parents must accept responsibility for determining the reliability, suitability, and appropriateness of Internet content.
Parents/guardians are expected to work closely with their children in selecting library material that is consistent with family values and personal boundaries, whether the material is in print, recorded, or accessed via the internet.
Public Computer and Internet Policy
Powers Library Policy for Patron Wireless Internet Access
Hardware Needed
Free wireless Internet access is available for patrons of Powers Library. You don't need a plug or phone jack, just turn on your notebook/laptop computer or other wireless device and start surfing.
You will need a notebook/laptop computer or other wireless device with 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n (draft) wireless networking capability.
If you are not sure if your notebook/laptop computer or other device has this functionality, please check with the manufacturer or supplier of your equipment. If your notebook/laptop computer or other device does not include wireless networking, you may be able to purchase a variety of external notebook/laptop pc cards and USB devices. The manufacturer or supplier of your equipment, or technology merchants can help you find the right product for your notebook/laptop computer or other device.
Wireless Accessibility
We have tried to make wireless access as available as possible in our library, but you may encounter some dead spots where wireless reception is limited. There is no guarantee that you will be able to make a wireless connection. If you have trouble accessing the Internet or staying online please move to a different location within the library. Library network resources such as printers are not available to wireless users.
Powers Library's wireless network is not secure. Information sent to and from your notebook/laptop computer or other wireless device may be captured by anyone else with a wireless device and the appropriate software.
Staff / Library Responsibilities
Library staff is not able to provide technical assistance and no guarantee can be made that you will be able to make a wireless connection. Powers Library assumes no responsibility for the safety of equipment or for notebook/laptop computer or other wireless device configurations, security, or data files resulting from connection to the Library’s wireless access.
Wireless Users’ Responsibilities
The wireless internet access we offer is unfiltered. By choosing to use this free service, you agree to abide by the Powers Library Policies for Patrons and the Powers Library Policy for Patron Wireless Internet Access. The policies state the limitations of internet access, your responsibilities for using that access, and provides examples of acceptable and unacceptable uses.
1) You must respect the privacy and sensibilities of others. Displaying or printing of images of pornography, or those which are sexually explicit, obscene, or harmful to others is expressly prohibited according to the N.Y. U.C.C. Penal § 235.00-235.24 (Consol. 2004).
2) Network services may not be used for illegal activities, including the harassment of others. You may not misrepresent yourself when using the Internet.
3) You may not tamper with, alter, edit, damage or remove library computer hardware, data, and/or software.
4) You may not utilize system resources (for example, bandwidth) to the extent that your use affects other people's ability to use these same resources. Our bandwidth is limited and priority is given to those patrons who have signed in to use the library network work station computers. The downloading of streaming video or audio files or other large files is unacceptable use of library internet access.
Wireless access has been authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Powers Library Association and may be terminated by the Powers Library staff when the Library Policies for Patrons are not followed..
Portions of this policy have been adapted from WebJunction © 2007 OCLC Online Computer Library Center and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
This policy was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Powers Library Association, October 16, 2007.
Update 8/25/07
These policies have been approved by the Board of Trustees of the Powers Library Association
Patrons who lose or badly damage library items will be charged for their replacement which will be the cost of the item and a processing fee.
Copier/FAX
The Library has a copy machine that prints in black-and-white only. Patrons may make personal copies using this machine. Each page costs $0.20 for letter size and $.30 for legal size. Please ask staff for assistance with the copy machine.
The Library has a fax machine that the public may use to send or receive faxes. Each page faxed or received costs $1.00. The library staff will operate the fax machine for patrons. Please ask for assistance.
The Library does not provide scanner service.
The Internet
The Internet, as an information resource, enables the Library to provide information beyond the scope of its own collection.
The Internet is an unregulated medium. The Library cannot control or monitor the vast amount of material which may be accessed from Internet sources, much of which is erroneous, offensive, or illegal. Individual users and/or parents must accept responsibility for determining the reliability, suitability, and appropriateness of Internet content.
Parents/guardians are expected to work closely with their children in selecting library material that is consistent with family values and personal boundaries, whether the material is in print, recorded, or accessed via the internet.
Public Computer and Internet Policy
- Patrons with a valid Library card may use a public computer terminal in the library and may access the Internet. Visitors to the area may obtain temporary computer-use permission.
- Computer users must sign in and sign out with their full name.
- New users are required to read and accept the Internet Policy prior to getting on a public computer.
- Anyone 14 years old and under must have a parent sign a juvenile Internet permission form, which will be kept on file in the Library.
- Each patron is allowed a maximum of 1 hour total computer’s use per day. There is a 30-minute time limit when others are waiting; computers are turned off 5 minutes prior to closing.
- There is a $0.10 charge for each printed page.
- Patrons may not tamper with, edit, alter, damage, or change locations or documents on the computers.
- Patrons may not install, download, or save any software, programs, or files onto the hard drives.
- Patrons may not create desktop shortcuts on library computer screens.
- Accessing pornography is strictly forbidden; offenders will lose their library computer privileges. N.Y. U.C.C. Penal § 235.00-235.24(Consol. 2004).
- Adults who are using a computer terminal and are accompanied by children are expected to keep their children quiet and appropriately occupied while in the library.
- Patrons are expected to keep conversation to a minimum and to a whisper while seated at a public computer terminal.
Powers Library Policy for Patron Wireless Internet Access
Hardware Needed
Free wireless Internet access is available for patrons of Powers Library. You don't need a plug or phone jack, just turn on your notebook/laptop computer or other wireless device and start surfing.
You will need a notebook/laptop computer or other wireless device with 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n (draft) wireless networking capability.
If you are not sure if your notebook/laptop computer or other device has this functionality, please check with the manufacturer or supplier of your equipment. If your notebook/laptop computer or other device does not include wireless networking, you may be able to purchase a variety of external notebook/laptop pc cards and USB devices. The manufacturer or supplier of your equipment, or technology merchants can help you find the right product for your notebook/laptop computer or other device.
Wireless Accessibility
We have tried to make wireless access as available as possible in our library, but you may encounter some dead spots where wireless reception is limited. There is no guarantee that you will be able to make a wireless connection. If you have trouble accessing the Internet or staying online please move to a different location within the library. Library network resources such as printers are not available to wireless users.
Powers Library's wireless network is not secure. Information sent to and from your notebook/laptop computer or other wireless device may be captured by anyone else with a wireless device and the appropriate software.
Staff / Library Responsibilities
Library staff is not able to provide technical assistance and no guarantee can be made that you will be able to make a wireless connection. Powers Library assumes no responsibility for the safety of equipment or for notebook/laptop computer or other wireless device configurations, security, or data files resulting from connection to the Library’s wireless access.
Wireless Users’ Responsibilities
The wireless internet access we offer is unfiltered. By choosing to use this free service, you agree to abide by the Powers Library Policies for Patrons and the Powers Library Policy for Patron Wireless Internet Access. The policies state the limitations of internet access, your responsibilities for using that access, and provides examples of acceptable and unacceptable uses.
1) You must respect the privacy and sensibilities of others. Displaying or printing of images of pornography, or those which are sexually explicit, obscene, or harmful to others is expressly prohibited according to the N.Y. U.C.C. Penal § 235.00-235.24 (Consol. 2004).
2) Network services may not be used for illegal activities, including the harassment of others. You may not misrepresent yourself when using the Internet.
3) You may not tamper with, alter, edit, damage or remove library computer hardware, data, and/or software.
4) You may not utilize system resources (for example, bandwidth) to the extent that your use affects other people's ability to use these same resources. Our bandwidth is limited and priority is given to those patrons who have signed in to use the library network work station computers. The downloading of streaming video or audio files or other large files is unacceptable use of library internet access.
Wireless access has been authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Powers Library Association and may be terminated by the Powers Library staff when the Library Policies for Patrons are not followed..
Portions of this policy have been adapted from WebJunction © 2007 OCLC Online Computer Library Center and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
This policy was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Powers Library Association, October 16, 2007.
Update 8/25/07
These policies have been approved by the Board of Trustees of the Powers Library Association
