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Chester Library Internet Policy

		The Chester Library is pleased to offer our customers access to the wealth of resources available on the Internet. The Chester Library does not monitor and has no control over the information accessed through the Internet and cannot be held responsible for its content. The quality of information on the Internet varies, and each user must consider the validity and reliability of the information found. Parents or guardians, NOT the Library or its staff, are responsible for Internet information selected and/or accessed by their children. Some materials may be offensive, disturbing and/or illegal. Library personnel do not monitor or supervise Internet access, except that they have the authority to end a session when material displayed on the screen is inappropriate to our public setting or to limit time of use. The Chester Library will use filtering software on the Children's Internet Station in order to provide parents with a choice between filtered or non filtered Internet access for their children.
	Tips Use the Chester Library Home Page as a starting point. You will find help searching the Internet on our Search Page and on our Info Links Page. Children should be supervised by a parent or guardian. The only way to protect your child from sites which you may find offensive is to surf together. To assist in locating materials appropriate for children, we have provided Kids Info Links featuring a list of sites for parents to surf with their children.

Interlibrary Loan Policy

Interlibrary loan is a transaction in which one library borrows an item directly from another library on behalf of a patron.

Interlibrary loan is not a substitute for developing our collection and will be used to obtain specific items outside the scope of our collection or for items no longer available from the publisher. The Chester Library will exhaust local resources first, including its own collection and that of other public libraries in Morris County. If an item is not available within Morris County we will search for it first within New Jersey and second nationally.

For our patrons: We will request items only for persons holding valid Chester Library cards. Items in the M.A.I.N. (Morris Automated Information Network) catalog may be requested online. There is no charge for this service. For materials borrowed from other sources, any lending and photocopy fees charged to us will be the obligation of the patron. Please tell us the maximum you are willing to pay at the time you request an item. There is not normally a postage charge to our patron, but we do reserve the right to do so if a large number of items are requested. We will notify our patron when an item has been received. In general, books less than six months old are not available and we will consider these titles for purchase. Audiovisual materials and textbooks are not usually available for interlibrary loan. We do not limit the number of requests from an individual but reserve the right to process not more than 5 requests per day per individual.

For other libraries: We will accept requests for materials electronically or by the ALA form, which may be faxed. We generally do not lend audiovisual materials outside of Morris County. Books less than six months old are generally not available. Requests for available items are filled within 24 hours. We do not charge fees and lend for 28 days.

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