1. Bulletin Board Usage Policy

   The Paul Pratt Memorial Library views our public Bulletin Boards as a place for non-profit organizations within our community to advertise their functions, and for private individuals within our community to advertise their services (teens advertising babysitting services or music teachers advertising lessons for, example).

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2. Cell Phone Use Policy

   Cell phone use within the library can often prove disruptive to patrons and staff.

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3. Circulation Policy

   Learn more about the Library Circulation Policy including library cards, rules of loan, loan periods and late fees, and more.

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4. Collection Development Policy

   The goal of the library’s collection development process is to develop and maintain a balanced collection that meets the literary, educational, cultural and informational needs of library patrons and is representative of diverse points of view.

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5. Deposit Collection Policy

   The Paul Pratt Memorial Library makes available educational resources to support the Cohasset schools’ curriculum. Deposit collections or “teacher loans” of books and other library resources from our collection may be borrowed for extended period of times for use within the classroom. Upon request, the library also provides reserve collections of subject materials for student use at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library when the actual materials on any specific subject are limited.

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6. Display Case Policy

   The Paul Pratt Memorial Library invites Cohasset individuals and community organizations to use the library’s display case for presentations of an educational, cultural, or artistic nature. Display of material on controversial topics must cover a range of views, and does not constitute endorsement of the content by the Paul Pratt Memorial Library. All proposed displays should be artistically pleasing and professionally executed.

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7. Donation of Materials Policy

   The Paul Pratt Memorial Library is happy to accept gifts of hardcover and paperback books that are less than ten years old and in good condition.

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8. Gift Policy

   The Paul Pratt Memorial Library welcomes gifts of money, books, and other property from businesses, organizations and individuals.

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9. Historical Room Archives Policy & Use Procedures

   The mission of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library Archives is to collect, organize, preserve and make accessible books, documents and maps pertaining to the social, economic, cultural and natural history of Cohasset, including state and regional studies which cover Cohasset.

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10. Interlibrary Loan Policy

    In order to expand access to library resources, Interlibrary Loan service (ILL) is available to library patrons.

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11. Internet Policy

    The Paul Pratt Memorial Library provides public access to the Internet in keeping with its mission as a vibrant community hub that serves as an incubator of discovery and a catalyst for creative imagination and life-long learning for library users of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.

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