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Meaford Public Library policies refer to guidelines governing operations, services, and patron conduct within the library, to help provide equal access to public resources and ensure the quality of service for all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Document Library<\/strong>  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Book delivery<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children services<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collection development<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delegation of authority<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Display<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial control<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends of Meaford Library (FOML)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General gift acceptance<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human resources<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information services<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated accessibility standards<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intellectual freedom<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inter library loans<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internet services<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Land acknowledgment declaration<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Library rules of conduct<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meeting rooms<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Membership and circulation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partnership<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Policy development<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programming<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purchasing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety security and emergency<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsorship<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technological equipment lending agreement<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Library and political elections<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen services<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unattended Children<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technological and recreational equipment lending<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Privacy, access to information, and electronic messages under CASL<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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