Programming Policy
The Library Director, Library Staff, and the Library Board of Trustees follow these criteria in making decisions about program topics, speakers, and accompanying resources:
- Community needs and interests
- Popular appeal
- Availability of program space
- Presentation quality
- Presenter background/qualifications in content area
- Budget
- Relevance to community interests and issues
- Historical or educational significance
- Connection to other community programs, exhibitions or events
- Relation to Library collections, resources, exhibits and programs
Performers and presenters will not be excluded from consideration because of their origin, background, or views, or because of possible controversy.
All Library programs are open to the public.
The Library’s philosophy of open access to information and ideas extends to Library programming, and the Library does not knowingly discriminate through its programming.
Library sponsorship of a program does not constitute an endorsement of the content of the program or the views expressed by presenters or participants.
Registration may be required for planning purposes or when space is limited. Programs may be held at the Library or offsite. Even in the event of preregistration, the Library does not guarantee seating.
The Library reserves the right to deny attendance to anyone becoming disruptive to audience members or the program facilitator, and to anyone in violation of the James A. Tuttle Library Behavior Policy.
Attendance at some Library programs may be restricted to specific age groups and adult supervision is required at all programs involving youth age ten and younger, in accordance with the Library’s Unattended Children Policy, unless otherwise stated by the program facilitator.
Any sales of products at Library programs must be approved by the Library and benefit the Library, such as fundraising to benefit the Library or the sales of books or other items by performers as part of a Library program.
Programs are not used for commercial, religious, or partisan purposes or the solicitation of business.
Program participants should expect that photographs/video/audio will be taken at events and may be used in Library publicity and promotions.
Participants may request from staff that their image not be used by the Library.
Programs may be cancelled for a number of reasons, chiefly: severe weather, closure of the Library, absence of the presenter, or low registration.
Cancelled programs are not automatically rescheduled.
Adopted by the James A. Tuttle Board of Trustees on March 9, 2021