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Rules for Computer Use

INTERNET/WORD PROCESSING COMPUTERS
1.          You must have a current Great Bend Public Library card with no fines or overdue materials.
2. You must sign an Internet Use Agreement. Children under the age of 18 must also have a parent or legal guardian sign the agreement.
3. You must sign up at the Circulation Desk to use all computers except the 5-minute computer located next to the Reference Desk.

HOW TO SIGN UP TO USE THE INTERNET COMPUTERS
1. Sign up at the Circulation Desk to use any computer except the 5-minute computer next to the Reference Desk.
2. To use any Internet computer you should have your Great Bend Public Library card with you. The card will be scanned to verify that you have signed the Internet Use Agreement.
3. A library staff member will tell you which computer to use.
4. When you are finished with the computer, stop at the Circulation Desk and tell a staff member you are finished.
5. If, for any reason, you leave the computer before your time is up the computer will be assigned to someone else.

CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT COMPUTERS
1. Computers in the Children's Department are for children through the 6th grade.
2. Children must have a current Great Bend Public Library card with no fines or overdue materials and have an "Internet Use Agreement" on file to use the Internet computers.
3. You must sign up at the Circulation Desk to use Internet computers in the Children's Department.
4. If, for any reason, you leave the computer before your time is up the computer will be assigned to someone else.

HEALTH REFERENCE, GENEALOGY & WORD PROCESSOR
1. You do not need a library card or "Internet Use Agreement" to use the Health Reference Computer, Genealogy Computer or the Word Processor Computer.
2. You must sign up at the Circulation Desk to use any of these three computers. You may sign up for 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours at a time. If no one is waiting you may sign up again.

TECHNOLOGY LAB COMPUTERS
1. Computers numbered one through ten will be used when the library hosts computer classes. Classes will cover a wide variety of subjects such as Internet use, Microsoft Word and genealogy programs.
2. Computers one to ten will not be available during computer classes.

HOW TO RESERVE A COMPUTER
1. You may reserve one of four computers (numbers 11-14) by calling 792-2409 during times the library is open to the public. These computers may be reserved for 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours per day. You must call on the day you want to use the computer.
2. Children through 6th grade may call 792-2409 to reserve one of the four computers in the Children's Department.
3. Computers may be reserved for up to 1 1/2 hours per day by coming into the library on the day you want to use the computer. These computers may be unavailable when there is a computer class. No phone reservations may be made for these five computers.

 

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