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MONTGOMERY COUNTY LIBRARY POLICY
ON UNATTENDED CHILDREN
Children in the Library are the responsibility of their
parents at all times. The Library has neither the staff nor the legal authority
to supervise children in the Library.
Therefore, parents and guardians should be aware of their responsibility to
discipline and supervise their children while they are in the Library. A child
left unattended in the Library may become disruptive or frightened; ill or
injured. An unattended child could also be kidnapped or molested. Therefore, if
a child is found to be unattended in the Library (that is, if the responsible
adult is not on the Library premises) at closing time or becomes disruptive in
the Library at any time, the Library may ask the Police to take the child into
custody for the child's protection. This policy applies to any child twelve
years of age and younger. Older minors who become disruptive will be asked to
leave the Library premises and failure to comply may result in the police being
called.
Montgomery County Memorial Library System 104 I-45 North Conroe, TX 77301 05/18/2006