Minimum Conditions for Public Libraries in Oregon

Minimum Condition: Have basic policies in place and accessible online for collection management, circulation and patron confidentiality that incorporates relevant American Library Association (ALA) professional ethical codes, rules, and guidelines.

Example collection management policies:

• North Douglas Library District aka Mildred Whipple Public Library in Drain, OR (PDF)
  Web page for their policies: https://www.ndld.org/policies-rules-regulations
• Hermiston Public Library
  Web page for their policies: https://hermistonlibrary.us/policies
• Roseburg Public Library (PDF)
  Web page for their policies: https://www.cityofroseburg.org/departments/library/policies-and-forms
• Template for creating a collection development policy

Example circulation policies:

• Langlois Public Library (PDF)
• Roseburg Public Library (PDF)
  Web page for their policies: https://www.cityofroseburg.org/departments/library/policies-and-forms
• Kimberly-Little Chute Public Library (small public library in Wisconsin) (PDF)
  Web page for their policies: https://www.kimlit.org/library/policies
• Template for creating a circulation policy

Example collection patron confidentiality policies:

• Lower Umpqua Library District (Reedsport)
  Web page for their policies: https://www.luld.org/policies
• Roseburg Public Library
  Webpage for their policies: https://www.cityofroseburg.org/departments/library/policies-and-forms
• Multnomah County Library

Josephine Community Libraries has an entire Operations Policies Manual available online (PDF):

• Patron Privacy and Confidentiality of Library Records is in Section 3-1
• Collection Development is in Section 3-2
• Circulation is in Section 3-6