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IP <br /> with questions, and we are gathering information to incorporate into the plan. <br /> • The Library has received a number of requests from families who hone school <br /> their children'to use the facilities' meeting or program rooms. In each case the <br /> circumstances are slightly different, but the number of requests has underscored <br /> the need for clarification on meeting room use policy, as well as a- olic r on use <br /> of the building by tutors. <br /> In one-instance, we have received a request to reserve the Conference Room <br /> every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00-3:00 p.m. for the duration of the school <br /> year. A group of about six families have pooled their resources rel hired a tutor <br /> to facilitate thein hone-schooling efforts, and they would like to use the <br /> Conference Room as the common location to serve as a classroom. I met with <br /> several of the mothers and to explain why I did not feel that I could grant their <br /> request at this time. They were disappointed, and I said I would discuss it further <br /> with the Trustees. <br /> Although we do not currently have a tutoring policy in place, many libraries have <br /> created policies to deal l with this type of scenario. I would lite the Library to <br /> support the homeschooling community,but I have several concerns with <br /> granting this type of request. Using the library for education and instruction is <br /> clearly a benefit to the community; however,.this scenario definitely represents <br /> commercial venture. The tutor is being paid by the families for her services and <br /> the Library would be providing a venue for these services to be delivered. In <br /> addition, the frequency of the requests is a concern. To allow one group to boob <br /> the Conference Room two afternoons a week for the entire year would restrict <br /> access to that room for many worthy, noxi-profit groups. <br /> However, the Library is aware that tutoring sessions do take place in the building <br /> throughout the year. Some tutors wort at tables in the Young.Adult Room with <br /> students,while others will reserve a small study roomy on the second floor. It's <br /> possible that not all of these sessions involve a fee. In these cases it is generally an <br /> individual student and tutor meeting one on one. <br /> In the case of the study rooms, reservations are accepted only two weeks in <br />