10/9/2012 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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r advance for two hour time blocks. Where is no limit on the number of reservations a person can make for the study rooms, and we have always differentiated the study rooms from the meeting rooms. While we ask patrons about the nature of a meeting that will take place in one of the large-m etin rooms, we do not ask patrons the nature of their business when booking a study room. The study rooms can hold a maximum of four people, and we have never held that this constitutes a meeting,which.must be open to the public or comply with meeting room policy.. Undoubtedly, patrons do reserve those rooms to meet with professionals whom they have-hired to provide a service. Staff members are informally aware that patrons have reserved ved study rooms to meet with an out of town accountant or attorney they have retained.While-the professional in question will ultimately bill the patron for services, we have never tried to regulate this activity, and don't know how common it may be. Another variation on this type ofrequest comes from parents who are homeschooling their children themselves and have asked to use the Program Room in the Children's Room to hold their homeschooling boob discussions or group discussions for their children. In these instances, more than one family is participating, but the parents are leading the groups and no fees are being charged. Janet Burke and I have discussed the numerous requests thate have suddenly received. We would both like to gee the Library work with and support ho esc ooling families. In all cases the parents have expressed a need for these opportunity� group gatherings to provide the children nth an opt y f r interaction and, socialization with peers. I have conducted some preliminary research on tutoring policies at other libraries, and they vary greatly. I would like to request Borne feedback before drafting a tutoring policy and/or making any proposed changes to the Meeting Room policy.