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Programming Policy
Policy Statement
Pierce County Library System offers programs to support, enrich, and collaborate with communities.
Program: any group activity offered to the public that library staff have coordinated, planned, and/or presented.
Purpose of Programs
To provide information, promote social skills and language development, encourage curiosity and creativity, contribute to knowledge of self and the world, and to engage with residents. Programs allow the Library to promote and make accessible the Library’s services and resources, as well as give residents opportunities for engagement, community involvement, collaboration and learning.
Programs Open to All
Programs are open to all people.
No Admission Fees
The Library will not charge admission fees to programs. However, at the discretion of the Executive Director the following may be permissible at programs:
- Fundraisers to benefit the Library, sponsored by the Friends of the Library groups, Pierce County Library Foundation, or other organizations.
- The sale of books or other related media by authors or other performers as part of a library program.
Variety of Viewpoints
The Library will strive to include a wide spectrum of opinions and viewpoints in Library-sponsored programs. Library sponsorship of a program does not constitute an endorsement of the content of the program or the views expressed by participants.
Reference to Related Policy
Sponsorships and Donations (Board Policy 1.12)
Board Policy 1.8
Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Pierce County Library System, July 17, 1974. Revised May 8, 2002. Revised August 31, 2009.