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Library board debates tutor-policy rules: reservable rooms, no in-library transactions, parent/age limits
Summary
The Larkspur City library board reviewed a draft tutor policy that would confine tutoring to reservable study rooms and designated booths, prohibit financial transactions inside the library (including electronic payments), and clarify age and parent/guardian responsibilities; the director will draft a written policy for a vote next month.
The Larkspur City Library Board spent the bulk of its Jan. 12 meeting hashing out rules for a new tutor policy that officials say aims to support tutoring while preventing disruptions and limiting the library’s liability.
The Director told the board the policy’s purpose is to “support education and tutoring in the library” while keeping tutoring from disrupting regular library operations and making clear the library will not supervise or assume liability for tutors. He proposed restricting tutoring to the four reservable study rooms and three booths or outdoor tables rather than allowing tutors to occupy children’s areas or main reading tables.
Board members pressed for concrete rules to make that concept workable. One committee member…
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