Guidelines Governing Use of the Library

Chicago Public Library locations are free and open to anyone who enters our doors. However, we ask that all patrons not:

Engage in any illegal activity or behavior
Vandalize library facilities, equipment or materials
Enter without shoes or shirt
Bring in animals except service animals
Harass other library users or library staff (physical, sexual or verbal abuse)
Sell, solicit, panhandle or loiter
Distribute leaflets or post notices not authorized by the library administration
Eat, drink, smoke or sleep
Leave children unattended
Talk loudly or make noise that other library users can hear
Bathe, shave or wash clothes
Bring in more than two bags or any bag exceeding 36” x 18” x 12”
Block aisles or shelving with personal items or leave such items unattended at any time
Remove library materials from the building without charging them out
Enter the library if you have neglected your bodily hygiene so that it gives offense and constitutes a nuisance to other patrons
Use another person’s library card number without that person’s permission as doing so is expressly forbidden and is subject to prosecution
View child pornography as it is illegal and subject to federal and state prosecution

PERSONS WHO FAIL TO OBSERVE THESE GUIDELINES MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING OR MAY BE SUBJECT TO ARREST.

Guidelines Governing Use of the Library Guidelines Governing Use of the Library