Internet Policy

INTERNET POLICY

	The Alhambra Public Library is dedicated to providing the community with a wide variety of information on all topics. In keeping with the mission and vision of the Library, free limited use of the Internet is available to all library users, upon signature of the Acceptable Internet Use Policy Agreement. The library offers both unblocked and blocked access to the Internet. Full (unblocked, unfiltered) access is available to Adults upon request. Adults use the Internet at their own discretion, and the Library has no control over and is not responsible for the content on the Internet. Not all sites provide accurate, complete, or current information. Some access points carry information that a user might find controversial or inappropriate. We encourage our patrons to be sensitive to the fact that they are in a public setting.
Limited Internet access is available for minors on machines with commercially available blocking software that is intended to prevent access to visual materials of an obscene or sexually explicit nature that would be considered legally Harmful to Minors under the California Penal Code (Section 313.3). The Library cannot guarantee the effectiveness of the software in use, nor can the Library be responsible for any failure on the part of the software to block offensive or inappropriate materials. The Library is also not responsible for the inadvertent restriction of access to desirable, necessary or appropriate information that may result from use of the blocking software. With or without blocking software, children who use the Internet without parental guidance may encounter material that is beyond their maturity level or otherwise unsuitable. We strongly urge parents to discuss the use of the Internet with their children, to determine the most appropriate use of this new medium. Please read our Children's Internet Use Policy and Agreement.