(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the city library and reading room shall be forever free to the use of the inhabitants of the city, subject always to reasonable regulations as the Library Board may adopt to render the library of the greatest use to the inhabitants. The Library Board may exclude from the use of the library and reading rooms any person who willfully violates or refuses to comply with rules and regulations established for the government thereof.
(B) The library shall make its basic services available without charge to all residents of the city. The Library Board may fix and impose reasonable fees, not to exceed the library’s actual cost, for nonbasic services.
(C) For purposes of this section:
(1) BASIC SERVICES shall include, but not be limited to, free loan of circulating print and nonprint materials from the local collection and general reference and information services; and
(2) NONBASIC SERVICES shall include, but not be limited to, use of:
(a) Photocopying equipment;
(b) Telephones, facsimile equipment and other telecommunications equipment;
(c) Media equipment;
(d) Personal computers; and
(e) Videocassette recording and playing equipment.
(Prior Code, § 3-606) (Ord. 7-02, passed 7-8-2002)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 51-201.01, 51-211, 51-212