Unattended Children Policy

Unattended Child Policy

The Lake County Public Library staff and Board of Trustees hope that the children who use our library will perceive our facility as a warm, inviting, and fun place to be. Services and programs are offered to make the library enticing to children and to help them enjoy their visits and develop a love of books, reading and libraries. Together we strive to make LCPL a fun and welcoming environment. 

Responsibility:

It is always the parent, guardian or caregiver's responsibility to look after the safety and care of their children; this includes when a parent is not present at the library. The library is an open public space and as such children’s safety cannot be guaranteed. Library staff value the safety of children, but will not be responsible for the welfare of children left unattended. 

If an unattended child is found to be in distress while at the library staff will make their best efforts to contact a parent, guardian, or caregiver. If a responsible adult cannot be contacted in an appropriate amount of time the Leadville City Police will be contacted. 

Supervision:

All children under 8 years of age are required to have a responsible person to supervise the child while in the library; this means they must remain in the child’s physical presence while in the library. If a child is left unattended or appears to be neglected the Leadville City Police will be contacted. 

Behavior:

The patron behavior policy applies to all patrons regardless of age.