     Colfax
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Phone:
715-962-4334
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     613 Main Street PO Box 525 Colfax, WI. 54730 |
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Colfax
Library
Phone:
715-962-4334
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613 Main Street PO Box 525 Colfax, WI. 54730 |
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The Colfax Public Library provides Internet access to patrons wishing to gain information through electronic access such as email, research, and web site searches. All user, 12 years or older, must sign a Public Access Computer Use Agreement before their first use of the computer. Patrons under the age of 18 years are required to have a parent/guardian sign the agreement. Parents of minors must assume responsibility for their children's use of the Internet. The Colfax Public Library provides no filtering software on the Public Access computer.
Users should be aware that the inappropriate use of electronic information resources can be a violation of local, state, and federal laws and can lead to prosecution. The user will be held responsible for his/her actions using the Internet. The Colfax Public Library expects all users to abide by the Internet Policy manual established by the board of trustees. The library reserves the right to restrict visual images. If a user is viewing images determined to be objectionable by a library staff member, the user will be asked to exit from the site. If occurring incidences prevail, the user will be suspended from the computer.
Users may sign-up for 30-minute increments. Staff on duty may extend time if there is no other request for computer usage. Reservations for computer use may be requested by phone. It will be the responsibility of the patron to be on time. If the patron is more than 10 minutes late, their name will be withdrawn.
Library staff will do their best to answer questions regarding Internet searches, however, they cannot provide in-depth training on either the personal computer or the Internet. Staff will not be expected to give personalize training for computer software programs.
The Library Board of Trustees is the legal governing body of the library. The board consists of a five-member board, which meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:45 pm. The board is composed of a county board, school district and village board liaisons, one village of Colfax resident and one township resident. Terms are limited to three years.
The Colfax Public Library will accept book donations with approval of the director or library staff. The library appreciates monetary gifts, used books or new books in good condition. Dirty or moldy book materials will not be accepted. Also at this time, encyclopedias and Condensed Readers Digests will not be accepted due to lack of interest. The library reserves the right to decide which gifts should be added to the library's collection or ongoing book sale by the Friends of the Library. Receipts for book donations will reflect quantity and type of books only. The donor is responsible for deciding the value of donated materials.