Le Moyne Library Policies

In order to provide a safe, secure, and welcoming atmosphere, conducive to the appropriate use of library facilities, staff, services, and materials, visitors of the library are expected to observe the following community standards.

• Treat staff and other library users with courtesy and consideration
• Respect other library users by keeping noise to a level that is not disruptive
• Library property (materials, equipment, facilities, etc.) will be used as intended and in a manner that does not cause damage
• Materials will be checked out prior to leaving the library
• The College allows animals in its buildings or facilities when they are serving a College-approved purpose, or meet the definition of Service Animal
• Only post materials, with prior approval from the Office of Campus Life and Leadership, on the bulletin board by the entrance. Materials should not be posted elsewhere in the library.
• Food and drink are allowed in the library with the understanding that it will be consumed and discarded in a manner that does not cause mess or damage to the facilities or property
• Children / minors are welcome in the library when accompanied by a parent, guardian, or authorized adult. For the purpose of this policy, current Le Moyne students are not considered minors.

In addition to the library’s community standards, visitors are also expected to adhere to applicable federal, N.Y. State, and local laws, as well as campus policies.

The library community standards are subject to the interpretation of library staff. Non-compliance may result in being asked to leave the library or, depending on the severity, campus security being called.

The Library strictly enforces New York State law protecting the confidentiality of circulation and interlibrary loan records, including a borrower's name, without consent of the borrower.

Borrowers have the right to protection of any personal information. NY Civ Prac Law, Section 4509 (Consol. 1982), amended 1988, protects the confidentiality of library records, except with a search warrant. The ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom has information on privacy issues, explanations of the USA Patriot Act, as well as a link to the Act itself.

• ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom

• USA Patriot Act

Use of online databases, books, and journals provided by Noreen Reale Falcone Library is restricted by license agreements to Le Moyne College students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial, educational, or personal research purposes.

For more information see the College’s Acceptable Use policy.

Use of Library spaces by the campus community - 

Approval of the Library Head of Public Services is required one month in advance for use of Library general spaces (spaces that are not in the Library or Astra room reservation systems).

Use of the QRC, Writing Center, and Student Success areas should be arranged directly with those departments.

Use of general Library areas may include placing donation boxes, tabling, and meetings or group activities in the atrium space. Please email the Head of Public Services with a designated contact name and email, desired date, time and duration (beginning and end date for donation boxes), and number of attendees. With this information we can coordinate the use of the space and share the information with Library staff and visitors. Library administration reserves the right to deny use of the space if the Head of Public Services has not received the requested information.

In addition to the Library’s Community Standards and the Community Standards of the Le Moyne campus, visitors are also expected to adhere to applicable federal, New York State, and local laws related to theft and vandalism.

The Noreen Reale Falcone Library provides free access to the Internet through a public-access computer located near the Library Services Desk.

In order to ensure equitable access, the use of the library’s public-access computer may be limited to 30 minutes per day.  

The Library reserves the right to ask any person not affiliated with the college to cease using a public-access computer if the library staff has reasonable grounds to believe that they are violating the College’s Acceptable Use policy or is accessing or distributing content that other users may find objectionable. For more information on what is considered objectionable, please refer to the section on Objectionable Content in the College’s Acceptable Use policy.