William S. Smith Library Cell Phone Policy

The purpose of the William S. Smith Library Cell Phone Policy is to promote a user-friendly environment conducive to study and information retrieval. All library users are expected to be courteous and respectful of others by adhering to the following policies:

1. Turn off your cellular phone or change the ring tone to a non-sound setting, such as vibrate mode before entering the William S. Smith Library.

2. Take short incoming calls and/or make short outgoing calls in the library’s lobby.

3. Take incoming calls and/or make outgoing calls outside the library’s entrance if the call extends beyond 2 or 3 minutes.

4. Put your caller on hold while you move away from other library users to the lobby or outside the library’s entrance.

5. Take all personal items with you when you move to make or receive a phone call.

6. Lower your voice while engaging in a short conversation on your cell phone in the lobby.

William S. Smith Library staff will set their cell phones to vibrate, initiate and receive personal calls in their offices or in other areas away from library users, and keep their voices low during short personal phone conversations. Maintenance and other college personnel may use cell phones for work-related calls in all areas of the Library as needed.

Library users, who refuse to comply with the provisions or intent of this policy, will be required to leave the library.