Section 3010.40  Library Stack Area

The bookstack  area of the State Library is closed except to the following persons:

a)         State Library employees.

b)         Maintenance personnel.

c)         Patrons who have pre-registered with a Library Services manager.  The pre-registration shall be by means of a letter stating the patron's specific need for access to the stacks or by completing a form for temporary access. (See Exhibit A) Applications for privileges will be reviewed and authorized by a Library Services manager.  In granting stack access privileges, the manager will consider whether the collection will meet the needs of the patron. Patrons must be in good standing with the State Library to receive stack privileges.  No briefcases or other containers are allowed in the bookstack area. No food or drink is permitted in the stack areas.

d)         All stack access privileges shall have appropriate expiration dates assigned.  Such privileges may be revoked at any time for violation of the State Library's rules or operating procedures.

(Source:  Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5412, effective April 1, 2001)