Comments containing any of the following content will not be permitted on the Tolono Public Library District’s social media sites and are subject to removal and/or restriction by the Library Director or his/her designees:
- Obscene, sexual, or pornographic content and/or language
- Content that promotes discrimination on the basis of race, age, religion, gender, or other protected class
- Content that violates a legal ownership interest (copyright or trademark)
- Threats to any person
- Conduct that violates any federal, state, or local law or encourages illegal activity
- Promotion of any commercial activities not related to library business
- Spam or links to malware/viruses
- Content that advocates or promotes a candidate, referendum, or campaign
A comment posted by a member of the public on any Tolono Public Library District social media site is the opinion of the poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the library, nor do the comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the library.
The Tolono Public Library District reserves the right to deny access to library social media sites for any individual who repeatedly violates the library’s social media policy, at any time and without prior notice.
All comments posted to any Tolono Public Library District social site are bound by the social media platform’s terms of use and the library reserves the right to report any violation of the platform’s terms of use to the platform.
Users who enter private or personal information on the Tolono Public Library District social media sites do so at their own risk, and the library is not responsible for any damages resulting from the public display of, or failure to remove, private or personal information. Content posted on the library’s social media sites may be subject to disclosure under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
This policy and terms of use may be amended without further notice.