The library meeting room is available for civic, cultural, educational, and public information meetings by community and business groups during regular library hours. Meetings which begin before the library opens or extend beyond regular library hours must receive the approval of the Library Director. Use of the meeting room for library programs and activities will take priority over the scheduling of meetings for outside organizations and groups. 

Meetings must be free of charge and open to the public. The meeting room is not available for selling merchandise or services, soliciting for later sales, or placing orders. Groups are responsible for proper set-up, use and care of library facilities and returning the meeting room to its original condition.

Not sure if you can use the meeting room? Check out our guidelines below to see examples of gatherings and activities that would and would not be allowed in our library.

• Private social occasions such as birthday parties, reunions, bridal or baby showers, or bingo games
• Selling goods, including fundraising for charity
• Selling services such as tutoring or financial advice
• Giving an informational program about goods or services that you sell (considered soliciting for later sales)
• Individual use

A group meeting must be free of charge, unless...

• The group offers materials in connection with study groups, conferences or similar events. They may accept donations to cover the cost of materials. 
• With library director approval, permission may be given for the meeting room to be used by professional organizations for seminars and programs or by area colleges for courses of an educational or cultural nature.  
• Any fees necessary to support these programs must be collected outside the library.

A group may not sell merchandise or services, solicit for later sales or place orders, unless...

• It's a program or sales conducted by the Friends of the Library, the City of Jefferson, or the library itself.

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