| A major
function of the Great Neck Library is to present programs
which meet and further the educational, cultural, and
civic needs of the community. Levels has the responsibility
in the Library for presenting such programs for the young
people of our community.
Necessarily all programs
sponsored by the Library and Levels which deal with
areas of diverse opinions are presented in an unbiased
manner which calls for fair presentation of all sides
of an issue. Neither the Library nor Levels takes the
role of an advocate in any area which does not directly
affect them.
Adult organizations
are offered the opportunity by the Library to utilize
its meeting rooms to present diverse points of view
under guidelines set by the Board of Trustees of the
Library. The Board believes that the same opportunity
should be offered in Levels to the young people in our
community.
Permission to meet
at the Library does not in any way constitute an endorsement
of the organization or program by the Library Board
or staff. Rather, it is an affirmation of the
Library Bill of Rights, which
states:
As an institution
of education for democratic living, the library should
welcome the use of its meeting rooms for socially useful
and cultural activities and discussions of current public
questions. Such meeting places should be available on
equal terms to all groups in the community regardless
of the beliefs and affiliations of their members.
Since young people are
typically not represented by the type of formal organizations
that exist for adults, any group of eight or more young
people (7th grade through college) who reside in the Great
Neck School District may apply for permission to sponsor
a program or meeting in Levels for the purpose of furthering
the educational, cultural, or civic needs of the community.
Levels is not available for meetings of a commercial nature.
Permission to use
Levels is granted subject to the following restrictions.
Failure to comply with any of them may result in immediate
cancellation of the permit and jeopardize future permission
to use the room.
- Permits are not
transferable.
- Where meetings
are jointly sponsored, all co-sponsors must be named
on the application.
- All programs or
meetings must be open to all young people of the community
and they may be open to the entire general public
if desired.
- No solicitation
or collection of funds from the general public is
permitted on library premises. However, the Levels
Planning Board is allowed to consider fund-raising
applications and applications from outside groups
for the use of Levels at a time when Levels is open,
subject to the approval of the Library Director.
- No unwarranted
implications that an organization or program is sponsored
or approved by the Library is permitted. Neither the
name nor the address of the Great Neck Library or
Levels may be used as an official address or headquarters
of any organization.
Please call (516) 466-8055,
ext. 217 for further details or to obtain an application
to use Levels. |
