The Portsmouth Public Library welcomes children to use its facilities and services. However, the responsibility for the care, safety, and behavior of children using the Library rests with the parent, legal guardian, or designated caregiver. The caregiver must be at least 12 years of age. The safety of children left alone in a library building …

The public library is a community institution serving a wide range of organizations, interests, and age groups. Schools and students are an important segment of the community. With a goal of making contact between educators and the public library more effective, the Portsmouth Public Library will provide a card to teachers which provides an extended …

Minors are advised to get their parents’ permission before providing any personal information online. Forms on this web site may require users to provide contact information. Contact information is only used when a staff member needs to reach the user regarding a submitted request. When a page is requested from our web site, our web …

The primary purpose of the meeting rooms at all Portsmouth Public Library locations is to provide facilities for library related activities. Needs of the library for the use of the meeting rooms take precedence over use by outside groups. As a community service, the Library makes its meeting rooms available for use by nonprofit community …

The Portsmouth Public Library provides public access to the Internet through the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN). Misuse or abuse of Library computers or Internet access may result in suspension of Internet access privileges including a one-week suspension for the first violation and permanent suspension for a second violation. All patrons who access the …

It is the policy of the Portsmouth Public Library to use technology protection measures in attempt to: Prevent access to or transmission of inappropriate material via Internet, electronic mail, or other forms of electronic communication; Prevent unauthorized access and other unlawful online activity; Prevent unauthorized online disclosure, use or dissemination of personal identification of minors; …

If library material desired by a borrower is not owned by the library, it may be obtained from another library through Interlibrary Loan. The borrower will be responsible for any charges associated with obtaining materials through the Interlibrary Loan process. Interlibrary Loan materials may be checked out for fourteen (14) days and may not be …

All persons who wish to borrow materials from the Library must obtain a library card. The library card must be presented each time materials are borrowed. A picture ID may be accepted in lieu of a library card one time before a replacement card will be required. The following persons may obtain a Portsmouth Public …

A valid Portsmouth Public Library card must be presented to check out any material (names are not in the computer). Children under the age of eighteen must have the signature of a custodial parent or legal guardian in order to obtain a library card. The parent/guardian will be responsible for the appropriateness of materials, and …