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There are four rooms available for public use. Equipment available; overhead projector, podium with microphone, television and VCR, Video Data projector, and projection screen. Room requests are by reservation only. Library programs take precedence; Please ask at circulation desk.
 

• The meeting rooms in the Hamburg Township Library are available without charge to non-profit organizations for recreational, cultural, and civic purposes. Rooms are not available for religious services or partisan political rallies or for purely social occasions. Profit-making organizations may use the rooms on a limited basis for meetings or training sessions.
• All groups using the rooms must be under adequate adult supervision with an adult in attendance at all times.
• Profit-making organizations may use the rooms for meetings or training sessions. Sales or the distribution of merchandise for sale will not be allowed. Profit-making organizations must provide a certificate of insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 with their completed application for use of the room.
• Groups wishing to use the rooms must fill out an application a minimum of one week prior to use. The contact person listed on the application will be notified of approval.
• The rooms must be vacated at least 15 minutes prior to closing of the building. In some circumstances an organization may be approved to use the meeting room when the library is closed; such usage will be approved only by the Director or Assistant Director. In this case, a charge of $25.00 per hour will be made, as the use of the meeting room requires library staff to open or close the building.
• No admission fee is to be charged for meetings or exhibits. A non-profit fee to cover cost of light refreshments, expenses for a speaker, film rentals, etc. may be charged with approval by the library.
• Light refreshments may be served in community rooms only. The group must provide its own utensils for serving and preparation. Alcoholic beverages and anything red may not be served. Clean-up is the responsibility of the organization.
• Meeting room set-up is the responsibility of the library staff. Items to be displayed shall not be taped or tacked to the walls or folding partition. The library assumes no responsibility for any materials on display. The sponsoring group is responsible for supervision and security. The group must also assume responsibility for any necessary insurance for loss, fire, and damage.
• Groups using the room agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Hamburg Township Library and/or Hamburg Township, representatives and all parties involved, for any and all suits, actions, claims, or demands of any character or nature arising out of or brought on account of any injuries or damages sustained by any person as a consequence or result of the use of the rooms, their furnishings, or equipment. Groups using the rooms are responsible for the condition of the rooms. They will be billed for any damage to the room as result of their use.
• By applying for use of the meeting rooms the sponsoring group acknowledges that its activity is not sponsored by the Hamburg Township Library and/or Hamburg Township and agrees that they will not identify the above organizations as parties associated in any way with their group's activities in any of their literature or publicity. The sponsoring organization is responsible for all promotional activities (fliers, publicity, registration, etc.).
• Upon adequate notice, the library reserves the right to withdraw permission for the use of any meeting room. The program and meeting needs of the library will take precedence over meeting room use requests made by other community groups.