Policies

San Francisco Public Library Mission Statement

The San Francisco Public Library system is dedicated to free and equal access to information, knowledge, independent learning and the joys of reading for our diverse community.

San Francisco Public Library Policies

• Commission: Accessibility | Land Acknowledgement | Minutes | Recording | Recognition
• Services: Library Bill of Rights | Patron Code of Conduct | Library Use | Exhibitions | Patron Records | Holidays | Internet Use | Privacy
• Community Relations: Citizens Advisory
• Administration: Record Retention | Development | Grants
• Personnel: Persons with Disabilities | Language Diversity
• Facilities: Naming | Gift Recognition | Donor Recognition Standards | Postings | Meeting Rooms (PDF)
• Business Operations: Gifts/Donations
• Surveillance Technology Reports

San Francisco City and County Policy

• Discriminatory or Harassing Remarks Made at Public Meetings of City Boards and Commissions (PDF 125K)

100. Library Commission

• Accessible Meetings (PDF)
• Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment
• Official Minutes (PDF)
• Recording Meetings (PDF)
• Recognition by the Library Commission (PDF)

200. Library Services 

• Library Bill of Rights (PDF)
• Patron Code of Conduct (PDF) 
• Guidelines For Library Use (PDF)
• Exhibitions (PDF)
• Patron Records (PDF)
• Holiday Closures (PDF)
• Internet Use (PDF)
• Privacy (PDF)
• Appendix A - F (PDF) (Appendix E: USA Patriot Act)

300. Community Relations

• Library Support Group (PDF)

400. Administration

• Records Retention and Destruction (PDF)
• Development (PDF)
• Grants (PDF)

500. Personnel

• Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PDF)
• Language Diversity (PDF)

600. Facilities

• Library Facilities Naming (PDF)
• Gift Recognition (PDF)
• Branch Library Donor Recognition Standards (PDF)
• Posting and Distributing Posters and Pamphlets (PDF)

700. Business Operations

• Gifts (PDF)
• Meeting Rooms (PDF)

800. Surveillance Technology Reports

• Library Computer Management System Annual Surveillance Report 2023 (PDF)
• Library RFID Annual Surveillance Report 2023 (PDF)
• Library Security Camera Annual Surveillance Report 2023 (PDF)
• Library Sensource Patron Counter System Annual Surveillance Report 2023 (PDF)
• Library Social Media Monitoring Software Annual Surveillance Report 2023 (PDF)