Social Media Policy

Content will be created by the Sibley Public Library staff to assist in fulfilling our mission to inspire life-long learning by promoting new resources and cultural awareness. Much of the content will relate to libraries, authors, books, and the book-publishing industry; and to programs, events, photos and/or images, or special topics that the Library is discussing or promoting.

The goals of the Sibley Public Library sponsored social networking sites are:

To inform the public about library resources and activities
To increase the public’s use of library resources
To provide additional communication with members of the public

Publicaly posted information will be professional and reflect positively on the Sibley Public Library as well as the City of Sibley, its staff, volunteers, and services. Staff shall check facts, cite sources, present balanced views, acknowledge and correct errors, and check spelling and grammar when publishing any posts.

Comments and postings from the public are encouraged, but will be reviewed by Library staff for content. Library staff reserves the right to delete comments or postings. Comments or postings that fall within one of the following categories will be deleted by the Library staff:

Obscene, sexist, or racist content.
Harassing Library staff or other social media users. Harassing comments or postings include profane or obscene statements or images, threatening physical harm toward another person, and engaging in behavior with the sole intent of annoying another person.
Libelous and slanderous statements.
Plagiarizing or posting copy-righted material without permission or authority.
Private, personal information of another person without appropriate consent or authority.
Advertisement, solicitation, and spam.
Parents/guardians must inform Library staff if they do not wish their child to be publicly posted in the Library and/or participating in Library activities.

Designated staff members will regularly review the Library’s social media to check postings and respond. Material that is deemed inappropriate based on the general policy criteria will be handled via deletion of the material.

Adopted: July 2, 2013

Amended: February 3, 2026

Reviewed: February 3, 2026

Scheduled for Review: February 2029