Discovery Room Policies

Discovery Rooms are designed for children from newborns to 8 years old and for their adult caregivers (over 18 years old) to encourage learning through play.

Please review the following Discovery Room policies.

Time Limits and Room Capacity

  • One hour limit per group. This includes clean-up time (see below).
  • 30 minutes is the minimum booking or walk-in time.
  • Maximum occupancy is no morethan listed below:
  • Groups who have booked the room have the exclusive use of the room for the duration of their booking.

Reserve a Room

  • Reserved use is limited to one hour once a week per group or family.
  • Reservations can be made online or in the library, by calling the library or by checking in at the Information Desk at the library.
  • Reservations can be made up to 30 days in advance.
  • If there is a no-show, the room will be released to another user after 15 minutes. No-show customers forfeit the entire remainder of their booking except under the circumstances below.
  • Customers should call the library to notify them that they are running late. Their reservations will then be held until they arrive, and they have the use of the room until the end of their booking. Customers who are more than 30 minutes late for a booking will not be able to use the room as the timeframe is insufficient to use the room and make it ready for the next booking.

Drop-ins/Walk-ins

  • Drop-ins are welcome if the room is not reserved or being used; maximum daily usage is 1 hour per group or family, including reservations.
  • Walk-in customers may sign in multiple times during the week as long as the room is available.
  • Rooms may be available for walk-ins the first 30 minutes of the last hour the library is open. The last 30 minutes of the day are not available.

Check-in

The room must be booked by an adult (18 years of age or older). This person will be responsible for the condition of the room at the end of the booking.

Guidelines for Using the Discovery Room

  • Adults/caregivers are encouraged to use the activities with children.
  • Do not leave children unattended in the Discovery Room; children must be attended by an adult/caregiver at all times.
  • Please watch children closely; not all toys are designed for children under 3 years old.
  • No food or drink is allowed – except bottled water.
  • No changing of diapers is allowed – diaper changing is available at the restrooms.
  • Do not remove furniture and materials from the Discovery Room.
  • Do not move chairs and tables from other areas of the library into the Discovery Room.
  • Discovery rooms are not to be used for tutoring or group work; these spaces are for interactive play.
  • Please report any broken equipment or materials, including missing pieces to staff prior to leaving the library.
  • Discovery room door should be closed when in use.

Check-out

  • Room must be cleaned up before leaving. Leave enough time to put everything away – toys, games and books- neatly, in its designated place before your reserved time is up. There are photos on the walls to guide you to the correct place for everything.
  • Leave the room on time. Someone else is usually waiting for the room. Library staff are not responsible for issuing reminders that time is up.
  • Abuse of the room, equipment, or furniture will result in suspension of user privileges.