• A parent must accompany children under the age of 10, while the child is using the Laredo Public Library's computers.
• The Laredo Public Library's computers are public computers. This means that the software and Internet access available may function differently than you expect, but they should work! Please let us know when something's not working so that we can fix it.
• We ask that you not tamper with the configuration. If you have suggestions to improve and/or add to what's currently offered, please e-mail the Acting Children's Librarian, Irma Gonzalez at irma@laredolibrary.org.
• The library staff wants to help you with the computers and Internet resources. However, depending on the staff available and our workload for that day, we may not be able to spend more than a few minutes with any patron at a time. For this reason, we ask for your patience with us and a willingness to explore on your own.
  
  Online Safety Guidelines for Children and Young Adults

Please read the following rules and share this information with your parents:

MY RULES FOR ONLINE SAFETY

1. I will not give out my address, telephone number, my parent's work address or telephone number, or the name or location of my school without my parent's permission.
2. I will tell my parents right away if I see information that makes me feel uncomfortable.
3. I will never agree to get together with someone I "meet" online without first checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and will bring my mother or father along. I will always tell my parents first.
4. I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my parents.
5. I won't answer messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. If I do, I will tell my parents or the librarian in charge.
6. I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. I realize that if I break the rules at Laredo Public Library, my Internet privileges may be revoked.