| Ada Public Library (Ada) | Hardin County (3) | No published policies. |
| Adams County Public Library (Peebles) | Adams County (4) |
No shoe rule.
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| Akron-Summit County Public Library (Akron) | Summit County (9) |
Failure to wear shoes.
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| Alexandria Public Library (Alexandria) | Licking County (5) |
We ask that proper behavior be exhibited while visiting.
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| Alger Public Library (Alger) | Hardin County (3) | Under Construction. |
| Rodman Public Library (Alliance) | Stark/Mahoning Counties (5/7) | No conduct policy. |
| Amherst Public Library (Amherst) | Lorain County (9) |
No shoe rule.
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| Andover Public Library (Andover) | Ashtabula County (11) | No conduct policy. |
| Arcanum Public Library (Arcanum) | Darke County (2) | No published policies. |
| Archbold Community Library (Archbold) | Fulton County (6) | Policy no longer on website. |
| Ashland Public Library (Ashland) | Ashland County (5) |
Wearing inadequate or insufficient clothing (shirts and shoes required).
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| Ashtabula County District Library (Ashtabula) | Ashtabula County (11) | While they reference a "Code of Conduct", it is not on their website. |
| Wornstaff Memorial Public Library (Ashley) | Delaware County (5) | No published policies. |
| Harbor–Topky Memorial Library (Ashtabula Harbor) | Ashtabula County (11) | No published policies. |
| Seneca East Public Library (Attica) | Seneca County (3) | No published policies. |
| Avon Lake Public Library (Avon Lake) | Lorain County (9) |
Wear proper street attire, including shirts and shoes.
|
| Barberton Public Library (Barberton) | Summit County (9) |
Not wearing a shirt or shoes.
|
| Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library (Barnesville) | Belmont County (7) | No conduct policy. |
| Clermont County Public Library (Batavia) | Clermont County (12) |
Wearing swimsuits or other revealing clothing, no shoes or no shirt.
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| Bellaire Public Library (Bellaire) | Belmont County (7) |
No shoe rule. Limited conduct policy.
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| Belle Center Free Public Library (Belle Center) | Logan County (3) | No published policies. |
| Logan County District Library (Bellefontaine) | Logan County (3) | No published policies. |
| Bellevue Public Library (Bellevue) | Erie/Huron/Sandusky/Seneca Counties (6/6/6/3) | No published policies. |
| Bexley Public Library (Bexley) | Franklin County (10) | No published policies. |
| Blanchester Public Library (Blanchester) | Clinton/Warren County (12/12) | No conduct policy. |
| Bliss Memorial Public Library (Bloomville) | Seneca County (3) | No published policies. |
| Bluffton Public Library (Bluffton) | Allen/Hancock County (3/0) | No published policies. |
| Bowerston Public Library (Bowerston) | Harrison County (7) | No conduct policy. |
| Wood County District Public Library (Bowling Green) | Wood County (6) |
Entering Library buildings with bare feet or a bare chest.
|
| Bradford Public Library (Bradford) | Darke/Miami County (2/2) | No published policies. |
| Bristol Public Library (Bristolville) | Pike County (4) | No published policies. |
| Williams County Public Library (Bryan) | Williams County (6) | No conduct policy. |
| Bucyrus Public Library (Bucyrus) | Crawford County (3) | No published policies. |
| Burton Public Library (Burton) | Geauga County (11) | No published policies. |
| Puskarich Public Library (Cadiz) | Harrison County (7) | No conduct policy. |
| Caldwell Public Library (Caldwell) | Noble County (7) | No public policies. |
| Guernsey County District Public Library (Cambridge) | Guernsey County (5) | No conduct policy. |
| Canal Fulton Public Library (Canal Fulton) | Stark County (5) |
No shoe rule.
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| Stark County District Library (Canton) | Stark County (5) |
Shirts and footwear (other than cleats)
must be worn at all times in the Library.
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| Cardington-Lincoln Public Library (Cardington) | Morrow County (5) |
Shirts and shoes must be worn in the library building.
|
| Dorcas Carey Public Library (Carey) | Wyandot County (3) | No published policies. |
| Carroll County District Library (Carrollton) | Carroll County (7) |
Patrons must be fully clothed including, but not limited to, shoes and shirts.
|
| Mercer County Public Library (Celina) | Mercer County (3) | No published policies. |
| Centerburg Public Library (Centerburg) | Knox County (5) | No conduct policy. |
| Washington–Centerville Public Library (Centerville) | Montgomery/Greene County (2/2) |
Wear shirts and shoes.
|
| Geauga County Public Library (Chardon) | Geauga County (11) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Selover Public Library (Chesterville) | Morrow County (5) | No published policies. |
| Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library (Chillicothe) | Ross County (4) | No conduct policy. |
| Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (Cincinnati) | Hamilton County (1) |
Shoes and shirts are required at all times.
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| Pickaway County District Library (Circleville) | Pickaway County (4) |
Come into the library without proper attire, including shoes and
shirt.
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| Cleveland Public Library (Cleveland) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
Entering library facilities with bare feet or without a shirt, or being otherwise attired so as to create a threat to health or safety or disrupt other patrons’ use of the library facilities.
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| Cleveland Hts–University Hts Public Library (Cleveland Heights) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
Disruptive behavior of any kind is not permitted.
Library staff has the ultimate authority to interpret disruptive behavior.
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| Clyde Public Library (Clyde) | Sandusky County (6) |
Shoes and shirts are required.
|
| Coldwater Public Library (Coldwater) | Mercer County (3) | No conduct policy. |
| Columbiana Public Library (Columbiana) | Columbiana/Mahoning Counties (7/7) | No published policies. |
| Columbus Metropolitan Library (Columbus) | Franklin County (10) |
Improper dress including bare feet and no shirt.
|
| Conneaut Public Library (Conneaut) | Ashtabula County (11) |
Not wearing a shirt or shoes.
|
| Coshocton Public Library (Coshocton) | Coshocton County (5) | No published policies. |
| J.R. Clarke Public Library (Covington) | Miami County (2) | No conduct policy. |
| Crestline Public Library (Crestline) | Crawford/Richland County (3/5) | No published policies. |
| Cuyahoga County Public Library (Parma) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
Shoes and shirts must be worn when visiting the library.
|
| Cuyahoga Falls Library (Cuyahoga Falls) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
Unsuitable dress (shirts and shoes are required).
|
| Dayton Metro Library (Dayton) | Montgomery County (2) |
Enter library premises without shirt or shoes.
|
| Defiance Public Library (Defiance) | Defiance County (3) | No published policies. |
| Delaware County District Library (Delaware) | Delaware County (5) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Delphos Public Library (Delphos) | Allen/Van Wert Counties (3/0) | No published policies. |
| Delta Public Library (Delta) | Fulton County (6) | No published policies. |
| Patrick Henry School District Public Library (Deshler) | Henry County (3) | No published policies. |
| Dover Public Library (Dover) | Tuscawaras County (0) |
Unsuitable dress (no shirt, shoes).
|
| Hardin–Northern Public Library (Dunkirk) | Hardin County (3) | No published policies. |
| East Cleveland Public Library (East Cleveland) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
Entering the library barefoot or shirtless.
|
| Carnegie Public Library (East Liverpool) | Columbiana County (7) |
Shirts and shoes are required.
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| East Palestine Memorial Public Library (East Palestine) | Columbiana County (7) |
Shoes and shirts must be worn in the building.
|
| Preble County District Library (Eaton) | Preble County (12) |
Disruptive behavior is not acceptable.
|
| Harris–Elmore Public Library (Elmore) | Ottawa/Sandusky Counties (6/6) | No published policies. |
| Elyria Public Library (Elyria) | Lorain County (9) |
Not wearing shoes or a shirt.
|
| Euclid Public Library (Euclid) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
Improper dress including bare feet, no shirt, and uncovered swimsuits.
|
| Fairport Harbor Public Library (Fairport Harbor) | Lake County (11) | No published policies. |
| Normal Memorial Library (Fayette) | Fulton County (6) | No published policies. |
| Findlay Hancock County District Library (Findlay) | Hancock County (3) | No conduct policy. |
| Forest Jackson Public Library (Forest) | Hardin/Wyandot Counties (3/3) | No published policies. |
| Fort Recovery Public Library (Fort Recovery) | Mercer County (3) | No published policies. |
| Kaubisch Memorial Public Library (Fostoria) | Hancock/Seneca/Wood Counties (3/3/6) |
Not wearing shirt or shoes.
|
| Franklin-Springboro Public Library (Franklin) | Warren County (12) |
Shoes and shirts are required at all times.
|
| Birchard Public Library (Fremont) | Sandusky County (6) |
Shirts and shoes must be worn in the library.
|
| Lane Public Library (Hamilton) | Butler County (12) |
Shoes and shirts are required.
|
| Highland County District Library (Hillsboro) | Highland County (4) | No published policies. |
| Holgate Comunity Library (Holgate) | Henry County (3) | No published policies. |
| Homer Public Library (Homer) | Licking County (5) | No published policies. |
| Hubbard Public Library (Hubbard) | Trumbull County (11) | While they reference a "Code of Conduct", it is not on their website. |
| Hudson Library and Historical Society (Hudson) | Summit County (9) |
No barefoot or shirtless patrons in the library.
|
| Huron Public Library (Huron) | Erie County (6) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Briggs Lawrence County Public Library (Ironton) | Lawrence County (4) |
Lack of shoes and shirt.
|
| Jackson City Library (Jackson) | Jackson County (4) | No published policies. |
| Henderson Memorial Library Association (Jefferson) | Ashtabula County (11) |
Shirts and shoes must be worn.
|
| Kent Free Library (Kent) | Portage County (11) | No published policies. |
| Mary Lou Johnson–Hardin County District Library (Kenton) | Hardin County (3) | While they reference a "User Conduct Policy", it is not on their website. |
| Kingsville Public Library (Kingsville) | Ashtabula County (11) | No published policies. |
| Kinsman Free Public Library (Kinsman) | Trumbull County (11) | No published policies. |
| Kirtland Public Library (Kirtland) | Lake County (11) | No conduct policy. |
| Lakewood Public Library (Lakewood) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
Shoes and proper attire must be worn at all times.
|
| Fairfield County District Library (Lancaster) | Fairfield County (5) | While they reference "Rules of Conduct", it is not on their website. |
| Lebanon Public Library (Lebanon) | Warren County (12) | No published policies. |
| Community Public Library (Leetonia) | Columbiana County (7) | No published policies. |
| Brown Memorial Library (Lewisburg) | Preble County (12) | No published policies. |
| Liberty Center Public Library (Liberty Center) | Henry County (3) |
Not wearing a shirt or shoes.
|
| Lima Public Library (Lima) | Allen County (3) | No conduct policy. |
| Lepper Public Library (Lisbon) | Columbiana County (7) | No published policies. |
| Wagnalls Memorial Library (Lithopolis) | Fairfield/Franklin County (5/10) | Policy no longer on website. |
| Logan–Hocking County District Library (Logan) | Hocking County (4) | No conduct policy. |
| London Public Library (London) | Madison County (12) |
No shoe rule; limited conduct policy.
|
| Lorain Public Library (Lorain) | Lorain County (9) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Loudonville Public Library (Loudonville) | Ashland/Holmes Counties (5/5) | Policy no longer on website. |
| Louisville Public Library (Louisville) | Stark County (5) | Policy no longer on website. |
| Madison Public Library (Madison) | Lake County (11) | No published policies. |
| Mansfield–Richland County Public Library (Mansfield) | Richland County (5) |
Not wearing a shirt or shoes.
|
| Washington County Public Library (Marietta) | Washington County (4) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Marion Public Library (Marion) | Marion County (3) | No conduct policy. |
| Martins Ferry Public Library (Martins Ferry) | Belmont County (7) |
Shoes and shirts must be worn in the library.
|
| Marysville School District Public Library (Marysville) | Union County (3) |
Shirt and shoes required at all times due to health reasons.
|
| Mason Public Library (Mason) | Warren County (12) | No conduct policy. |
| Massillon Public Library (Massillon) | Stark County (5) |
Improper dress, including bare feet and no shirt.
|
| Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library (McArthur) | Vinton County (4) | Policy no longer on website. |
| McComb Public Library (McComb) | Hancock County (3) | No published policies. |
| Kate Love Simpson–Morgan County Library (McConnelsville) | Morgan County (5) | No conduct policy. |
| Mechanicsburg Public Library (Mechanicsburg) | Champaign County (2) | Website is not responding. |
| Medina County District Library (Medina) | Medina County (9) |
Entering the library with bare feet or without a shirt.
|
| Mentor Public Library (Mentor) | Lake County (11) |
Patrons shall not be permitted to enter the building without shirts
or other covering of their upper bodies, or without shoes or other soled footwear.
|
| Evergreen Community Library (Metamora) | Fulton County (6) | No published policies. |
| Middletown Public Library (Middletown) | Butler/Warren Counties (12/12) |
Do Wear Shoes and Shirt At All Times.
Shoes and shirt must be worn in the library.
|
| Milan–Berlin Township Public Library (Milan) | Erie/Huron Counties (6/6) | No conduct policy. |
| Holmes County District Public Library (Millersburg) | Holmes County (5) |
Not wearing a shirt or shoes.
|
| Minerva Public Library (Minerva) | Carroll/Columbiana/Stark County (7/7/5) |
Dress and Attire
Patrons are required to wear shoes and a shirt at all times. |
| Monroeville Public Library (Monroeville) | Huron County (6) | No published policies. |
| Montpelier Public Library (Montpelier) | Williams County (6) | No published policies. |
| Salem Township Public Library (Morrow) | Warren County (12) | No published policies. |
| Mt. Gilead Public Library (Mt. Gilead) | Morrow County (5) | No conduct policy. |
| Brown County Public Library (Mt. Orab) | Brown County (12) | No conduct policy. |
| Mt. Sterling Public Library (Mt. Sterling) | Madison County (12) | No published policies. |
| Public Library of Mt. Vernon & Knox County (Mt. Vernon) | Knox County (5) | Policy no longer on website. |
| Ridgemont Public Library (Mt. Victory) | Hardin County (3) | No published policies. |
| Napoleon Public Library (Napoleon) | Henry County (3) | No conduct policy. |
| Athens County Public Libraries (Nelsonville) | Athens County (4) | No conduct policy. |
| New Carlisle Public Library (New Carlisle) | Clark County (2) | No conduct policy. |
| Perry County District Library (New Lexington) | Perry County (5) |
Not wearing a shirt and shoes.
|
| New London Public Library (New London) | Huron County (6) |
Shoes and shirts are required to be worn in the library. Any individual with mud, tar, manure or other substances on their shoes that might damage floors will be asked to leave.
|
| New Madison Public Library (New Madison) | Darke County (2) | No published policies. |
| Tuscarawas County Public Library (New Philadelphia) | Tuscarawas County (5) |
Individuals must dress in a manner appropriate to a public place.
This includes, but is not limited to, wearing a shirt and shoes.
|
| Licking County Library (Newark) | Licking County (5) | No published policies. |
| Newcomerstown Public Library (Newcomerstown) | Tuscawaras County (0) |
No shoe rule.
|
| New Straitsville Public Library (New Straitsville) | Perry County (5) |
For your safety and health always wear shoes and proper clothing when in the library.
|
| Newton Falls Public Library (Newton Falls) | Trumbull County (11) | No published policies. |
| McKinley Memorial Library (Niles) | Trumbull County (11) |
Shoes and shirts must be worn in the building.
|
| North Baltimore Public Library (North Baltimore) | Wood County (6) | No published policies. |
| North Canton Public Library (North Canton) | Stark County (5) | No published policies. |
| Norwalk Public Library (Norwalk) | Huron County (6) | No published policies. |
| Oak Harbor Public Library (Oak Harbor) | Ottawa County (6) | No published policies. |
| Oak Hill Public Library (Oak Hill) | Jackson County (4) | No published policies. |
| Wright Memorial Public Library (Oakwood) | Montgomery County (2) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Oberlin Public Library (Oberlin) | Lorain County (9) | No published policies. |
| Orrville Public Library (Orrville) | Wayne County (9) |
Appropriate dress, including shirts and shoes.
|
| Grand Valley Public Library (Orwell) | Ashtabula County (11) | Policies page is blank. |
| Putnam County District Library (Ottawa) | Putnam County (3) |
Not wearing a shirt or shoes.
|
| Morley Library (Painesville) | Lake County (11) |
Shoes and shirts must be worn in the building.
|
| Pataskala Public Library (Pataskala) | Licking County (5) |
Shoes/Sandals and shirts must be worn.
|
| Paulding County Carnegie Library (Paulding) | Paulding County (3) | No conduct policy. |
| Pemberville Public Library (Pemberville) | Wood County (6) | No published policies. |
| Peninsula Library (Peninsula) | Summit County (9) | No published policies. |
| Perry Public Library (Perry) | Lake County (11) | No conduct policy. |
| Way Public Library (Perrysburg) | Wood County (6) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Pickerington Public Library (Pickerington) | Fairfield County (5) |
Appropriate attire, including a fastened/closed shirt that is free of profanity must be worn.
|
| Flesh Public Library (Piqua) | Miami County (2) | No published policies. |
| Plain City Public Library (Plain City) | Madison County (12) | No published policies. |
| Meigs County Public Library (Pomeroy) | Meigs County (4) | No published policies. |
| Ida Rupp Public Library (Port Clinton) | Ottawa County (6) |
Dress and Attire
Patrons are required to wear shoes and a shirt at all times. |
| Portsmouth Public Library (Portsmouth) | Scioto County (4) |
Not wearing a shirt and shoes when entering the library.
|
| Reed Memorial Library (Ravenna) | Portage County (11) |
Library attire will be appropriate for a public building,
including shoes and shirts.
|
| Richwood-North Union Public Library (Richwood) | Union County (3) | Website under construction. |
| Union Township Public Library (Ripley) | Brown County (12) | No conduct policy. |
| Rock Creek Public Library (Rock Creek) | Ashtabula County (11) | No published policies. |
| Rockford Carnegie Library (Rockford) | Mercer County (3) | No published policies. |
| Rocky River Public Library (Rocky River) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
Shoes and shirts are required to be worn by those who are on library property.
|
| Rossford Public Library (Rossford) | Wood County (6) |
Shoes and shirts are required at all times.
|
| Sabina Public Library (Sabina) | Clinton County (12) | No published policies. |
| Salem Public Library (Salem) | Columbiana County (7) | Policy no longer on website. |
| Sandusky Library (Sandusky) | Erie County (6) |
Failing to wear shoes or shirt.
|
| Shaker Heights Public Library (Shaker Heights) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Marvin Memorial Library (Shelby) | Richland County (5) | No conduct policy. |
| Shelby County Libraries (Sidney) | Shelby County (3) | No conduct policy. |
| Clark County Public Library (Springfield) | Clark County (2) | Policy no longer on website. |
| St. Clairsville Public Library (St. Clairsville) | Belmont County (7) |
Entering the library barefoot, without a shirt,
with offensive body odor or personal hygiene,
or being otherwise attired as to be disruptive to the library environment.
|
| St. Marys Community Public Library (St. Marys) | Auglaize County (3) | No published policies. |
| St. Paris Public Library (St. Paris) | Champaign County (2) | No published policies. |
| Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville) | Jefferson County (7) | No published policies. |
| Stow–Munroe Falls Public Library (Stow) | Summit County (9) |
Unsuitable dress (no shirt or no shoes).
|
| Community Library (Sunbury) | Delaware County (5) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Swanton Public Library (Swanton) | Fulton/Lucas Counties (6/6) | No published policies. |
| Mohawk Community Library (Sycamore) | Wyandot County (3) | No published policies. |
| Tiffin–Seneca Public Library (Tiffin) | Seneca County (3) | No published policies. |
| Tipp City Public Library (Tipp City) | Miami County (2) |
Persons entering the library must be wearing a shirt and shoes.
|
| Toledo–Lucas County Public Library (Toledo) | Lucas County (6) |
Inappropriate dress: i.e., no shirt, no shoes.
|
| Troy–Miami County Public Library (Troy) | Miami County (2) | No conduct policy. |
| Twinsburg Public Library (Twinsburg) | Summit County (9) |
Unsuitable dress (no shirt, shoes).
|
| Claymont School District Public Library (Uhrichsville) | Tuscarawas County (5) | No conduct policy. |
| Upper Arlington Public Library (Upper Arlington) | Franklin County (10) |
Improper dress: shirts and shoes are required,
skates, skateboards and cleats are not permitted.
|
| Upper Sandusky Community Library (Upper Sandusky) | Wyandot County (3) | No published policies. |
| Champaign County Library (Urbana) | Champaign County (2) | No conduct policy. |
| Brumback Library (Van Wert) | Van Wert County (3) | No published policies. |
| Ritter Public Library (Vermilion) | Erie/Lorain Counties (6/9) |
No shoe rule.
|
| Worch Memorial Public Library (Versailles) | Darke County (2) | No conduct policy. |
| Ella M. Everhard Public Library (Wadsworth) | Medina County (9) |
Not wearing a shirt or shoes.
|
| Auglaize County District Public Library (Wapakoneta) | Auglaize County (3) | No conduct policy. |
| Warren–Trumbull County Public Library (Warren) | Trumbull County (11) |
Without footwear/shirt or otherwise attired to
be disruptive to the library environment.
|
| Carnegie Public Library (Washington Court House) | Fayette County (12) | No conduct policy. |
| Wauseon Public Library (Wauseon) | Fulton County (6) | No published policies. |
| Garnet A. Wilson Public Library of Pike County (Waverly) | Pike County (4) | No published policies. |
| Wayne Public Library (Wayne) | Wood County (6) | No published policies. |
| The Mary L. Cook Public Library (Waynesville) | Warren County (12) | No conduct policy. |
| Herrick Memorial Library (Wellington) | Lorain County (9) | No published policies. |
| Sylvester Memorial Public Library (Wellston) | Jackson County (4) | No published policies. |
| Wellsville Carnegie Public Library (Wellsville) | Columbiana County (7) |
Patrons are required to wear a shirt or other
covering of their upper bodies, and shoes or
other appropriate footwear at all times.
|
| Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library (West Jefferson) | Madison County (12) | No published policies. |
| Milton-Union Public Library (West Milton) | Miami County (2) | No published policies. |
| Westerville Public Library (Westerville) | Franklin/Delaware County (10/5) | No published policies. |
| Westlake Porter Public Library (Westlake) | Cuyahoga County (8) |
Shoes and shirts must be worn in the
library.
|
| Weston Public Library (Weston) | Wood County (6) | No published policies. |
| Wickliffe Public Library (Wickliffe) | Lake County (11) | No conduct policy. |
| Extension Library District of Huron County (Willard) | Huron County (6) | No published policies. |
| Willoughby–Eastlake Public Library (Willowick) | Lake County (11) | No conduct policy. |
| Wilmington Public Library of Clinton County (Wilmington) | Clinton County (12) |
Dress – Shirts and shoes must be worn.
|
| Monroe County District Library (Woodsfield) | Monroe County (7) | No conduct policy. |
| Wayne County Public Library (Wooster) | Wayne County (9) |
Dressing inappropriately to include, but not limited to,
not wearing a shirt or shoes, or exhibiting bodily hygiene
so offensive as to constitute a nuisance to others.
|
| Worthington Public Library (Worthington) | Franklin County (10) |
Visitors must dress appropriately (shirts and shoes, please).
|
| Greene County Public Library (Xenia) | Greene County (2) |
Dress and Attire
Patrons are required to wear shoes and a shirt at all times. |
| Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County (Youngstown) | Mahoning County (7) |
Entering the Library barefooted and/or without a shirt
or being otherwise attired so as to be disruptive to the Library environment.
|
| Muskingum County Library System (Zanesville) | Muskingum County (5) | No published policies. |