Library Web Site

Welcome to the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System’s web site, the electronic entry point to the services and collection of your public library system.

This web site has been designed to provide information about Library Services. The web site has been organized to provide information to all our customers from Seniors to Children. The different sections of this site are

• Library Services & Policies
• Library Information
• Library Center
• TeenCenter
• KidsCenter
• E-Center
• Special Collections
• Community Information

The Library also subscribes to other services which are available from our web site. You can visit the Site Map for information on the site structure.

Copyright and Disclaimer

Prince George's County Memorial Library System web sites may include hyperlinks to web sites maintained or controlled by other individuals or groups. PGCMLS does not approve, review or endorse the contents of or use of any of the products and services that may be offered at these web sites. Because the Internet is unregulated, PGCMLS has no control over the information available through the Internet and cannot be held responsible for its content or accuracy. If Library customers choose to access the Internet through the Library's connection, they do so at their own discretion and are responsible for evaluating both the validity of the material they find and its appropriateness for their use.

The Prince George's County Memorial Library System disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any information or material on the Internet from this on-line service. The Library does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from this site are free from viruses or other code that has contaminating or destructive properties. The Library also does not guarantee privacy of any electronic information that is transmitted or received.

Proprietary Rights

The logo, name and all graphics on the web sites of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System are trademarks of PGCMLS. Use, reproduction, copying or redistribution of trademarks, without written permission of PGCMLS, is prohibited. All other trademarks or service marks appearing on the web sites are the marks of their respective owners.

Limitation of Use

You may use this web site for legal purposes only. PGCMLS has the right to remove materials from its web sites, block access, or take other action with respect to the material at its sole discretion. You may not use PGCMLS computing resources or web sites to disseminate unsolicited advertising or promotional material of any kind.

Website & External Linking Policy

Website Policy

The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System provides access to websites that are owned and/or operated by other entities ("third party websites"). We provide this access through the use of hyperlinks that automatically move you from the Library’s website to the third party site.

We do not endorse, approve or guarantee the information, content, products or services offered or presented on any third party website and we do not make any warranty, expressed or implied, regarding any such website. Because we may not know when information on a third party website changes, we are not responsible for the content or accuracy of any third party website. We shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind resulting from the use of a link to third party websites nor will we be liable for any failure of products or services advertised or provided on these linked sites.

We offer links to you on an "as is" basis. When you visit a third party website by using a link on our site, you will no longer be protected by our privacy policy or security practices. The data collection, use and protection of the linked site may differ from those of our site. You should familiarize yourself with the privacy policy and security of the linked site. Those are the policies and practices that will apply to your use of the linked site, NOT the Library’s policies and practices. Any concerns or comments related to the contents of the sites accessed through external links should be directed to the author of those web sites.

Linking Criteria

Due to the vast proliferation of web sites and the ease of finding them through common search engines, the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System must be very selective in adding links to external web sites from its public web site.

The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System will consider linking to external web sites according to the following criteria:

• Non-commercial, unless they provide content pertinent to the needs of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System users.
• Complementary to the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System collections, services and programs.
• Consistent with the mission and goals of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System.
• In accordance with the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System Collection Development Policy.
• Meet a strong informational need for a large number of Library users.
• The site's content is suitable for intended audiences of different age groups i.e. children, teens, adults and seniors, and does not have any distasteful, offensive, obscene or objectionable content and is considered appropriate by a reasonable user.
• The sites do not charge a fee to access information or services on that page.
• The sites do not collect personally identifiable information from users.

The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System reserves the right to deny a link request for any reason and without notice. Links are reviewed often and will be removed if they no longer meet the Library’s Linking Criteria.

Reciprocity

The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System does not require that reciprocal links be established by the requesting entity. However, Internet etiquette encourages such reciprocal linking.