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Downtown Mishawaka Library
209 Lincoln Way East
Mishawaka, IN  46544
Phone: 574-259-5277

Bittersweet Branch Library
602 Bittersweet Road
Mishawaka, IN  46544
Phone: 574-259-0392

Harris Branch Library
51446 Elm Road
Granger, IN  46530
Phone: 574-271-3179

Unattended or Dissruptive Children Policy
at Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library

The Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library strives to provide an environment conducive to lifelong learning and the personal development of its users.  The MPHPL staff is committed to helping children with activities related to the library.  Library staff cannot nor is it their responsibility to serve as babysitters, teachers, or disciplinarians. Parents are responsible for the behavior of their children while they are in the library.

Children 7 years and younger must be accompanied and directly supervised at all times by a parent or other responsible person over the age of thirteen years.

Children 8 years and older may use the library unattended by an adult, subject to all library rules and policies concerning behavior, conduct, and demeanor.

Approved by the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library Board of Trustees on October 13, 2005.

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