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Policy

The Coastal Carolina University community is encouraged to use Kimbel Library as a place for research, study, reflection and leisure. To promote a welcoming environment Kimbel Library permits limited consumption of food and drinks in the building.

Kimbel Library's drink and food policy endeavors to accommodate our users and to encourage the use of library resources while protecting the University’s substantial investment in library collections and technology. Some regulations are required because the presence of food and drink in the Library introduces the potential for damage to furnishings, technology and collections. Also food and drink not discarded properly may cause pest infestation in the print collections that can result in damage and loss of investment.

All patrons are asked to follow the policy and guidelines to ensure that the library remains a clean, quiet and welcoming place for everyone.

Procedure

Food and Drinks are permitted in most areas of the Library, except:

• The Waccamaw Room
• Library Instruction rooms
• Library computer lab
  

Users are liable for any damage to library property and equipment caused by food or drink. Library users must:

• Clean up after themselves
• Dispose of trash in appropriate trash containers.
• Notify staff immediately of any spills or food-related mishaps.

Absolutely no alcohol will be tolerated. Campus police will be notified.

Drinks, only when in a container with a secure lid or cap, are allowed in most areas. The following containers are preferred:

• CCU mugs with lids
• Café drink containers
• Travel mugs with lids Bottle drinks with screw caps
• Soda cans

Non-acceptable containers include but are not limited to:

• Any container without a lid
• Glass bottles

Anyone with a non-approved drink container will be asked either to dispose of the drink or to take it to the Café, outside, or to replace it with an approved container.

Food is limited to snacks or wrapped items for individual, not group, consumption.

Non-acceptable food includes but is not limited to:

• Fast food
• Open plates
• Greasy or odiferous food
• No food may be ordered for delivery in the library.

Non-compliant students will be asked to dispose of the non-approved items. Continued refusal to comply with this policy will result in a call to Campus Police, who will escort offenders from the building. Continued abuse may result in a loss of library privileges.