{"id":12864,"date":"2025-11-07T10:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?page_id=12864"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:21:52","slug":"library-events-policy-tarver","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/university-libraries\/mercer-university-libraries-policies\/library-events-policy-tarver\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Events Policy (Tarver)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12864\" class=\"elementor elementor-12864\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1067f176 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1067f176\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bcf6a3f\" data-id=\"5bcf6a3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555bfc45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"555bfc45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Library Events Policy (Tarver)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679a2cfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"679a2cfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"><article id=\"content\"><div id=\"content-core\"><div id=\"parent-fieldname-text\" class=\"\"><p>Mercer University Libraries are proud to offer a variety of safe and welcoming spaces for research, collaboration, creativity, and discovery. The following policies apply to all reservable event spaces, including our meeting rooms and shared environments. Event spaces are exclusively reserved for Mercer students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Prior authorization must be given for clubs, organizations, or associations to host events or programs in the library.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Coordinators<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Academic, organizational, and administrative entities wanting to host events or programs in the library must appoint an \u201cEvent Coordinator\u201d as a point of contact.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The coordinator must be affiliated with Mercer and have a valid MUID.\u00a0<\/li><li>The coordinator will be the primary contact between the campus unit hosting the event and library staff.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>The coordinator must communicate with the Public Services Librarian before an event is officially scheduled.\u00a0<\/li><li>The coordinator will be responsible for all communication with library staff related to set-up, catering, delivery, custodial, or other specialized services.\u00a0<\/li><li>The coordinator will be responsible for communicating all behavioral, organizational, and environmental policies \/ procedures to its vendors and affiliates relating to the event.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>The coordinator is responsible for the set-up and clean-up of space and library resources used during the event.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Scheduling\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Spaces must be reserved at least <strong>five<\/strong> business days before a scheduled event. Certain spaces may have different scheduling guidelines depending on the needs of the event.\u00a0<\/li><li>Reservations must be made through the Public Services Librarian.<\/li><li>Priority will be given to academic and student events.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Expectations and Etiquette\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>If a Coordinator does not abide by the expectations in this policy, future events may not be approved.\u00a0<\/li><li>Events cannot interfere with daily library functions. Participants are expected to respect library spaces and library patrons.\u00a0<\/li><li>Mercer University Library staff reserve the right to decline or cancel an event anytime.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"row\"><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32301b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32301b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Library_Events_Policy_Tarver.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View as PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e6db34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"65e6db34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Library Events Policy (Tarver) Mercer University Libraries are proud to offer a variety of safe and welcoming spaces for research, collaboration, creativity, and discovery. 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