1)  To enhance innovative education for 
library patrons through unique access to
resources and collaborates. 

2)  To improve learning and teaching through research dissemination of educational materials.

3) To provide basic electronic format
services at no or little cost to the public as a whole.

4) To provide electronic mail capabilities.

5) To provide equality in accessibility of
materials for all library patrons.

All use of the Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library's P.I.N.A. shall be consistent with the purposes, goals, and missions of the network policies.  Successful operation of the network requires that users regard P.I.N.A. as a SHARED resource, and cooperate with a community of diverse interests with the common purpose of advancing public education in Hopkins County. It is imperative that patrons conduct themselves in a responsible, ethical, and polite manner while using P.I.N.A.

The P.I.N.A. Policy does not attempt to articulate all required or proscribed behavior by its patrons. The Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library's  P.I.N.A. is an open network in both implementation and spirit.  Each individual's judgment of appropriate conduct must be relied upon.  To assist in such judgment, the following general guidelines are offered:

I. Any use of P.I.N.A. for illegal, inappropriate, or obscene purposes, or in support of such activities, is prohibited! Illegal activities shall be defined as a violation of local, state, and/or federal laws.  (Copyright Violations). Inappropriate use shall be defined as a violation of intended use of P.I.N.A and/or mission/purpose. Obscene activities shall be define as a violation of generally accepted social standards for use of publicly owned and operated communication vehicles.

2.  When your session is completed, you must back out of your program, closing all windows and returning to the designated desktop screen.

3. All use of P.I.N.A. must be in support of a world class public education purpose. Users are cautioned to exercise prudence in the shared use of this resource.

4. Any use of P.I.N.A. for commercial purposes is prohibited, as well as use for product advertisement of political lobbying.

5. NO use of the P.I.N.A. shall serve to disrupt the use of the network by other users.

6. P.I.N.A.'s accounts for e-mail shall be used only by the authorized user of  the account.  Account owners are ultimately responsible for all activity under his/her account.
Recent court cases have supported the concept that E-mail residing on a system is the property of the company that owns the system. All electronic files are deemed to be the property of the Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library system

7. From time to time, the Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library shall make decisions of whether uses of P.I.N.A. are consistent with the stated policies. The Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library shall remain the FINAL authority on use of   P.I.N.A. and the issuance of user accounts of use.

8. Some information found on the P.I.N.A. is of a mature nature and may not be suitable for young children. Children under the age of twelve (12) may not use P.I.N.A. without supervision of a parent or guardian. PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, NOT THE LIBRARY STAFF, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION SELECTED
AND/OR ACCESSED BY CHILDREN

Wireless Internet Access

In addition to the PINA Policy above, the following policy applies to wireless internet users:

All users of the Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library wireless internet access must abide by the PINA policy. Patrons using this service must have first read a copy of both the PINA and wireless policies and sign the log book at the back desk to state that the user has read and understands these policies. Any violation of these polices, and/or state and federal laws regarding obscenity, copyright etc may result in internet privileges being suspended/revoked and if necessary legal action being taken.

Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library is not responsible for any damage incurred to hardware, software, or data whilst using the wireless internet system or for configuration changes that may be needed to access it. Users should have up to date anti-virus software on their device before using the network. The library does not provide such software. Library staff are unable to make changes on patrons wireless devices, including setting up wireless cards, entering SSID network identity, etc. Patrons should have knowledge on how to connect to a wireless network.

Wireless patrons are not guaranteed a connection, and should also remember that internet addresses are also subject to change without notice, which is beyond the control of the library.

The wireless network provides unfiltered access to the internet. Patrons should use caution when using this service to prevent gaining access to questionable material.

In keeping with the PINA policy, children under the age of 12 years old will only be allowed to use the wireless network with adult supervision. Library staff can not provide this supervision.

Restrictions on downloading may occur if the speed of internet access to other stations decreases due to excessive bandwidth use.

Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library reserves the right to change the PINA and/or wireless access policies at any time it is deemed necessary.