[Michlib-l] Unattended Minor Age

[Deb Hemmye]

Ours is 8, but they only need to be accompanied by a caregiver who is 13 or older. We're a very walkable library, so a lot of siblings come together. 

Deb Hemmye 
Library Director 
Huntington Woods Public Library 
26415 Scotia Road 
Huntington Woods, MI 48070 
248-543-9720, ext. 686 

Currently reading The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook, by Hampton Sides 


From: "Michlib" <michlib-l at mcls.org> 
To: "Michlib-L" <michlib-l at mail.mcls.org>, "Sarah Rick" <srick at bathtownshippubliclibrary.org> 
Cc: "Jana Slisher" <jslisher at bathtownshippubliclibrary.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 2:08:12 PM 
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Unattended Minor Age 

Our rule is age 7. 

Tarra Gamelin 
Director 
Spies Public Library 
940 First Street 
Menominee, MI 49858 
906.863.3911 


From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org> on behalf of Sarah Rick via Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 12:20 PM 
To: Michlib-l <michlib-l at mail.mcls.org> 
Cc: Jana Slisher <jslisher at bathtownshippubliclibrary.org> 
Subject: [Michlib-l] Unattended Minor Age 
Hello Everyone, 

I am emailing to ask at what age are kids permitted to be in the library unattended by a supervising adult? We are looking to review our policy and wanted to see what cap other libraries have. 

Thanks, 

Sarah Rick 
Library Director 


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