Room Reservation

 Meeting Room Policy

For more information on renting our Meeting Rooms, contact the Business Office at (262) 335-5151, ext.5243.

The West Bend Community Memorial Library provides meeting rooms for informational, civic, educational, and professional needs.  The West Bend Community Memorial Library does not endorse the views of any group using the meeting rooms.

The West Bend Community Memorial Library has priority for meeting room use and may need to cancel a group reservation if the Library needs the room.  The West Bend Community Memorial Library will attempt to give a 2-week notice if a reservation needs to be canceled.

Library meeting rooms are not intended for commercial use.  For-profit organizations and businesses may use the meeting rooms but only for training, conferences, strategic planning, or other non-commercial use.

The West Bend Community Memorial Library supports the principles of the ALA Library Bill of Rights: “Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.”

If a group abuses the facility or these regulations then it will be the Library Director’s decision to cancel future reservations or to discontinue meeting room privileges to this group.

Application for Use

Meeting Room Reservations may be made by clicking here. Applications are subject to review and will not be immediately confirmed. 

Application forms and the Meeting Room Policy are available in the business office from 9 am – 1 pm Monday through Friday  An adult must be present throughout the meeting if minors are in attendance.  The person completing the application form will accept liability for damages to the meeting room that occur during the time period their organization meets.

Meeting Room Priority

The West Bend Community Memorial Library has priority for Library meeting room use and may need to cancel a group reservation if the Library needs the room. The Library will attempt to give a 2-week notice if a reservation needs to be canceled.

Meeting rooms may be booked up to 3 months in advance.

Capacity

• First Floor Conference Room (BI Room): 22 (14 chairs around the table, 8 outside perimeter)

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• Second Floor Conference Room: 10  

       Library Recreation Center West: 35

        Library Recreation Center East: 35 

The meeting rooms are available during Library hours only:

The hours that are reserved include set-up and clean-up time. No one will be allowed stay past closing.

Frequency

Groups may use the meeting rooms once per calendar month. This is per group and per room. It will be at the Director’s discretion or the Director’s designee to make adjustments.

Cancellation

Cancellation of room reservations must be made at least two business days in advance of the meeting date for return of fees, unless cancellation is demanded by weather.

Basic Guidelines 

All groups must abide by local and state fire safety laws. All regular library rules apply to the meeting rooms, including prohibitions against posting materials on the walls, windows, or doors and moving tables and chairs.

Groups are responsible for set up and take down of chairs, etc. Setup and take down must be considered when booking the room. Library Staff will not assist with this.

Due to staffing limitations, the library is unable to carry messages (e.g. telephone calls) to persons/groups using the meeting rooms. In the event of an emergency, library staff will attempt to place the caller in touch with the person being called.

Any public notice or advertisement of any meeting must clearly state that the event is being held at, not sponsored or organized by the West Bend Community Memorial Library Board or the City of West Bend.

The name, address, or telephone number of the West Bend Community Memorial Library may not be used as the address or headquarters of the group meeting at the West Bend Community Memorial Library.

Passed by the West Bend Community Memorial Library Board on October 19, 2021

Revised November 15, 2022