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Conversion Station Policy

Purpose

The Tinley Park Public Library Conversion Station allows patrons to digitize physical media such as photos, home movies, and reel-to-reel film.

Eligibility

A Tinley Park Public Library card is required to reserve the Conversion Station. Up to two (2) users can work at the Conversion Station at one time, one of whom must have a Tinley Park Public Library card in good standing, with fines not exceeding $10.00 and account information up to date. Staff will retain a user’s Tinley Park Public Library card while the Conversion Station is in use. If the Tinley Park Public Library card used to reserve the Conversion Station is not available, the user’s current (unexpired) photo ID (state or school-issued) will be retained by Library staff while the Conversion Station is in use.

All users must be at least thirteen (13) years old, and permission must be granted beforehand by a parent or legal guardian for those 13–17 years old.

User Responsibility

The user whose Library card is retained by Library staff will be responsible for any damages, missing items, misuse of equipment, breach of policy, or misconduct.

It is the user’s responsibility to save their work on an external memory source, such as a cloud storage website, flash drive, etc. Files saved to the Conversion Station computer will be erased upon restart. The Library is not responsible for lost files.

Rules and Procedures

  • No food or uncovered drinks are permitted while using the Conversion Station.
  • Users can make reservations up to four (4) weeks in advance for the following times:
    • Mon–Fri: 9 am–12 pm, 1–4 pm, 5–8 pm
    • Sat & Sun: 1–4 pm

If there are no reservations, the Conversion Station will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Library staff can extend the user’s session through the next session if there is no other reservation. Users can make one reservation per day and one renewal per day.

  • Reservations are held for fifteen (15) minutes after they are scheduled to begin, unless the user notifies staff beforehand. Users must allow time once their session has ended for staff to conduct an inventory of equipment.
  • Only Library staff can add, remove, or modify any Library-owned or user-owned equipment including cables, keyboards, mice, etc. Users are not permitted to install any new software.
  • A Conversion Station User may get up to use the restroom or explore the Library while their project is being processed. If the User leaves the Conversion Station they should give the wireless keyboard and mouse to Library staff at the Adult Reference Desk.
  • The Conversion Station is closely monitored.
  • All users must comply with Tinley Park Public Library’s “Patron Behavior on Library Property Policy” and “Internet Access and Computer Use Policy and Procedures.”
  • The Conversion Station may not be primarily used for web browsing, word processing, email, and other technology uses that can be conducted on the Library’s public PCs.
  • The Conversion Station may not be used for projects that are obscene or pornographic.
  • The Conversion Station may only be used to create personal copies of media the user owns.
  • Users are requested to comply with Title 17 of the US Code and its implementing Regulations regarding copyright and trademark law. Infringement may result in privileges being suspended and/or permanently forfeited.

Adopted 07/22/2026