Faulty equipment or room concerns must be reported immediately. Card-holders are responsible for returning and restoring all rooms and equipment to their originally checked out conditions.
Equipment and rooms will be inspected for damage upon check-in. Customers may be present during this inspection. Any damages found will be charged to the customer and may up to the full replacement cost for the equipment. Card-holders who have outstanding charges for lost or damaged equipment may be denied Digital Media Studio privileges until the charges are reconciled.
RPL does not assume responsibility for personal items or items checked out to card-holders. Equipment usage privileges may be revoked due to careless handling of library equipment, repeated tardiness in returning library owned equipment, or damage. Please note that unattended library equipment is considered careless handling.
Equipment must be checked-out on your library card. In order to check out equipment from the Digital Media Studio you must:
Be 14 years of age or older (Children and Special Circumstances customers should have their parents or guardians check out equipment for them)
Have a library card with full privileges (Community Access and Unverified cards must upgrade their cards to full cards)
Have a library card in good standing (owe less than $25, have no unpaid lost items, have no appeals in progress)
These restrictions apply to all equipment. All equipment is to be used in the library for up to three hours at a time. You must remain in the Digital Media Studio while you are using this equipment. You are responsible for any damage or loss to equipment checked out on your card. Please note that any storage media on the device will be erased when it is returned.
RPL reserves the right to erase user files left on library-owned hard drives and removable storage without prior notice. Customers are strongly encouraged to backup their projects to personal storage devices or cloud-based backup solutions.
Digital Media Studio visitors are encouraged to connect personal devices to Digital Media Studio equipment but support for such equipment may not be available. RPL staff may disconnect personal devices which interfere with the operation of Library equipment of the ability of other users to complete projects. Compatibility of personal devices with Digital Media Studio hardware and software is not guaranteed.
Library personnel must always have free access to Digital Media Studio production spaces. RPL retains the right to monitor all activity conducted on Library premises to ensure compliance with Library rules and regulations.
Media computer workstations in the Digital Media Studio are designed for collaboration. RPL retains the right to limit the number of people around a single workstation to a maximum of three.
The Safe Use and Conduct Bylaw and Internet Access Policy applies to activities in the Digital Media Studio Studio. Any violations of this policy may result in loss of Studio privileges and / or full library privileges. Treat your group, our staff, and other artists kindly.
