Service Animals at the Library
Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Service Dogs ARE permitted at the Library.
Emotional Support Animals Not Permitted
Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. Per our Library Code of Conduct, while service animals are welcome in the library, other pets or animals are NOT permitted. The Library is not a place for emotional support animals or for socializing your pup. Here is a list of places where this is acceptable, but always call the location first to confirm it’s ok.