Residents of Williamson County may contact the library at 615-595-1243 to prearrange a date and time to take an exam. Arrangements are made based on staffing levels on the requested date. It is the student's responsibility to make their school and teacher aware of the library's policies to ensure acceptance of their exam results.
The Williamson County Public Library System values and encourages lifelong learning practices.
- Students must schedule an appointment in the Reference Department, 595-1243, to pre-arrange a date and time to take an exam.
- Appointments must be made two weeks in advance. Walk-ins are not accepted.
- Computer Guest cards are available for adults ages 18 and older.
- Official photo identification is required before an exam is given.
- Exam instructions must be in English.
- The proctor will be the Librarian on duty at the scheduled time. If the Library staff, who start the exam with the student, must leave before the student completes the exam, they may designate another staff member to sign the required documentation.
- Staff cannot provide direct supervision or time-discrete portions of a test at specified intervals.
- Staff can note the starting and ending times of the entire exam.
- The library does not provide a room for taking exams without school approval. Staff cannot stay in the room. Exams are usually taken in front of the Reference Department or in the rotunda. Exams must be taken in the presence of the staff.
- The student or school pays all postage if required. The student must provide an envelope with the correct address and postage as needed. Students may not mail or scan the exams to email.
- Proctors must be notified of any special arrangements necessary for the exam before the exam date.
- WCPL will not retain any paperwork for students or schools after the exam. Exams will not be photocopied or otherwise kept on file.
- The library cannot commit to monitoring an entire course of study or single exams requiring multiple sittings. Requests for exams in series are treated as separate requests.
- No fee is charged for the proctoring services. Requests from schools requiring a charge be assessed to the Student will not be accepted, or any that require the assumption of liability by the Library or staff.
- The Library is not responsible for any tests that are lost or stolen. Both Student and School agree to indemnify the Library from any damages, directly or indirectly related to the proctoring services provided by the Library.