Policy Overview

The following summarizes provisions of the Raritan Public Library Standards of Acceptable Behavior. This summary is provided for your convenience; however, the full Standards document which includes borrowing privileges, loan periods, and overdue fines and fees can be found here.

Raritan Public Library strives to provide the highest level of service to all Library patrons. To better serve all Library patrons, the following standards of acceptable behavior have been adopted by the Library Board of Trustees to protect all patrons and staff members and to foster a safe and pleasant environment, conducive to reading, learning and retrieving information. Any activity which is violative of federal, state or local or applicable Library policies, which interferes with the rights of other patrons to use the Library, which could result in physical, emotional or mental injury to oneself or others, or could result in damage to the facilities, equipment, material or Library property and grounds, shall be considered disruptive and unacceptable.

Borrower Policy

Circulation Policy

Collection Policy

Standards

To maintain personal safety and preserve a peaceful and pleasant environment, please do not:

  1. Leave any child under the age of 10 without adult supervison. If a child is left unattended at Library closing time, the librarian will attempt to contact the parents. If, after 15 minutes, the child has not been picked up, the Raritan Police may be called to assist.
  2. Smoke, use of alcohol or any drug constituting a controlled dangerous substance on Library property or display behavior of being intoxicated in the Library.
  3. Fail to wear proper attire, including shoes and shirts. Patrons whose bodily hygiene is offensive as to constitute a nuisance or health threat to other patrons shall be requested to leave the Library.
  4. Bring animals, insects or other living organisms into the Library, except service animals to assist patrons with disabilities.
  5. Harass Library patrons or staff, verbally, physically or sexually.
  6. Carry any instrument that could reasonably and commonly be classified as a weapon or a dangerous instrument, or could be reasonably used as means of aggression or defense against another, into or on the property of the Library, unless authorized by law to do so. Any person authorized to carry a weapon must notify Library staff of that fact.
  7. Engage in any behavior that presents an imminent danger to the life and/or safety of others, including intentional non-emergency activation of alarmed exits or fire alarms.
  8. Misuse the restrooms. No person shall use the restroom facilities other than for ordinary and usual use. Bathing and laundering clothes are specifically not permitted.

Computer / Internet Use

Time limit on the library’s computers is 1 hour per day, per person. Library staff reserves the right to terminate any session due to inappropriate content.

Printing Services

We encourage patrons to use our mobile printing service to upload and pick up copies with ease.  Our policies on 3D printing can be found in this document.

Printer Service Fee
Black & White $0.15/page
Color $0.50/page
Faxing $1.00/page
Scanning Free

Inter-Library Loan (ILL)

Inter-library loans can be borrowed from anywhere from 1-3 weeks, depending on the loaning library. Renewals are not guaranteed and only made by special request. Requests are subject to the availability from other libraries.

Holds

Holds can be done by phone, in person, or online. The held material will go back into circulation if it has not been picked up before 1 week.

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