Holiday Closings 2008:

New Year's Day	Tuesday, January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Monday, January 21
President's Day	Monday, February 18
Good Friday Easter Sunday	Friday, March 21 Sunday, March 23
Memorial Day Weekend Memorial Day	Saturday, May 24 Sunday, May 25 Monday, May 26
Independence Day Holiday	Friday, July 4 Saturday, July 5
Labor Day Weekend Labor Day	Saturday, August 30 Sunday, August 31 Monday, September 1
Thanksgiving Eve (Close at 5 p.m.) Thanksgiving Day	Wednesday, November 26 Thursday, November 27
Christmas Eve Day (close at 1 p.m.) Christmas Day	Wednesday, December 24 Thursday, December 25
New Year's Eve (close at 1 p.m.) New Year's Day	Wednesday, December 31 Thursday, January 1, 2009

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From Route 287

From Route 80

Mapquest -- Map to the Library

• Take the exit for Rt. 206 North
• Follow Rt. 206N to the light in Chester at the intersection of Rt. 206 North and Rt. 24/Rt. 513
• Make a left at this light onto Rt. 24/Rt. 513
• Continue on Rt. 24/ Rt. 513 for several miles into Long Valley
• Make a right at the traffic light in the center of Long Valley onto Schooley's Mountain Road.
• Cross the stone bridge and continue on Schooley's Mountain Road to the traffic light at the intersection of Schooley's Mountain Road and East Springtown Road (the Washington Township Police Station will be on the right)
• Turn right at the light onto East Springtown Road
• Continue on East Springtown Road for a short distance, past the sports fields, and turn right onto the first driveway on the right into Rock Spring Park
• Follow the signs for the Library

• Take exit 26, Rt. 46 West, past Budd Lake, to Naughright Road, which is the second traffic light past the lake (Home Goods mall)
• Turn left on Naughright Road and continue for several miles to the intersection with Flocktown Road
• Make a right onto Flocktown Road and continue for approximately 1/2 mile, passing the First Aid station on the left, to Rock Road, also on the left
• Turn left onto Rock Road and continue to the top of the hill where Rock Road intersects East Springtown Road
• Turn left on East Springtown Road
• Turn right onto the first driveway on the right, into Rock Spring Park
• Follow the signs to the Library

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Policies

Loan Periods:

28 days	Books
14 days	New Books, All Audiobooks, Music Cassettes/CDs
7 days	Videos, DVDs, Magazines, & Multimedia CDs

Overdue Charges :

All materials

$.10/day

$5.00 max.

Renewals:

All materials may be renewed twice, which cannot be renewed.

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Library Code of Conduct

In order to protect the rights of Library users and staff to access library facilities, to ensure the safety of users and staff, and to protect library resources and facilities from damage, the Washington Township Public Library Board of Trustees has adopted the following rules of conduct. The following activities are prohibited:

1. Engaging in activities prohibited by law but not limited to:
   
   • Fighting, causing loud noise or using offensive words in a public place;
   • Theft of personal property and/or Library material;
   • Vandalism;
   • Smoking any tobacco product;
   • Harassing of staff or public;
   • Engaging in sexual activity, contact or assault or in any act of lewdness or exposure or any other sexual activity that is inappropriate in a public place.
     
2. Engaging in loud, disruptive, or unsafe activity or behavior in the Library building that unreasonably interferes with another person's use of the Library or with the ability of Library staff to perform their job duties, including:
   
• Creating excessive noise;
• Running;
• Making verbal or physical threats;
• Having body odor constituting a nuisance to other persons or any other behavior that unreasonably disturbs and inhibits others from using the Library buildings, materials, or services;
• Following another person about the building with the intent to annoy that person, stalking another person, or behaving in a manner that reasonably can be expected to disturb other persons;
• Misusing the restrooms (i.e., using as a laundry or washing facility).
  
3. Disseminating, downloading, viewing or printing from Library computers illegal materials including but not limited to obscene material or child pornography as those terms are used in NJ State Statute.
   
4. Eating or drinking in the Library building.
   
5. Buying, selling, or soliciting on Library grounds.
   
6. Conducting a for-profit business by meeting business customers within the Library building or using the building and resources for a business office when such uses unreasonably interfere with the rights of others to use the Library.
   
7. Using the Library building for non-Library purposes including but not limited to the playing of games or sleeping when such uses unreasonably interfere with the rights of others to use the Library.
   
8. Bringing animals other than service animals into the building.
   
9. Caregivers and attendants are responsible to remain available for the personal or special needs of those entrusted to their care.  No person shall leave children under the age of 7 unattended on Library premises.  See Guardians' Responsibilities for Youths.
   
10. Exceeding the number of people who may reasonably sit together at Library study tables or computer workstations.
    
11. Failing to wear shoes and shirt at all times in the Library building.
    
12. Photographing or videotaping without prior permission of Library Administration and those photographed.
    
13. Carrying a weapon in the Library unless authorized by law.

Library users who fail to observe this Code of Conduct or other rules and regulations of the Library may be asked to leave the building or be subject to arrest.  Any library user who violates the Library Code of Conduct, rules and regulations shall be denied the privilege of access to the Library by the Library Board of Trustees, on recommendation of the Library Director.  Any library user whose privileges have been denied may have the decision reviewed by the Board of Trustee.

Adopted May 3, 2005

Adopted from the following libraries' Codes of Conduct: Morris County Library, 4/94; Chatham Library, 12/92; NJLA Executive Board, 12/92; San Luis Obispo City-County Library, 2/05; East Brunswick Public Library, 8/95.

April 2005

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Confidentiality of Library Records:

The Washington Township Library Board of Trustees adopted the "Confidentiality of Library Records" policy in 2002 to protect the right to privacy of our patrons in accordance with NJ Statute 18A:73-43.2, Confidentiality of library users' records. Confidentiality extends to "information sought or received, materials consulted, borrowed, acquired," and includes database search records, interlibrary loan records, and other personally identifiable uses of library materials, facilities, or services.

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Internet Use Policy:

The Washington Township Public Library provides access to the Internet in keeping with its role in providing equal access to information and resources to meet the educational, informational, and recreational needs of the community.

The Washington Township Public Library supports the American Library Association Bill of Rights, under which all library users are provided equal access to resources.  The document "Library Bill of Rights in Cyberspace" contains guidelines that extend this tradition to the new world of electronic information.

The Washington Township Public Library does not monitor and has no control over the information accessed through the Internet and cannot be held responsible for its content.  The Internet may contain controversial or inappropriate material, as well as materials that are personally, professionally, and culturally enriching to individuals of all ages.  The Library does not restrict access or protect users from information that they may regard as offensive.  Patrons use the Internet at their own discretion.

Viewing of certain materials that violates the Library's Code of Conduct that is posted on the Library's bulletin board and other uses of the Internet may be considered improper in time, place or manner.  The Library Board of Trustees of the Washington Township Public Library is committed to providing an environment free from sexual harassment. Do not display on screens and/or printers materials that may be objectionable.  Display or transmission of sexually explicit graphics or materials that are obscene, pornographic or harmful to minors is strictly prohibited in the Library.  If patron behavior when using the Internet resources becomes inappropriate, the Library reserves the right to end the session.

Library Code of Conduct states, "Disseminating, downloading, viewing or printing from Library computers illegal material including but not limited to obscene material or child pornography as those terms are used in NJ State Statute" is forbidden.

As with other library material, parents and guardians of minor children, not the Washington Township Public Library, are responsible for their children's use of the Internet through the Library connection.  While the Library staff may be available to help parents identify appropriate resources for their children, the Library does not restrict access to any materials.

Illegal activities or any other activities intended to disrupt network services or equipment are forbidden.

Users are cautioned that because security in an electronic environment such as the Internet cannot be guaranteed, all transactions, files and communications are vulnerable to unauthorized access and use and, therefore, should be considered public.

Portions of these statements are courtesy of the Princeton (N.J.) Public Library, Madison (N.J.) Public Library and the Ridgewood (N.J.) Public Library.

Policy adopted September 4, 2007, by the Washington Township Public Library Board of Trustees.

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Wireless Internet (WiFi) Policy:

The Washington Township Public Library provides unfiltered wireless (WiFi) Internet connectivity as a service for patrons with wireless-enabled laptops.

You must know how to configure your own equipment. Library staff members cannot configure your laptop or network card or help you to establish a wireless network connection.

By choosing to use this free wireless service, you agree to abide by the Library’s Internet Use Policy, which prohibits offensive or illegal activity while using the Library’s Internet service. Copies of this policy are available at the public access computer stations.

It is the responsibility of the user to understand this Internet Use Policy and his/her obligation to refrain from viewing inappropriate web sites, spamming, or engaging in any illegal activities.

Use of the wireless network is at your own risk, and the Library is not responsible for any alterations or interference with a laptop’s configuration or operation or data files resulting from connection to the wireless network. In addition, the Library assumes no responsibility for damage, theft, or loss of any kind to a user’s equipment, software, data files, or other personal property brought into or used at the Library’s facilities.

Limitations

WiFi is less secure than a wired network. Signal strength may vary in the building. There is no printing capability. This service is not to be used as a permanent connection. The Library cannot guarantee that the service will be available at any specific time.

System Requirements

Your laptop must have a wireless network interface card (NIC), 802.11b standard or higher.

Patrons shall defend, indemnify, and hold the Washington Township Public Library and its officers, employees, and agents harmless against all claims, actions, and judgments based on or arising out of the patrons’ use of the Library’s wireless network.

[This policy is provisional until approved by the Library’s Board of Trustees.]

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Services

Materials:

Books
Magazines
Newspapers
Books on Tape/CD
Downloadable Audiobooks
Music
Videos/DVDs
Multimedia
Local/NJ History

Adult Programs:

Book Clubs
Friends of the WTPL
Computer Instruction
Guest Speakers
Best Sellers Club

Children's Programs:

Story Times
Book Clubs
Teen Club
Summer Reading Program

For Your Convenience:

Fax Machine -- Calling card required
Photocopier -- $.10 per page
Color Copier -- $.10 per page
Public computers
High-speed Internet
Wireless Internet (WiFi)
Microsoft Office
Electric Typewriter
Meeting Room
PA System
TV/VCR
Slide Projector
Overhead Projector
Cassette/CD Player

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