[Adopted 12-21-1978 by Ord. No. 28-1978]
No person shall detain or fail to return any
book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph recording,
audiovisual material or any other article borrowed from the Free Public
Library of the Township of East Hanover after 30 days have elapsed
from the date of posting by certified mail, return receipt requested,
of a notice demanding return thereof, addressed to said person at
the last address furnished.
No person shall cut, tear, deface, disfigure,
damage or destroy any book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic reproduction,
phonograph recording, audiovisual material or other article or any
part thereof which is borrowed from, owned by or is in the custody
of such library.
The Library Board shall adopt and post in a
conspicuous place in the Free Public Library building, rules, regulations
and procedures governing the borrowing of books, periodicals, pamphlets
or any other item or article which may be available for such borrowing
to the public.
No person shall remove any book, periodical,
pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph recording, audiovisual
material or any other item or article from the Free Public Library
building without complying with the rules, regulations and procedures
of the library for borrowing such items or articles.
No person with intent to defraud shall register
or furnish a false name or address or use any card other than the
one issued to said person for the purpose of borrowing any book or
other article from said library.
The Library Director is authorized to file a
complaint in the Municipal Court under the following conditions:
A. A certified letter, return receipt requested, shall
be sent by the library administration after six weeks, informing the
person that the book or material is overdue and that he is subject
to prosecution pursuant to this chapter.
B. In the case of a minor, the letter shall be sent to
the parents of the minor involved.
C. The book, material or article shall be overdue for
at least two months.
[Amended 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982]
Any person who violates or refuses to comply
with the regulations and provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of $500 or be
imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days, or
both, in the discretion of the Judge before whom such conviction is
obtained.
[Adopted 7-12-2004 by Ord. No. 28-2004]
[Amended 8-13-2007 by Ord. No. 16-2007]
A. There is hereby created in the Township a Board of
Trustees of the Free Public Library to consist of seven members, two
of whom shall be the Mayor of East Hanover and the Superintendent
of the East Hanover Public School System. The remaining five members
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the
Council pursuant to statute. The Mayor and Superintendent of Schools
may, respectively, appoint an alternate to act in his/her place and
stead, with authority in his/her absence to attend all meetings of
the Board and to vote on all questions before the Board. The Board
shall administer the affairs of the Library pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:54-1 et seq.
B. The members whose terms expire in 2008, 2009 and 2010
shall, upon expiration of such term, be entitled to reappointment
to a full term or the Mayor may, with the advice and consent of the
Council, appoint replacements for such members for a full term. One
of the members whose terms expire in 2011 shall be entitled to reappointment
to a full term or the Mayor may, with the advice and consent of the
Council, appoint a replacement for such member for a full term. The
second member whose term expires in 2011 may be reappointed to a one-year
term or the Mayor may, with the advice and consent of the Council,
appoint a replacement for such member for a one-year term. Thereafter,
all members may be reappointed to a full term or the Mayor may, with
the advice and consent of the Council, appoint replacements for such
members for a full term.