[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of Denville by Ord. No. 25-97 (Ch.
25 of the 1978 Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The receipt of library materials from the Denville Free Public
Library by means of or by charging the same to a library card pursuant
to procedures as established by the library requiring the return of
said library material within a specified period of time.
The Denville Free Public Library established and operated
by the Township of Denville pursuant to the statutes of the State
of New Jersey.
Any books, other written materials, compact discs, videocassettes,
audio-visual materials and any other materials provided by the library
for borrowing by its patrons, including materials provided pursuant
to reciprocal and inter-library loan programs.
The Board of Trustees of the Denville Free Public Library shall
adopt and post in a conspicuous place in the library reasonable rules,
regulations and procedures governing the borrowing of library materials
which may be available for borrowing to the public and concerning
such other matters as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Board
of Trustees.
No person shall cut, tear, deface, disfigure, damage or destroy
any library materials or other property borrowed from, owned by or
in the custody of the Denville Free Public Library.
No person shall remove from the library any materials or other
property owned by or in the custody of the library, unless such person
shall have complied with the applicable rules, regulations and procedures
of the library governing the borrowing of such library materials.
No person shall detain or fail to return any library materials
borrowed from the Denville Free Public Library 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 to the library. Compliance with
the requirements of this section shall be in addition to the requirements
of any library regulations governing fines for the late return of
borrowed library materials.
No person shall register or furnish a false name or address
to obtain a library card or use without the owner's permission
any library card other than the one issued to said person for the
purpose of borrowing library materials from the Denville Free Public
Library.
A.
The provision of this chapter shall be enforced by the Director of
the Denville Free Public Library or such person as may, from time
to time, be designated by the Board of Trustees of the Denville Free
Public Library.
B.
The Library Director is authorized to file a complaint in the Municipal
Court under the following conditions:
(1)
A certified letter, return receipt requested, shall be sent by the
library administration informing the person that the book or material
is overdue and that he/she is subject to prosecution pursuant to this
chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 7-07]
A.
Persons charged with a violation of this chapter shall be permitted
to pay the penalties through the violation bureau provided that all
library materials are returned to the library, fines are paid to the
library and a receipt therefor exhibited to the violation Clerk. The
penalty for the first offense shall be $25; the penalty for the second
offense shall be $30.
[Added by Ord. No. 9-10]
A.
No person shall peddle, hawk, sell or offer for sale any services,
goods, ware or merchandise for profit upon the premises of the Denville
Free Public Library without having first secured written permission
from the director.
