[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Neptune City 11-9-1981 by Ord. No. 81-15. Amended in its entirety 12-11-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-21. Further amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established within the Borough of Neptune City a municipal library.
The name of the municipal library so established shall be the "Neptune City Municipal Library".
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The library organization procedures are amended from time to time by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Neptune City.
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Current organizational procedures are on file in the Borough Clerk's Office and on display in a conspicuous place in the library.
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The library rules, regulations, procedures, fees and fines are amended from time to time by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Neptune City.
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Current rules, regulations, procedures, fees, and fines are on file in the Borough Clerk's office.
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The municipal Librarian shall post, in a conspicuous place in the library building, current rules, regulations, procedures, fees, and fines governing the borrowing of books, periodicals, pamphlets or any other item or article which may be available for such borrowing by the public.
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 Neptune City Library after 30 days having 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.
No person shall remove any book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph recording, audiovisual material or any other item or article from the library building without complying with the rules, regulations and procedures of the library for borrowing such items or articles.
The librarian is authorized to file a complaint in the Municipal Court under the following conditions:
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A certified letter, return receipt requested, shall be sent by the librarian after 30 days, informing the person that the book or material is overdue and that he or she is subject to prosecution pursuant to this chapter.
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In the case of a minor, the letter shall be sent to the parents of the minor involved.
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The book, material or article shall be overdue for at least 30 days.
[Repealed 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-15]
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Editor's Note: Provisions for violations and penalties, previously codified herein, may be found in Chapter 1, Article III of these Revised General Ordinances.