Library Policy Information

Click on the links below for more information regarding each policy.

• Behavior Policy

• Collection Development Policy

• Materials Reconsideration Form

• Code of Ethics for the American Library Association

• NJLA's Statement Against Censorship

• Financial Policies and Procedures

• Fines and Fees Policy

• Friends of the Library Policy

• Program Policy

• Public Internet Use Policy

• Supervision of Children Policy

• Use of Facilities and Grounds Policy & Application

Lending Policy

LIBRARY CARDS

 Anyone who lives, owns property, or works in Keyport may apply for a library card at the circulation desk. Proper identification is required. Children younger than 18 require a parent’s permission. Non-residents, who are not already part of the Library's Consortium, may purchase library cards for $25, renewed annually. 

RETURNS

• An outdoor book return is located on the Broad Street side of the library, and may be used at any time. The book return is emptied each morning, before the library opens, during the day, and before the library closes at night.

• Please return DVDs and audio books to the circulation desk to prevent them from being damaged in the book drop.

LOST CARDS

Identification is required to get a replacement library card. The cost is $1.00 per card first time, $2.00 second time, and $3.00 third time the card is replaced.

RENEWING LOANS

• Library materials may be renewed in person, by phone or online.

• One week materials may be renewed once. Two week materials may be renewed up to 2 times.

• Older DVDs & Instructional DVDs can be renewed.

PLACING RESERVES

You may call the library during operating hours to ask that a book be held for you, or place a request at the circulation desk. Books will be held for one week.

INTER-LIBRARY LOANS

Items not owned by the library, may be borrowed from other libraries or through the Middlesex Consortium. But lending policies may not be the same for all libraries.

Approved by the Board of Trustees, August 12, 2021. Revised November 9, 2023.