The Maywood Public Library is a vibrant center for community life and learning, offering people of all ages abundant opportunities to enrich their lives. The Library serves as a free community cultural center, a focus point for community activities, and a forum for community issues. Adopted by the Maywood Public Library Board of Trustees, December 16, 2015.
Issuance of a Library Borrower’s Card
All applications for a library borrower’s card must be completed in the library.
Residents:
Any current resident of the Borough of Maywood who is at least five (5) years old and can write his or her name may complete an application for a library borrower’s card. Borrower cards for residents are provided at no charge.
Proof of residency must be established using one of the following:
- Valid New Jersey driver’s license with the current street address
- Lease or property deed
- Utility bill or other significant mailed item delivered via U.S. Mail. Mail addressed to a post office box number will not be accepted without a street address noted.
Children:
Applications from children between the ages of five (5) and eighteen (18) must be signed by a parent or legal guardian residing in the Borough of Maywood and providing proof of residency. The signature of the parent or legal guardian on behalf of a minor child constitutes acknowledgment of responsibility for all items charged to the card.
The borrower’s card will be issued for a three-year period and is renewable upon verification of address.
Non-Residents:
An employee of the Borough of Maywood, or an employee or owner of a business located within the Borough of Maywood, is eligible to apply for a library borrower’s card. A letter on company letterhead listing the company name, address and the individual’s name will be used as proof of local employment.
Individuals who attend school in Maywood, but do not live in a town with a BCCLS library, are also eligible for a courtesy card upon appropriate documentation. Courtesy cards are issued for a one-year period and are renewable upon verification of employment or school enrollment.
Courtesy borrower cards for non-residents are provided at no charge. The use of courtesy cards is limited to materials owned by the Maywood Public Library.
Temporary Residents:
A Courtesy Card may be issued an individual who temporarily resides (one year or less) with a resident of Maywood. The applicant must produce a photo ID and an affidavit from the person with whom they reside stating the duration of stay. See above for a description of Courtesy Card privileges.
A Courtesy Card may be issued an individual who temporarily resides (one year or less) with a resident of Maywood. The applicant must produce a photo ID and an affidavit from the person with whom they reside stating the duration of stay. See above for a description of Courtesy Card privileges.
Non-Residents Not Eligible for a Courtesy Card:
Non-residents who are not eligible for a Courtesy Card are not currently able to purchase a borrower card
Library borrower cards that have been lost or damaged will be replaced for $3.00.
Use of a Library Borrower’s Card
No books or materials may be checked out without a valid borrower’s card from the Maywood Public Library or from another library with which the Library has an arrangement for borrowing privileges.
A library borrower’s card is non-transferable and may be used only by the person whose name appears on the card and in the computer record. Presentation of a library card to borrow library materials, or for any other library function requiring presentation of a card, constitutes representation that the presenter is the legitimate card holder. BCCLS libraries are entitled to request identification from any patron presenting a library card.
To protect the patron’s privacy and security, the library will assign or reassign a PIN when the patron applies in person and presents his or her valid library card.
All patron records are, by New Jersey State law, considered to be confidential.
Approved by the Maywood Public Library Board of Trustees June 17, 2015