• Passport Service

An appointment is MANDATORY! Please call the library during business hours at 908-245-5809.
Hours for appointments are below (based on availability).

Please call the library during business hours (908-245-5809) to make a passport appointment. We will accept applications up to one hour before library closing. Read on for further instructions about proof of U.S. citizenship and identity, photos and fees. See a downloadable  DS-11 form.

• Ask a Librarian
  
  Roselle Public Library offers emailed responses to your reference questions at our Ask a Librarian link.
  If you prefer immediate message reference help, please try the New Jersey State Library service of
  QandA NJ, a 24/7 live reference service offered by professional state public and academic librarians.
  
  

The staff of the Roselle Public Library will proctor exams for independent study students under the following conditions: •  All requests for proctoring must be accompanied by a $25.00 payment to the Roselle Public Library.

•  Authorized signatories on proctoring requests are the director, the senior librarian, or the library associate. Pending exams are kept in the Exam File at the staff mailboxes, and are returned to whichever staff member authorized the exam.

•  Exams may be taken at any time, but must be concluded one half hour before the library's closing hours.

•  Unless the examining institution says differently in print, exams must be taken in the Main Room of the Library.

•  The Library makes no representations or guarantees about study conditions in the Main Room. In other words, it is not a quiet study, and test takers will have to co-exist with other library users. Test takers are advised to check with the Circulation staff for recommendations on scheduling.

•  The Library does not assign specific staff to proctor exams. Staff are not available to monitor any student on a one-on-one basis. Monitoring will be done from the Circulation Desk while other duties are being performed.

•  Students who find that the Library's rules and the school's rules are incompatible, may contract with an off-duty staff member for one-on-one proctoring, at the rate of $20/hour, payable to the proctor at the start of the exam.

Approved, Board of Trustees 4/3/03, Revised 10/19/06

Visitors to the Roselle Public Library looking to have documents notarized will need to pay one dollar per document.  The new fee was instituted by the Library Board of Trustees as a revenue generator aimed specifically at the proposed library expansion.
To find out when a notary public is available at the Roselle Public Library, call 908-245-5809.  The Library opens weekdays at 9 am , and is open 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays

• Bulletin Boards

The Library provides two bulletin boards for the purpose of providing information to Roselle residents and library users. One board is for library and borough notices, and those items can be found on the wall next to the Children's Services desk. The other board is for general information, and those items can be found inside the entrance on the left side. Items posted for general information must fit on the bulletin board, and may not be posed on adjacent walls. All items must be given to a library staff member for dating and posting. Materials not dated will be removed. Items will be posted as space permits. There is a maximum posting of three months. Due to space limitations, the Library cannot post permanent notices. Because the boards are for information, the Library does not allow political or religious material to be posted. We do not have the ability to offer equal time or space to conflicting ideas. The Library Director may also remove materials which may be offensive to the general public.

Ads for employment or sales are not permitted. Please use commercial space at the local supermarkets for those notices.

Approved, Library Board of Trustees 8/2/01

• Display Cases
  

The Library provides three locking display cases for the purpose of providing information to Roselle residents and library users. Any person or organization ("sponsor") wishing to display material should complete an application at least four weeks in advance. Displays are booked based on space availability and potential interest to our users.

The Library gives priority dates to its own displays.

The Library reserves the right to decline any offer of display material.

Displays are booked for two week periods, for a maximum of two periods (i.e., four weeks).

Display periods begin on Monday and installation may start on that day. Display periods end on Friday, and displays        must be completely removed by the sponsor by 5 pm on that day. Sponsors failing to do so will have their displays        removed by library staff; the library takes no responsibility for the condition or storage of such materials.

Displays must be informative.

Displays may not advocate for legislation, political purposes, or particular religious beliefs, unless opposing viewpoints        are adequately and fairly represented. The Library Director will be the final judge of the need for balance in an exhibit.

Display cases are fixed in their location and may not be moved. Cases are locked after the display is installed, and may not remain open for the public to access information or other items. No paint, glue, stickers or anything else may be affixed inside or outside the cases.

Sponsors must provide their own stands for text display and to distribute information.

The Library will issue a press release regarding a display to its usual media contacts. Sponsors wishing to issue their       own publicity must provide a draft to the Library Director one week prior to the proposed installation. In such       instances, the Library should be named only as the site for the display, and not as a co-sponsor or in any other way       which suggests that the Library is promoting the sponsor or its information.

The Library and its agents accept no responsibility for theft of or damage to the display during its time in the Library. All displays are placed in the Library at the sponsor's discretion.

Approved, Library Board of Trustees 8/7/03