Connecticut Libraries Help Center: Sample Policies, etc.

Please Note: The policies listed here are samples only. This is not a list of "best policies," and inclusion on this list does not constitute a recommendation by the Connecticut State Library. This list should assist librarians and trustees in creating or revising policies for their libraries. Every library is unique and sample policies should never be copied. Instead, use the ideas and organization of many samples to help create policies most suitable to your library's unique situation. Also seek legal and/or professional advice whenever appropriate.

To contribute your CT public library's policies to this page, Contact Us .

Go to Strategic/Long-Range Planning for Public Libraries for samples of long-range plans.

Also see: WebJunction Policies and ALA Intellectual Freedom Statements and Guidelines

Connecticut Sample Policies:

Full Library Policies Alcohol - See Meeting Room Book Discussion  Bylaws Cell Phones Circulation and Patron Registration Code of Conduct Collection Development Computer Use Confidentiality & Privacy Conflict of Interest Discards Donations, Gifts, and Memorial Funds E-Readers & Media Players Exhibit and Bulletin Board Food and Beverage Financial Development, Foundations, Investment & Endowments History Room Holiday Decorations Home Delivery Interlibrary Loan Internet Polices Job Sharing Makerspace Media Policy

Meeting Rooms Mission Statements Museum Passes Notary Personnel Petitions/Soliciting Proctoring                                          Professional Development Program Public Relations Re-Opening - Covid Security Cameras Service Animals Social Media Soliciting on Library Premises Staff Development Staff Use of Computers and the Internet Study Rooms Technology Plans                                                    Tutoring Unattended Children\Vulnerable Adults (See also: Code of Conduct) Volunteer Policy Warming/Cooling Station Weather Closings Whistleblowers

 

** = POLICIES SHARED FEBRUARY 2022

Connecticut Full Library Policies  
**Avon

**Madison - Scranton Library 

**Norwalk

**Ridgefield

**Salem

Bethel
Granby
Greenwich
Hartford
Wallingford
Westport
West Hartford
Wethersfield

 

 Book Discussion

**Norwalk

Bylaws
 

Cell Phones

Circulation and Patron Registration
**Avon                                                                                                                                                                                                             

**Madison - Scranton

**Norwalk

**Norwalk - Children Card

**Norwalk - E-Reader

**Norwalk - Laptop

**Norwalk -Wifi Hot Spot

**Ridgefield - Kindle Fire for Kids
West Hartford
Westport

Code of Conduct/Behavior
**Avon                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Burlington
Greenwich

**Madison - Scranton 

**Madison - Scranton - Temp addendum due to covid

**Norwalk

**Ridgefield

**Salem
Westport

Collection Development
**Avon           

**Easton - see PDF below                                                                                                                                                                                            

**Madison - Scranton

**Ridgefield

**Salem

**Salem - material reconsideration
West Hartford

**Westbrook - See PDF below
Westport

 Computer Use

**Madison - Scranton

**Ridgefield

Confidentiality & Privacy
**Avon                                                                                                                                                                                                           

**Madison - Scranton

**Madison - Scranton - Website privacy

**Norwalk

**Ridgefield
Westport

Conflict of Interest
Westport

Discards
Greenwich

Donations, Gifts, and Memorial Funds
**Avon                                                                                                                                                                                                       

**Madison - Scranton

**Norwalk

E-Readers & Media Players

Exhibit and Bulletin Board
**Avon                                                                                                                                                                                                           

**Madison - Scranton

**Norwalk

**Salem

**Salem - application / release form
Westport 

Financial Development, Foundations, Investment & Endowments
Westport 

Food and Beverage
Greenwich

History Room
**Avon                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Holiday Decorations
 

Home Delivery

Interlibrary Loan
**Avon                                                                                                                                                                            

Internet Polices
**Avon                                                                                                                                                                                                             

CT State Library

Danbury

**Easton - See PDF below

**Madison - Scranton - Internet/Computer Use

**Madison - Scranton - Internet Safety

**Ridgefield

**Westbrook - See PDF below

Job Sharing

 Makerspace/3D/VR

**Avon - 3D Printing

**Avon - VR

**Ridgefield

**Ridgefield - form

**Salem - 3D

**Westbrook - See PDF below

Media Policy

Westport

Meeting Rooms
**Avon                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Greenwich

**Madison - Scranton

**Madison - Scranton - Temp addendum due to covid

**Westbrook - See PDF below
Windsor

Mission Statements

Museum Passes

 Notary

**Madison - Scranton

Personnel
 

Petitions/Soliciting
Greenwich

Proctoring
**Madison - Scranton

 Professional Development

**Avon 

Program

**Avon                                                                                                                                                                                                       

**Madison - Scranton

**Salem - permission slip
West Hartford

Public Relations
 

 Re-Opening - Covid

**Norwalk

Security Cameras

**Avon

**Madison - Scranton

Service Animals
**Easton - See PDF below

Social Media

**Avon

**Madison - Scranton
Milford

**Ridgefield
West Hartford 

Soliciting on Library Premises
Greenwich

Staff Development

Staff Use of Computers and the Internet

 Study Rooms

**Madison - Scranton

Technology Plans
Putnam

 Tutoring

**Avon

**Easton - See PDF below

**Madison - Scranton

Unattended Children/Vulnerable Adults (See also: Code of Conduct)
**Avon

**Easton - See PDF below

**Madison - Scranton

**Ridgefield

**Westbrook - See PDF below
More Unattended Children Policies

Volunteer Policy
**Avon

**Madison - Scranton

West Hartford

Warming/Cooling Station
 

Weather Closings
**Ridgefield

Westport

Whistleblowers
Greenwich

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