Freedom To Read Act
The Act requires the governing body of a public library to adopt certain policies that address intellectual freedom and provide protections for library staff in the event of book challenges.
Rule Proposals, Adoptions and Public Notices
New Jersey’s Administrative Code (Rules or N.J.A.C.) implements statutes enacted by the legislature. Rules are in place for five years, after five years they must be readopted, with or without amendments and/or repeals of specific sections. Rules lapse if not proposed for readoption and new rules must be established. Proposed rules are published for public comment in the NJ Register for 30 or 60 days. (Source: The New Jersey Register)
Official Version of Rules and Statues
Copies are provided here as a courtesy and are not the official versions. Though every effort is made to ensure that the text provided here is identical to the official, legally effective versions, if any discrepancies exist between the text at this website and the official version of the rules, the official version will govern.
Authoritative resources may be located as follows:
Current Rules and Regulations
LexisNexis provides free on-line public access to the New Jersey Administrative Code and the New Jersey Register.
Regulations Administered by the NJ State Library (NJSL)
Statutes
NJSL adopts regulations to implement specific portions of library law. These statutes may be accessed via the websites of the N.J. Legislature or N.J. Statutes.
Library Law Materials and Training
Courtesy Copies of Rules and Statutes with Index
Table of Contents for this page
- Part 1: Establishment and Operation of Libraries
- Part 2: Division of the State Library
- Part 3: New Jersey Library Network Law and Regulations
- Part 4: State Aid to Libraries
- Part 5: Library Employees
- Part 6: Purchasing
- Part 7: Miscellaneous
Part One: Establishment and Operation of Libraries
Libraries and Reading Rooms
- Aid to Privately Owned Libraries and Reading Rooms
- Council-Manager Plan; Municipal Manager
- Free Public Libraries
- Joint Libraries
- Local Budget Law; Municipalities; Exceptions to Limitation
- Municipal Manager; Power of Appointment
- Municipal Council; Mayor; Powers and Duties
- Optional Forms of Municipal Government; Council-Manager Plan; Duties of Mayor
- Municipal Annual Mandatory Library Appropriation for the Maintenance of a Free Public Library (scroll to N.J.A.C. 15:21-12.1)
Free County Libraries
- County Libraries
- County Library Reorganization Law
- County Library Reorganization (Regulations)
- County Law Libraries
- Regional Libraries
- Free County Libraries, Reorganization (Morris County)
- Federation of City-County Libraries
- Standards for Federation of Free Public Libraries (Regulations)
School Library/Media Centers
- County Superintendent of Schools; Powers and Duties
- County Teachers’ Libraries
- Quality Education Act; Determination of Foundation Aid
Academic Libraries
- Graduate Programs; Facilities (Regulations)
- Graduate Programs; Library (Regulations)
- Library (Regulations)
- Off-Campus Offerings (Regulations)
- Proprietary Institutions; Minimum Library Requirements (Regulations)
Part Two: State Library
- Confidentiality of Library Records Law
- Publication Other Than Annual or Special Reports
- Responsibility for administration of State Library
- State Government; Annual or Special Reports
Part Three: New Jersey Library Network Law and Regulations
Part Four: State Aid to Libraries
- State Library Aid Law
- State Library Assistance Programs General Provisions (Regulations)
- Per Capita State Aid (Regulations)
- Incentive Grant Program (Regulations)
- Emergency Aid (Regulations)
- Audio-Visual Public Library Services (Regulations)
- Institutional Library Services (Regulations)
- Municipal Branch Library Services (Regulations)
- Collection Evaluation and Development (Regulations)
- Maintenance of Library Collections (Regulations)
- New Jersey Library Construction Incentive Act
- New Jersey Library Construction Incentive Act (Regulations)
- New Jersey Library Project Grant Program [Construction Bond Fund]
- New Jersey Library Project Grant Program [Construction BondFund] (Regulations)
Part Five: Library Employees
- Residency Requirements (PDF)
- Librarian Certification Regulation
- Professional Librarian’s Certificate
- Certificate; Persons Already Employed
- School District Employees
- Professional Librarian (Regulations)
- Education; Qualifications; Certificates Required
- Educational Media Specialist (Regulations)
- Associate Educational Media Specialist (Regulations)
- Policies Governing Issuance of Endorsements in Educational Media (Regulations)
- Political Subdivision Unclassified Service
- Judicial Unification Act; Judicial Employees Deemed State Employees
- Personnel Discussion Notice – Rice Letter (PDF)
Part Six: Purchasing
- Chart of Purchasing Thresholds and Actions Required (Excel)
- Pay-to-Play FAQ-Chart-Sample Forms (Doc)
- Pay-to-Play Sample Library RFP (Doc)
- Threshold Amounts – LFN 2015-20 (PDF)
- N.J. Local Public Contracts Law and Regulation Reference Manual
Part Seven: Miscellaneous
- Assessment and Collection of Taxes; Exemption of Property of Non-profit Organizations
- Apportionment Valuation
- Charitable Registration and Investigation Act; Exemption From Registration Requirements
- County Colleges Contract Law; Exceptions to Requirement for Advertising
- County Educational Audiovisual Aids Centers
- Disbursement of Public Moneys in Excess of Appropriation
- Division of State Library; Purchase of Library Materials Without Advertising for Bids
- Educational Information and Resource Center
- Federal Grants for Library Construction and State Library Aid (Regulations)
- Fire and Police; Security Officers
- Free County Libraries; Purchases Without Advertising
- Freedom To Read Act
- Johnson Bill of 2017 (PDF): 40:54-8, 40:54-8.2, 40:54-29.3, 40:54-29.9
- Joint Library and Municipal Consolidation (PDF)
- Liability of Trustees, Directors, Officers
- Libraries and Reading Rooms; Purchases Without Advertising
- Library Materials; Civil Action for Theft
- Local Fiscal Affairs Law
- Local Public Contracts Law; Exceptions
- Negligence; Non-profit Corporations and Associations
- New Jersey Address Confidentiality Program
- New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act of 2017
- Oath Taken Before Assuming Office
- Oath Wording and Who May Administer (DOC)
- Open Public Meetings Act
- Planning, Zoning, Etc.; Master Plan; Preparation, Contents, Modification
- Property of School Districts; Use of Schoolhouse and Grounds for Various Purposes
- Public Lands and Buildings; Property of Certain Societies Transferred in Trust to Municipality; Purposes
- Public Parks and Playgrounds; Library; Site; Control
- Public Schools Contract Law; Exceptions to Requirement for Advertising
- Public Higher Education; Purchase of Library Materials Without Advertising for Bids
- Quarterly Payments to Municipality – LFN 2011-14 (PDF)
- Record Retention Schedule for County Libraries (PDF)
- Record Retention Schedule for Municipal Agencies (PDF)
- Record Retention Schedule for Municipal Libraries (PDF)
- Remote Public Meetings (PDF)
- Theft and Related Offenses; Library Materials
- Transfer Inheritance Tax; Exemptions
- Trustees, Immunity From Liability
- Vacancies; Unexpired Terms
- Voter Registration by Registration Form; Employees or Agents of Public Agency
- Validating Acts