Registering to use a study room confirms that the Responsible Party has read, understands, and accepts the Study Room Use Policy.
Any library guest aged 14 or older can book a private study room if available. Registration is required to use the study rooms and requires an email address.
If you do not arrive within 15 minutes of your reserved time, your booking may be canceled so that others can use the room.
After your reserved time is up, you are free to remain in the study room, but you must vacate the room if others are waiting to start their own reserved time. Individuals who do not leave the room in a timely manner will not be allowed to book future time slots. The study room availability will be posted next to the registration tablet on the mezzanine.
For Room 3, only one member of the group is allowed to make a reservation. The other users cannot make additional reservations in order to extend their stay.
Food is not allowed in the study rooms and must be eaten in designated areas only. Beverages with lids are allowed, and the space must be left as you found it. Individuals who eat in the study rooms will not be allowed to book future time slots.
Furniture may not be brought into or removed from a study room. The capacity limits are set and cannot be changed.
The Study Rooms are available for individual study or small group meetings. They may not be used for the commercial benefit of private individuals or organizations where fees are charged or goods or services are sold. Use of study rooms as a place to conduct regular business or as a place to hold office hours is prohibited. The Study Rooms are not for social gatherings.
Use of the rooms in a manner that is disruptive to other Library users is prohibited. Noise shall be kept to a minimum in these rooms. Phones should be kept on silent/vibrate and calls on speakerphone are not allowed. If you are using a device that generates sound, headphones must be used. If you are using a device that captures video, no other library patrons or staff should be recorded without their knowledge and permission.
The use of the Study Rooms of the Library for scheduled Library purposes shall have priority over all other uses or applications for its use by others.
In case of any emergency, such as a severe snow storm, it is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the Library is open by checking our website at www.glenridgelibrary.org or calling 973-748-5482. Individuals with study room reservations will not be notified in advance of library closures.
The Library is not responsible for monitoring belongings in Study Rooms, and shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to any personal items left unattended, damaged, or removed during the course of the use of a Study Room. Items left unattended may be removed by the Library staff. Library staff will place such items at the Circulation desk. Such items will be released to the patron upon identification of the items and presentation of identification. The Library is not responsible for loss or damage to personal items during this process.
All Library property is made available conditional upon the good behavior of users of the Library facilities. If any Library rules or these regulations are violated, or if any property of the Library is damaged by the permittee or its guests, whether by carelessness or negligence, the Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, deny or reject future use of the study rooms by the user.
Any library guest aged 14 or older can book a private study room if available. Registration is required to use the study rooms and requires an email address.
- Room 1: 1 person only
- Room 2: 1 person only
- Room 3: 2-3 people
(use by a single person is allowed only when room 1 & 2 are in use)
- The study rooms may be booked in 30-minute increments.
- You may book a room up to 10 hours ahead of time.
- Study rooms open 30 minutes after the opening time of the Library and close 30 minutes prior to the closing time of the Library itself.
If you do not arrive within 15 minutes of your reserved time, your booking may be canceled so that others can use the room.
After your reserved time is up, you are free to remain in the study room, but you must vacate the room if others are waiting to start their own reserved time. Individuals who do not leave the room in a timely manner will not be allowed to book future time slots. The study room availability will be posted next to the registration tablet on the mezzanine.
For Room 3, only one member of the group is allowed to make a reservation. The other users cannot make additional reservations in order to extend their stay.
Food is not allowed in the study rooms and must be eaten in designated areas only. Beverages with lids are allowed, and the space must be left as you found it. Individuals who eat in the study rooms will not be allowed to book future time slots.
Furniture may not be brought into or removed from a study room. The capacity limits are set and cannot be changed.
The Study Rooms are available for individual study or small group meetings. They may not be used for the commercial benefit of private individuals or organizations where fees are charged or goods or services are sold. Use of study rooms as a place to conduct regular business or as a place to hold office hours is prohibited. The Study Rooms are not for social gatherings.
Use of the rooms in a manner that is disruptive to other Library users is prohibited. Noise shall be kept to a minimum in these rooms. Phones should be kept on silent/vibrate and calls on speakerphone are not allowed. If you are using a device that generates sound, headphones must be used. If you are using a device that captures video, no other library patrons or staff should be recorded without their knowledge and permission.
The use of the Study Rooms of the Library for scheduled Library purposes shall have priority over all other uses or applications for its use by others.
In case of any emergency, such as a severe snow storm, it is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the Library is open by checking our website at www.glenridgelibrary.org or calling 973-748-5482. Individuals with study room reservations will not be notified in advance of library closures.
The Library is not responsible for monitoring belongings in Study Rooms, and shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to any personal items left unattended, damaged, or removed during the course of the use of a Study Room. Items left unattended may be removed by the Library staff. Library staff will place such items at the Circulation desk. Such items will be released to the patron upon identification of the items and presentation of identification. The Library is not responsible for loss or damage to personal items during this process.
All Library property is made available conditional upon the good behavior of users of the Library facilities. If any Library rules or these regulations are violated, or if any property of the Library is damaged by the permittee or its guests, whether by carelessness or negligence, the Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, deny or reject future use of the study rooms by the user.
