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                                                                         Exhibit Guidelines

The Waldwick Public Library is pleased to offer local artists and collectors the opportunity to display their work for the community’s enjoyment. Exhibit space is open to individuals and organizations engaged in educational, cultural, intellectual, or charitable activities. Exhibit periods are to be arranged with the library director.

Gallery Space
21 linear feet equipped with a Walker art hanging system. Click here for exhibit guidelines.

Display Case
Locked display case featuring safety glass on three sides and recessed interior lighting.  Dimensions:  78.5" H x 36" W x 16" D

Hours & Admission
Exhibits will be available for viewing during regular library hours.
No admission will be charged.  Exhibits will be open to viewing by the general public.

Security and Insurance
The Waldwick Public Library is released from any liability that may result from theft of or damage to an exhibit, in whole or in part, while on display at the library. Artists and collectors presenting exhibitions shall provide their own insurance coverage.

Publicity and Promotion
The library will announce exhibits to the local press four weeks in advance of the opening of the exhibit. Artists/collectors shall provide handouts in bulk for the public, listing the works, prices, and contact information. Collectors shall provide descriptive signage to accompany their collections in the display case.

Installation and Removal
Paintings must be framed. Photographs and works on paper must be matted. Artists and collectors will install and remove their own exhibits. Please plan to install the exhibit on the first day of the month and to pack and remove it on the last day of the month. The library has no storage facility for artists’/collectors’ property. Upon installation, please deliver to library director a typed schedule of items including price (if items are for sale), medium, size, or any other appropriate description.

Criteria
Exhibits will be accepted based upon artist’s skills and quality of work, adherence to any statement of theme, and adequacy of the library’s facilities. The Exhibit Committee meets quarterly to review applications.
If you would like to use the library's exhibit space, please click here for an application.
For further information, please contact the library director.
Thank you for offering to enhance the Waldwick Public Library with your exhibit.

Waldwick Public Library

Patron Code of Conduct

 

The Waldwick Public Library strives to provide the highest level of service to all library users. The following rules of behavior have been drafted to protect the rights of library users to enjoy a safe environment conducive to the use of library materials and services.

Examples of disruptive or unacceptable behaviors include, but are not limited to:

 

  1. Using a cell phone in the library.

  2. Eating, drinking, or bringing food or beverages into the library.

  3. Engaging in loud conversation, using offensive language or gestures, making noise, walking fast, running, pushing, fighting, staring at or following another person.

  4. Stealing, defacing, or misusing library materials, equipment, or facilities.

  5. Smoking, using tobacco products including “electronic cigarettes” or similar while in the Library building, striking matches, or lighting lighters

  6. Misuse of restrooms; for example, shaving, bathing, or laundering clothes.

  7. Carrying a weapon into the library unless authorized by law.

  8. No person shall bring pets or animals into the Library building except those used in Library programming, working animals (as defined by ADA law) or animals used by law enforcement agencies.

  9. Playing of audio equipment.

  10. Leaving a child who needs care (generally under the age of ten) in the library without adult supervision. See Unsupervised Minor Policy.

  11. Failing to wear proper attire, including shoes and shirt.

  12. Sleeping.

  13. Moving or misusing furniture; for example, sitting on work surfaces or putting feet on chairs or work surfaces.

  14. Skating and related activities such as use of scooters, inline skates, etc.

  15. Interfering with another person’s use of the library or with a library staff member’s performance of duties.

  16. Petitioning or distributing materials in the library.

  17. Participating in any illegal or prohibited activity.

  18. Patrons are allowed in those portions of the Library facilities that are open for public use.  Patrons shall not enter areas of the building designated “staff only” except when accompanied or directed by a staff member.

 

Library users who violate library rules and regulations shall be required to leave the premises and may lose library privileges and/or be subject to police intervention, including arrest.

 

Updated by the Library Board of Trustees                             Date: June 18, 2025

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