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 webjunction@cslib.org . Visit the Sample Library Policies Wiki for policies of all types of libraries in the U.S.A.
Go to Long-Range Planning for Public Libraries for samples of long-range plans.
Connecticut Sample Policies:
Library Policies From Other States
Illinois - WebJunction
Indiana State Library
Massachusetts
WebJunction Ohio
Wisconsin
Connecticut Full Library Policy Manuals
Greenwich
Groton
Lebanon
Litchfield
Middletown - Russell
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Wallingford
Waterford
Westport
West Hartford
Bylaws
Lebanon
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Circulation and Patron Registration
Bethel (Circulation, Fees, Registration, Loans to Institutions)
Granby
Litchfield - Oliver Wolcott
Monroe - Edith Wheeler (Circulation, Patron Registration)
West Hartford
Westport
Wethersfield
Woodbridge
Code of Conduct
Bethel
Enfield
Greenwich
Litchfield - Oliver Wolcott (including Suspension)
Middletown - Russell
Monroe - Edith Wheeler (Patron Behavior, Children's)
Norfolk
Westport
Wethersfield
Windsor
Collection Development
Arizona Collection Development Training
Groton
Middletown - Russell
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Norfolk
Portland (Materials Selection, Discards)
West Hartford
Westport
Wethersfield
Woodbridge
Confidentiality & Privacy
Bethel (Confidentiality, Computer Use & Patriot Act )
Litchfield - Oliver Wolcott
Middletown - Russell
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Paulding County Carnegie Library, Ohio response to the Patriot Act
Tacoma Public Library, Washington
Westport
Wethersfield
Conflict of Interest
Middletown - Russell
Portland
Westport
Customer Service
Portland
Donations, Gifts, and Memorial Funds
Berlin-Peck Memorial
Middletown - Russell
Norfolk
Portland
Somers
Wethersfield
Windsor
Exhibit and Bulletin Board
Bethel
Granby (Display & Bulletin Board)
Litchfield (Display & Art Gallery, Bulletin Board)
Middletown - Russell
Monroe - Edith Wheeler (Bulletin Board, Exhibit & Display)
Portland (Exhibits, Bulletin Board and Handouts)
Westport (Exhibit and Display, Posting)
Wethersfield (Bulletin Board, Displays)
Windsor
Financial Development, Foundations, Investment & Endowments
Middletown - Russell
Portland
West Hartford (Foundation Bylaws)
Westport (Endowment Investment & Spending, Development)
Wyoming State Library Introduction to Public Library Foundations
History Room
Berlin-Peck Memorial
Ledyard
Holiday Decorations
Rockville
Interlibrary Loan
Middletown - Russell
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Wethersfield
Internet Polices
Bethel
Danbury
Groton
Hartford
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Greenwich
Newington - Lucy Robbins Welles
Portland
Westport (Internet Use, Internet Use Procedures)
Windsor
Woodbridge
Job Sharing
Middletown - Russell
Media Policy
Westport
Meeting Rooms
Bethel (Building and Grounds Use Policy & Application)
Berlin Peck (Study Room)
Brookfield
Glastonbury - Welles Turner, & Application
Greenwich
Litchfield - Oliver Wolcott
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
New Britain
Newington - Lucy Robbins Welles
Norfolk
Norwalk
Portland
Ridgefield
Stratford
Westport
Wethersfield
Windsor
Woodbridge
Mission Statements
Bethel
Monroe
New Britain
West Hartford
Westport
Personnel
Branford - James Blackstone
Brookfield
Essex
Ridgefield
Stonington
Wethersfield
Wilton
Petitions/Soliciting
Greenwich
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Problem Patron (see also Code of Conduct)
Middletown - Russell
Programs
Berlin-Peck
Groton
Portland (Children's)
West Hartford
Public Access to Personal Computers
Bethel (Patron Use, Patron Use & Patriot Act)
Danbury
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Public Relations
Middletown - Russell
Portland
Security & Privacy
Danbury
New Britain
Social Software
WebJunction article
Staff Development
Portland
Wethersfield
Staff Use of Computers and the Internet
Bethel
Connecticut State Library
Middletown - Russell
Stamford - Ferguson
Waterford
Wilton
Unattended Children (See also: Code of Conduct)
Litchfield - Oliver Wolcott
Portland
Rockville
Wethersfield
Woodbridge
Volunteer Policy
Portland
West Hartford
Westport
Weather Closings
Somers
Wireless Access
Avon
Bethel
Ledyard
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
