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 Tom.Newman@ct.gov .

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

If there is no sample policy listed under a heading, or if you want more samples, contact Tom.Newman@ct.gov .  We have many other policies available as Word documents.  
 

Connecticut Sample Policies:

Library Policies From Other States
Illinois - WebJunction
Indiana State Library
Massachusetts
WebJunction Ohio
Wisconsin

Connecticut Full Library Policy Manuals
Greenwich
Groton 
Litchfield   
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Wallingford  
Westport
West Hartford
Wethersfield

Bylaws
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

Code of Conduct
Bethel
Enfield
Greenwich
Litchfield - Oliver Wolcott (including Suspension)
Monroe - Edith Wheeler (Patron Behavior, Children's)
Westport

Collection Development
Arizona Collection Development Training
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
West Hartford
Westport

Confidentiality & Privacy
Bethel (Confidentiality, Computer Use & Patriot Act )
Litchfield - Oliver Wolcott
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Paulding County Carnegie Library, Ohio response to the Patriot Act
Tacoma Public Library, Washington
Westport

Conflict of Interest
Westport

Donations, Gifts, and Memorial Funds
West Hartford
Wethersfield

E-Readers & Media Players
Avon E-Reader Loan Agreement (PDF)
Avon i-Pad Loan Agreement (PDF)
Middlebury Public Library - Kindle Borrower Agreement - (DOC)
Monroe - Edith Wheeler - Nook Policy and Borrower Agreement (DOC)
WebJunction - Examples Outside CT

Exhibit and Bulletin Board
Bethel 
Litchfield (Display & Art Gallery, Bulletin Board)
Monroe - Edith Wheeler (Bulletin Board, Exhibit & Display)
Westport (Exhibit and Display,  Posting) 

Financial Development, Foundations, Investment & Endowments
West Hartford
Westport (Endowment Investment & Spending,  Development)
Wyoming State Library Introduction to Public Library Foundations

History Room
 
Holiday Decorations

Interlibrary Loan
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Wethersfield

Internet Polices
Bethel
Danbury
Groton
Hartford 
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
Greenwich
Newington - Lucy Robbins Welles
Windsor

Job Sharing

Media Policy
Westport

Meeting Rooms
Bethel (Building and Grounds Use Policy & Application)
Brookfield
Greenwich
Litchfield - Oliver Wolcott
Monroe - Edith Wheeler
New Britain
Newington - Lucy Robbins Welles
Norwalk
Ridgefield
Stratford
Westport
Wethersfield
Windsor

Mission Statements
Bethel
Monroe
New Britain
West Hartford
Westport

Personnel

Petitions/Soliciting
Greenwich
Monroe - Edith Wheeler

Privacy & Security
West Hartford

Programs
West Hartford

Public Access to Personal Computers
Bethel (Patron Use & Patriot Act)
Danbury
Monroe - Edith Wheeler

Public Relations

Social Software
WebJunction article

Staff Development

Staff Use of Computers and the Internet

Unattended Children (See also: Code of Conduct)
Litchfield - Oliver Wolcott
Wethersfield

Volunteer Policy
West Hartford
Westport

Weather Closings

Wireless Access
Avon
Bethel
Monroe - Edith Wheeler