About Our Library
Borrower Services
The Library’s collection of approximately 155,000 items includes books, periodicals, DVD’s, videos, music CD’s, and audiobooks, as well as large print books. Some materials, including the Reference and Local History collections, are available for use in the Library only. Library Cards Presentation of a library card (or NJ driver’s license for registered borrowers) is required [...]
Policies & Mission Statement
Library Policies Mission Statement The Madison Public Library is a community center that actively supports the sharing of ideas, literacy, leisure, the love of reading, and an understanding of Madison’s past and present. Vision Statement The Madison Public Library strives to enrich peoples’ lives by providing access to the ideas and information of the world. [...]
Newsletter
The Madison Public Library Newsletter is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Published on a bimonthly basis, it includes Library news, listings of new books and media and program announcements. It is distributed to the Friends list of donors and available on the website as well as in the Library. Issues May-June 2012 [...]
Room Rental
Chase Auditorium The Library’s Helen Whitney Chase Auditorium was the gift of Burr Chase in memory of his wife. He also donated a baby grand piano which makes the Auditorium a popular site for concerts and student recitals. Technological features include an LCD projector with a large screen, DVD player and CD player. Library-sponsored activities including art [...]
History
James Library The first Madison Public Library, the James Library building, opened on Memorial Day 1900 and still stands on the corner of Main Street and Green Village Road. Built of granite and limestone, this beautiful structure was the gift of D. Willis James. He also stocked the Library with 5,000 books and built the commercial [...]
Board of Trustees
The Library Board of Trustees is, by state law, the governing body of the Library. The powers delegated to the Board are, therefore, a public trust. The Board is the policy-making body of the Library, and is responsible for determination of the use of the building and property, personnel policies, as well as preparation and [...]
Employment Application
The Library Board of Trustees must formally approve the creation of any new position and the current budget must provide adequate funds to compensate the appointee. All vacancies shall be filled by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Library Director. Whenever a vacancy or a new position is available an announcement is disseminated to [...]
