The staff of the Roselle Public Library will proctor exams for independent study students under the following conditions:

•  All requests for proctoring must be accompanied by a $25.00 payment to the Roselle Public Library.

•  Authorized signatories on proctoring requests are the director, the senior librarian, or the library associate. Pending exams are kept in the Exam File at the staff mailboxes, and are returned to whichever staff member authorized the exam.

•  Exams may be taken at any time, but must be concluded one half hour before the library's closing hours.

•  Unless the examining institution says differently in print, exams must be taken in the Main Room of the Library.

•  The Library makes no representations or guarantees about study conditions in the Main Room. In other words, it is not a quiet study, and test takers will have to co-exist with other library users. Test takers are advised to check with the Circulation staff for recommendations on scheduling.

•  The Library does not assign specific staff to proctor exams. Staff are not available to monitor any student on a one-on-one basis. Monitoring will be done from the Circulation Desk while other duties are being performed

•  Students who find that the Library's rules and the school's rules are incompatible, may contract with an off-duty staff member for one-on-one proctoring, at the rate of $20/hour, payable to the proctor at the start of the exam.

Adopted, Board of Trustees 4/3/03, Revised 10/19/06

Beginning July 16, visitors to the Roselle Public Library looking to have documents notarized will need to pay one dollar per document.  The new fee was instituted by the Library Board of Trustees as a revenue generator aimed specifically at the proposed library expansion.

The Library currently has two notaries public on the staff, Marita Parham and Maria Crespo.  Saturday librarian Cynthia Coulter is in the process of becoming a notary, as well.  While adding a third person will cover more of the library's 57 hour weekly schedule, persons needing to use the Library's notary service should call in advance to make sure someone will be available.

Anthony Esposito, president of the Library Board, stated that the new fee was part of a broader effort to set aside money for a possible expansion of the building.  He said that a certain percentage of visitors already voluntarily paid money for notarizations, and that the Library decided to ask all users of that service to contribute.

In addition, the proposed F08 budget for the Library plans to set aside $10,000 in fines and rental fees towards the Building Fund.  Esposito said “We'll be looking at naming opportunities in the expansion, as other libraries and major institutions do.  By putting aside money now, it will show foundations and other donors that we are serious about this plan.”

To find out when a notary public is available at the Roselle Public Library, call 908-245-5809.  The Library opens weekdays at 9 am , and is open 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays
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