And in order to benefit from the library, you don’ t even have to visit the building!
The Livingston Public Library is part of a group of libraries that contribute staff towards a reference desk available on-line. . . FREE.
In fact, here’s the list of ALL the libraries which help man the online Q&A reference desk:
Atlantic Cape Community College Spangler Library, Atlantic City Public Library, Atlantic County Library System, Bloomfield Public Library, Burlington County College Library, Burlington County Library, Caldwell College Jennings Library, Camden County Library, Centenary College Taylor Memorial Learning Resource Center, Cherry Hill Public Library, Cumberland County Library, Drew University Library, East Brunswick Public Library, Gloucester County College Library, Gloucester County Library, Hunterdon County Library System, Kean University Nancy Thompson Library, Livingston Public Library aka Ruth L. Rockwood Memorial Library, Mercer County Library, Middletown Public Library, Middlesex County College Library, Millburn Public Library, Monmouth County Library, Monroe Township Public Library, Montclair Public Library, Mount Laurel Library, New Brunswick Free Public Library, New Jersey City University Guarini Library, New Jersey Institute of Technology Van Houten Library, New Jersey State Library, Newark Public Library, Nutley Public Library, Ocean County Library, Old Bridge Public Library, Princeton Public Library, Ramapo College of New Jersey Potter Library, Rowan University Campbell Library, Somerset County Library, University of Medicine and Dentistry Health Sciences Library at Stratford, University of Medicine and Dentistry-Newark Smith Library, Vineland Public Library, Warren County Community College Library, Wayne Public Library, West Deptford Public Library, West Orange Public Library, William Paterson University Cheng Library, and Woodbridge Public Library.
Because of all the librarian staffing support, the service, is available 24/7 year round! There’s only a couple of holidays which the service is NOT available:
Get ready — On Thursday September 29th at 7:30pm, the Livingston Library will present “Mark Twain’s Last Stand.”
Perfomer Alan Kitty combines Twain’s wit and insight about the human condition in a show filled with socially charged humor. Mr. Kitty’s impersonation as a posthumous Twain explores the parallels between his century and ours. Witty, humorous and topical!
Yes, it is true, slow readers are now going to be penalized big time at the Livingston Library.
Due to recent budget cuts, the Livingston library has decided to make up the budget short falls by fining delinquent patrons huge amounts.
Just last month it would cost you $0.05 (yes, a nickel) a day for a late overdue book each day.
Now if you are slow to return your book back to the library, each day is going to be worth 25 cents in late fees
per day.
That means that a week late on a single book will now cost you almost $2.00 every book!
Even though this is not levied against everyone, a FIVE FOLD INCREASE IN FINES is kind of big, no? It will be interesting to see if the revenue from late fines brings in an overflow of revenue or not this next year.
