Maplewood Memorial Library

Our Mission: The Maplewood Memorial Library connects people to information, ideas,
culture—and each other. We are open to all.

Strategic Initiative: Provide flexible spaces for community programs, active learning, and
quiet use.

The Maplewood Library affirms and adheres to the Library Bill of Rights, which states that libraries which make meeting rooms available to their patrons should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.

The following rooms are available to Maplewood Library resident card holders via reservation. Reservations must be made by an adult who, with the group using the room, will be responsible for overseeing the use of the room from set-up to clean-up, restoring the room to the condition in which it was found, and, when applicable, any associated fees. The group is financially responsible for any damages or additional cleaning that may be required, as determined by library staff.

First Floor

• Children’s Program Room (capacity 30 seated)

• Community Room (capacity 200 standing/150 seated)

Second Floor

• Local History Room* (capacity 12 seated)

• Study Rooms 1-4 (capacity varies 4-8, designed for individual or small group quiet study)

Lower Level

• Create Space (capacity 24 seated)

• Collaborative Rooms 5-10 (capacity 7, designed for collaborative or group work)

*The Local History Room is reserved for use by Library Staff, its affiliates and the Township’s Boards and Committees.

General Rules and Regulations

• Rooms are available for use when not required for Library purposes.

• The Maplewood Library reserves the right to limit the frequency of a group’s use, or to reassign rooms based on projected attendance, meeting requirements and available space.

• All users must adhere to the Library’s posted Rules of Conduct.

• No admission fee may be charged.

• Room setup and cleanup is the responsibility of the user; all rooms must be left as they were before the meeting.

• Food and beverages, other than water, are prohibited in all spaces, with the exception of the Community Room upon permission.

• Service animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act are welcome. Otherwise, only animals participating in a library program are permitted.

• The rooms are not available for social gatherings.

• Donations, when applicable, are requested for the event spaces to offset staff, custodial and/or security fees. See below for suggested amounts.

• The Maplewood Library assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to any property of a group, or injury to members of a group which occurs during the use of the Meeting Room.

• The Maplewood Library does not advocate or endorse the viewpoints of its users.

Community Spaces

Our community spaces include the Community Room, the Children’s Programming Room and the Create Space.

• Community spaces may be requested (insert link) by a Maplewood Library adult resident card holder up to 60 days in advance, for a period of 1 - 3 hours.

• Requests are reviewed within 3 business days.

• Reservations are considered “pending” until the requestor receives electronic confirmation.

• Maplewood nonprofit organizations may have use of a community space once per month, free of charge.

Study and Collaborative Spaces

Our study and collaborative spaces include Quiet Study Rooms 1-4 (2nd Floor) and Collaborate Rooms 5-10 (Lower Level).

• Study and collaborative rooms may be requested (insert link) by a Maplewood Library adult resident card holder up to 48 hours in advance, one use per day, for a maximum of 2 hours, via the library’s website, mobile app or in person at the second floor Information Desk.

• An email address and valid Maplewood Library card are required. A valid Maplewood Library card is a card that is current in our system, with fines and fees under $10.00.

• We welcome same-day, walk-in reservations at our second floor Information Desk. A Maplewood Library card is not required for walk-ins.

Revised and adopted:  June 18, 2025 by the Maplewood Library Board of Trustees

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