>Ridgewood library to charge fees for conducting business in public areas
Friday, January 21, 2011
LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY JANUARY 20, 2011, 7:22 PM
BY EVONNE COUTROS
THE RECORD
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood Public Library is among the first in North Jersey to start imposing fees on tutors, agencies or other organizations that conduct business in the public areas of the library.
Fees range from $40 for the first two hours to more than $200 depending on the size of the space needed and the type of business using the space. For instance, a Ridgewood-based non-profit would pay $50 for a conference room for the first two hours, but an out-of-town non-profit would pay $75.
Fees for private tutors have not yet been set. However, the library has started asking tutors to register with the reference desk. The move is intended to provide more space for other library patrons and simultaneously help make up for cuts in municipal funding.
