Featured Online Resources   Print Materials Consumer Reports Magazine – Current issues are available to check out in the Periodicals Room on the upper level, and current and older issues are in the Reference area Boston Consumers’ Checkbook – Current and older issues are in the Reference area NADA Guide – Price guide for used … Continue reading Consumer Information →

Please enjoy your visit to the Chelmsford Public Library. We are happy to have you take casual amateur photographs of our buildings for your personal, noncommercial use as a remembrance of your visit. Please observe the following: Photographing, filming, audio recording, and all forms of digital imagery (including that from mobile devices) of members of … Continue reading 2.12 Photography and Filming →

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD – POSITION DESCRIPTION  Office Administrator: Accounts Payable/Payroll Job Class:  Grade 3 FLSA: Non– Exempt Date Prepared:  11/3/2023 Union Status:  N/A Department:  Library      Wages set by Schedule (Non-Union)  Summary: Performs a wide variety of administrative, accounting and payroll, and human resources functions for Library Director and in support of general staff.  Essential Duties and … Continue reading Library Office Administrator →

Staff in various public service areas of the Library welcome visits from small groups in the community. Such visits might include a survey of services in the Children’s Room, Reference Department, or the MacKay Branch Library; a workshop in Reference tools which are available at the Main Library; or an overview of our library services. … Continue reading 2.16 Group Visits →

ACCIDENT REPORT: Whenever a patron or staff member is injured in an accident in Library buildings or on Library grounds, the supervisor present should fill out an accident or incident report form and return it to the Director as soon as possible. Multiple copies of the accident report are kept at all public desks at … Continue reading 3.1 Accidents / Incidents →

The Chelmsford Library is a welcoming place for all ages, backgrounds and abilities, and the library’s programs, and the organizations we partner with, will reflect this. In accordance with the library’s core mission, our programs “seek to enrich lives, extend personal and intellectual development, and enhance educational endeavors.” As stated in the Library’s collection development … Continue reading 2.18 Library Sponsored or Co-Sponsored Programs Policy →

In the event of a weather emergency or other unforeseen circumstance, it may be necessary to close the Library for the safety of patrons and staff. If such an event occurs, the Library Director or the senior staff person on duty in consultation with the Town Manager will make the decision. Once the decision had … Continue reading 3.2 Storm Procedures / Closings →

During a power outage, servers should be shut down manually. They are on a UPS which will keep them functional for a short time. Hubs, routers, switches, and work stations may be unplugged in the data closet. PROCEDURE: All department heads should be aware of where the hubs and routers for their building are. Servers, … Continue reading 3.3 Telecommunications Guidelines →

(Staff should refer to the Paging Guidelines for Closing Announcements) Should an adult be left stranded at the library after closing hours, the department head will offer the use of the library phone to secure a ride. Under no circumstances will Library staff transport or accompany a patron from the library grounds. A minor child … Continue reading 3.5 Safety at Closing Time →