Rules Governing the Use of The National Library of Jamaica

1. Users of the library must be 14 years and older or in or above grade 10.
2. All users are required to register upon first visit to the National Library. This includes signing the user access agreement form.
3. All users are required to present a user card issued by the NLJ in order to gain access to the Reading Rooms. (Replacement cards cost $100).
4. Users are required to complete request slips in full.
5. Users are not allowed to remove material from a reading room without permission from the library staff.
6. Only pencils, one notebook/notepad and laptops are allowed in the Reading Rooms.
7. Personal notes (this should not be more than 10 pages at one time) or other materials essential to research can be allowed in the reading rooms with the approval of a Reference Librarian/Research Officer.
8. No printed material including personal textbooks, newspapers, or magazines is to be taken into the reading room.
9. Users are required to leave all bags including but not limited to handbags, briefcases, laptop cases, plastic bags, pencil cases or camera cases. They must be left in the lockers provided.
10. Personal folders are not to be taken into the reading room.
11. Before leaving the Library, readers must return all items issued to the circulation desk.
12. Readers are responsible for safekeeping of materials at all times when they are in their use and possession.
13. No reader may pass materials issued in his or her name to another person.
14. The use of electronic communications devices in the reading rooms, such as personal scanners and digital cameras, for copying is not allowed.