Special Services and Collections

The Library offers programs and materials for people
who may require special services to meet their information needs.

Outreach
Through this program, Library staff members will provide books and other materials to homebound individuals.
Materials for the Visually Impaired
 
The Library offers a sizeable collection of large print books and audio books for those who are visually impaired.  Print magnifiers are also available at both Kennedy and Westergard Libraries.
Additional materials and services can be found through the New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped at www.njlbh.org.
 
Equipment for the Hearing Impaired
 
Piscataway Library is a New Jersey Deaf Resource Center and loans out telecommunication devices for the deaf (TTYs), closed captioned decoders, assistive listening devices and wireless auditory assistance kits.
Additional materials and services can be found through the New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped at www.njlbh.org.
 
Literacy

Piscataway Public Library supports literacy with an up-to-date collection of print and non-print English as a Second Language (ESL) and Basic Reading materials for adults and children; ESL Conversation Groups for adults; and study guides for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) for adults.

As a partner in literacy, the  Literacy Volunteers of Middlesex (LVM) provides free Basic Reading and English as a Second Language tutoring for adults at the Library by appointment.  For more about LVM and their programs visit their web site at www.lva-middlesex.org.

Notary Service

The library offers Notary Service for Middlesex County Residents (ONLY).  A photo ID is required.  Number of documents to be notarized is limited to 4.  If witnesses are required, you must bring them.  Documents will be notarized if they are in English.  We will NOT notarize a document that is written in another language.  Kennedy Library offers Notary Service on Tuesday: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday: 10:00 am to Noon.  Westergard Library offers Notary Service on Thursday: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  No appointment is necessary.

Notary Service is NOT available for Deeds, Wills, Living Wills, Living Trusts, Codicils, birth certificates, death certificates and marriage certificates.

In accordance with New Jersey Notarial Law, Notaries will not provide service if the customer, document or circumstances of the request for Notary Service raise any issue of authenticity, ambiguity, doubt or uncertainty for the Library.  In the event, the Library notary may, at his/her sole discretion, decline to provide Notary Service.