New Jersey does not have any statute or code requiring specific school library media center facilities. N.J.A.C. 6A:13-2.1(h) requires "library media services, but does not mention the facility. N.J.A.C. 6A:13-2.1(h) All school districts shall provide library-media services that are connected to classroom studies in each school building, including access to computers, district-approved instructional software, appropriate books including novels, anthologies and other reference materials, and supplemental materials that motivate students to read in and out of school and to conduct research. Each school district shall provide these library-media services under the direction of a certified school library media specialist.

Previously, under rules that expired in June, 2008, Abbott districts required schools to provide a school library media center from PK-12. Preschool through grade three are required to have “adequate space and facilities,” but there was no definition of what constitutes “adequate.”

Full text of NJAC 6A:10 http://www.state.nj.us/njded/code/current/title6a/chap10a.pdf

Relevant Excerpts

6A:10A-3.1 School district led standards based instruction

e. Abbott school districts shall provide an intensive early literacy program for preschool to grade three to ensure that each student reads on their grade level, with the goal of all students reading on grade level by third grade. The intensive early literacy program shall include the following components:

7. A school library media center, staffed by a certified school library media specialist, supplied with books and other print materials that enrich classroom instruction, computers with Internet access, and adequate space and facilities for student and teacher use.

f. Abbott school districts shall continue to implement an intensive literacy program for grades four through 12 using the following components…

3. The school library media center…

New Jersey Department of Education. School Facilities

(Follow link or copy and paste into your browser to 2005 LRFP Preliminary Guidelines Facilities Efficiency Standards)

http://www.state.nj.us/education/facilities/lrfp/fes.pdf

The Facilities Efficiency Standards determine whether a construction project is eligible for state aid. The media center allowances listed are considered to be adequate to support the NJCCCS.

United States Department of Justice. 28 CFR Part 36 ADA Standards for Accessible Design:

Libraries. Appendix A.

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adastd94.pdf