Policies

Personal belongings determined to be lost and turned in to the Information Service Desk or staff at the Van Houten Library fall into two broad categories: high value and low value items. Attempts will be made to contact owners (if known) of lost items.

High Value Items: 

To be turned over to NJIT Department of Public Safety daily before the library closes

• Cash, Credit and Debit Cards
• Purses, Wallets
• Cell phones
• Jewelry
• Laptops and other Electronic Devices
• Keys

NJIT Department of Public Safety can be reached at 973-596-3120 regarding lost items. Their headquarters is located at 154 Summit St.

Low Value Items:

To be kept at Van Houten Library’s Information Service Desk

• Government and Non-government issued IDs
• Books, notebooks
• Clothing
• USB Drives, Mouse, Headphones, Power Cords
• Glasses
• Umbrellas
• All other items considered to be low value

Low value items not claimed by the end of the semester in which they were turned in will be donated to charity.