§ 13-2-905. Powers and duties
(a) (1) Immediately after their initial appointment, the board of trustees of the regional library system shall meet and elect the officers as they deem necessary. (2) A quorum of this board shall be a majority of the total number of members. (3) The board shall: (A) Adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations, and policies […]
§ 13-2-906. Annual reports
At the end of each calendar year, the board of trustees of every regional library system shall make a report to the governing body in the county or counties or municipality or municipalities wherein the board serves, showing the condition of the system during the year and other statistics and information as the board deems […]
§ 13-2-907. Contracts for library services and with other libraries
(a) Regional library systems are authorized to contract with other regional libraries, municipal libraries, or county public libraries or with library authorities of any college or university or any privately organized or endowed library, whereby common library branches or buildings or joint library services for the residents or patrons of the participating jurisdictions may be […]
§ 13-2-1001. Title
This subchapter may be referred to as the “Arkansas Digital Library Act”.
§ 13-2-1002. Creation
(a) (1) The Division of Higher Education and the Arkansas State Library shall develop a digitized collection of information that includes information that is in the public domain, cleared for public distribution over the internet, and to which students of public postsecondary schools in Arkansas have access. (2) The digitized information under this subchapter shall […]
§ 13-2-801. Short title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Library Materials Security Law”.
§ 13-2-802. Definitions
For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Library materials” means books, manuscripts, letters, newspapers, court records, films, microfilms, tape recordings, phonograph records, lithographs, prints, photographs, or any other written or printed documents, graphic material of any nature, and other personal property which is the property or in the custody of or entrusted to a public […]
§ 13-2-803. Unauthorized removal or willful mutilation of library materials
(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove library materials without authorization from the premises wherein such materials are maintained or to retain possession of library materials without authorization. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully mutilate library materials. (b) (1) A violation of this section is a Class […]
§ 13-2-804. Applicability
This subchapter shall apply to all libraries, museums, archives, and other depositories operated by an agency, board, commission, department, or officer of the State of Arkansas, by private persons, societies, or organizations, or by agencies or officers of municipalities, counties, schools, and institutions of higher learning, or of any other political subdivisions of the State […]
§ 13-2-805. Reasonable detention and questioning to determine whether offense was committed
(a) If a person employed by a library or a person charged with the supervision thereof has reason to believe that a person has committed or has attempted to commit any offense under this subchapter or that the person has concealed any library material upon his or her person or within his or her belongings, […]