§ 20-5-52. Prohibition of Theft or Damage of Library Property
Any person who shall steal or unlawfully take or willfully or maliciously write upon, cut, tear, deface, disfigure, soil, obliterate, break, or destroy or who shall sell or buy or receive, knowing it to have been stolen, any book, pamphlet, document, newspaper, periodical, map, chart, picture, portrait, engraving, statue, coin, medal, equipment, specimen, recording, video […]
§ 20-5-53. Procedures Following Failure of Library Patron to Return Borrowed Property
Any person who borrows from any public library any book, newspaper, magazine, manuscript, pamphlet, publication, recording, video product, microform, computer software, film, or other article or equipment necessary to its display or use belonging to or in the care of such public library under any agreement to return it and thereafter fails to return such […]
§ 20-5-54. Prohibition of Concealing or Removing Library Property
Any person who, without authority and with the intention of depriving the public library of the ownership of such property, willfully conceals a book or other public library property, while still on the premises of such public library, or willfully or without authority removes any book or other property from any public library shall be […]
§ 20-5-55. Immunity of Library Agents and Employees From Civil Actions Arising From Part
An agent or employee of a public library or of any department or office of the state or local government causing the arrest of any person pursuant to the provisions of this part shall not be held civilly liable for unlawful detention, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, false arrest, or assault and battery of the […]
§ 20-5-40. Power of Local Governments to Establish Public Libraries; Procedures for Establishment
The governing authority of any county or municipality may establish a public library system. Any public library established pursuant to this part shall be a tax-exempt institution. A public library may be established in the following manner: By resolution or act, at the discretion of the governing authority, of any county or municipality, or any […]
§ 20-5-56. Requirement of Certification of Librarians
All persons holding professional positions with the title of librarian must be certified by the State Board for the Certification of Librarians. History. Code 1981, § 20-5-56 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1005, § 1. Cross references. Librarians, § 43-24-1 et seq. Administrative rules and regulations. Certification of librarians, Official Compilation of the […]
§ 20-5-41. Establishment of Boards of Trustees to Govern Libraries
Each library system shall be governed by a board of trustees. Each system shall have a governing board of trustees but may have other affiliated boards of trustees for member libraries. The county board of library trustees shall exercise authority in a county system. The regional board of library trustees shall exercise authority in a […]
§ 20-5-57. Penalty
Any failure to comply with the provisions of this part shall result in the forfeiture of all state and federal library aid to the system. History. Code 1981, § 20-5-57 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1005, § 1.
§ 20-5-42. Membership of Boards of Trustees
A county board of trustees shall consist of at least one appointee from each governmental agency financially supporting the library on a regular basis. Appointments shall be made in writing pursuant to the constitution and bylaws of the library system, shall be transmitted to the appointee and to the library, and shall state the length […]
§ 20-5-58. Time Requirement for Existing Library Systems to Conform With Part
A library system existing prior to July 1, 1984, shall have until July 1, 1989, to comply fully with the provisions of this part, and any provision to the contrary within Chapter 24 of Title 43, relating to libraries, shall be superseded by the provisions of this part. History. Code 1981, § 20-5-58 , enacted […]