§ 20-5-44. Compensation of Trustees
Members of the board of trustees shall receive no compensation; provided, however, that such members may be reimbursed for any reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of library business or if stipulated in terms of any bequest or gift. Dues or fees for membership in local, state, regional, and national library associations may […]
§ 20-5-45. Directors of Library Systems; Duties and Responsibilities
Every public library system shall have a director. Any person appointed as director of a public library system must hold at least a Grade 5(b) Librarian’s Professional Graduate Certificate, as defined by the State Board for the Certification of Librarians; provided, however, that any person who was serving as acting director of a public library […]
§ 20-5-46. Reports of the Library System
The library system shall make such reports as deemed necessary by local and state funding agencies. In every case at least an annual report of activities, income, and expenditures shall be filed with each funding agency. History. Code 1981, § 20-5-46 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1005, § 1.
§ 20-5-47. Written Constitution
The board of trustees of each county and regional library shall have a written constitution and bylaws stating policy which shall be approved by the board. Such constitution and bylaws shall be drafted in accordance with the current edition of the Handbook on Constitutions, By-laws and Contracts for Georgia Public Libraries. Policies stated in the […]
§ 20-5-48. Ownership of Library Property
A clear title in fee simple to an approved site on which a library facility is to be located shall be held by either the library board of trustees or the county or municipality. Title to property used for library purposes shall be vested in the library board of trustees or in that local agency […]
§ 20-5-49. Authorization of Library Systems to Enter Into Contracts
Library systems are authorized to make and enter into such contracts or agreements as are deemed necessary and desirable. All such contracts or agreements entered into shall: Detail the specific nature of the services, programs, facilities, arrangements, or properties to which such contracts or agreements are applicable; Provide for the allocation of costs and other […]
§ 20-5-50. Requirement of Finance Bond
Each library board which handles finances must keep a current bond for an adequate amount determined by the board of trustees and recorded in the minutes on the library director, the treasurer of the board of trustees, or other officials and employees authorized to handle funds. Proof of the bond for each board must be […]
§ 20-5-51. Dissolution of or Withdrawal From a Library System
A library system shall be dissolved by a reversal of procedures followed in its original organization. A majority of the board members in a majority of the counties must agree to the dissolution of the system. One county in a multicounty system may withdraw by a reversal of the procedure by which the county became […]
§ 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 […]