Section 397.561 – Use of Facilities and Resources of Member Libraries; Availability of Services of Cooperative Library; Appeal From Refusal of Service.
397.561 Use of facilities and resources of member libraries; availability of services of cooperative library; appeal from refusal of service. Sec. 11. Following establishment of a cooperative board, residents of the cooperative library’s area are eligible to use the facilities and resources of the member libraries subject to the rules of the cooperative library plan. […]
Section 397.561a – Nonresident Borrowing Fees.
397.561a Nonresident borrowing fees. Sec. 11a. A library may charge nonresident borrowing fees to a person residing outside of the library’s service area, including a person residing within the cooperative library’s service area to which that library is assigned, if the fee does not exceed the costs incurred by the library in making borrowing privileges […]
Section 397.562 – Resolution Requesting Local Board to Become Participating Library; Rights, Duties, and Privileges of Participating Library.
397.562 Resolution requesting local board to become participating library; rights, duties, and privileges of participating library. Sec. 12. Once a cooperative plan has been accepted by the department and a cooperative board has been established, a local board shall adopt a resolution requesting that the local library become a participating library in the cooperative library. […]
Section 397.563 – State Aid for Cooperative Libraries.
397.563 State aid for cooperative libraries. Sec. 13. A cooperative library shall be granted continuing state aid at the rate of 50 cents per capita for its served population. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977
Section 397.555 – Eligibility for Membership in Cooperative Library.
397.555 Eligibility for membership in cooperative library. Sec. 5. To be eligible for membership in a cooperative library, a local library shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain a minimum local support of 3/10 of a mill on taxable value, as taxable value is calculated under section 27a of the general property tax act, […]
Section 397.556 – Areas Included in Cooperative Library.
397.556 Areas included in cooperative library. Sec. 6. (1) A cooperative library includes those areas consisting of 1 of the following: (a) Two or more counties with a total population of at least 100,000. (b) One county plus portions of other counties with a population of at least 100,000. (c) One county or portion of […]
Section 397.557 – Cooperative Library Board as Representative of Participating Libraries; Selection of Members; Existing Systems.
397.557 Cooperative library board as representative of participating libraries; selection of members; existing systems. Sec. 7. A cooperative library board shall be representative of the participating libraries except as specifically provided in section 6. It shall consist of 9 members with the method of selection to be stated in the approved plan as provided in […]
Section 397.558 – Cooperative Library Board as Body Corporate; Powers and Duties; Installment Purchase Contract, Land Contract, Loan Agreement, or Lease Purchase Contract.
397.558 Cooperative library board as body corporate; powers and duties; installment purchase contract, land contract, loan agreement, or lease purchase contract. Sec. 8. (1) The cooperative board is a body corporate and may sue and be sued. (2) The cooperative board shall do all of the following: (a) Operate the cooperative library and manage and […]
Section 397.559 – Submission and Contents of Plan; Approval of Plan; Jurisdiction.
397.559 Submission and contents of plan; approval of plan; jurisdiction. Sec. 9. Following establishment of a cooperative board, the cooperative board shall submit to the department a plan that designates and describes the responsibilities of the cooperative library, provides for future selection of cooperative board membership, and gives notice of the cooperative board’s meeting dates. […]
Section 397.491 – State Library for Blind; Transfer to State Board for Libraries.
397.491 State library for blind; transfer to state board for libraries. Sec. 1. The state library for the blind, located at the employment institution for the blind at Saginaw, is hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the state board for libraries. History: 1959, Act 127, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 Compiler’s Notes: For transfer of powers […]