Effective: August 18, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 221 – 132nd General Assembly A state library board is hereby created to be composed of five members to be appointed by the state board of education. One member shall be appointed each year for a term of five years. No one is eligible to membership on […]
Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly Any library organized under Chapter 3375. of the Revised Code shall provide free of charge to any individual a photocopy of that individual’s driver’s license, temporary driver’s permit, or state identification card, if the individual requests one. Last updated September 9, 2021 […]
Effective: November 25, 1969 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 262 – 108th General Assembly The state library board shall appoint a state librarian, who shall be the secretary of said board, and under the direction and supervision of the board shall be the executive officer of the state library, with power to appoint and remove the […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The state library shall be under the control and management of the state library board. The board shall make and publish such rules and regulations for the operation and management of the library and for the use and location of the books […]
Effective: June 26, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 321 – 129th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of any public library receiving money from a county’s public library fund that desires to render public library service by means of branches, library stations, or traveling library service to the inhabitants of any school district, other […]
Effective: January 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 321 – 129th General Assembly In any county in which the board of county commissioners has accepted a gift or bequest pursuant to volume 122, Ohio Laws, page 166, section I at “Sec. 2454,” a county free public library shall be established for the use of all […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners of any county in which there has been created a county free public library, pursuant to section 3375.06 of the Revised Code, may, at its June session each year, levy a tax not to exceed one mill […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, transfer, convey, or lease any property of the county, real or personal, suitable for public library purposes, to the board of trustees of any free public library rendering free public library service to all […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In any township where a public library has been created by a vote of the electors thereof, prior to September 4, 1947, the board of township trustees may, annually, levy upon all the taxable property of such township a tax not exceeding […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In any township in which there has been established by a vote of the electors of such township, prior to September 4, 1947, a free public library, such library shall be under the control and management of a board of trustees consisting […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board of township trustees may, by resolution, transfer, convey, or lease any property of the township, real or personal, suitable for public library purposes to the board of trustees of any free public library rendering free public library service to the […]
Effective: January 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 321 – 129th General Assembly Except as provided in section 3375.13 of the Revised Code, the erection and equipment and the custody, control, and administration of free public libraries established by municipal corporations shall be vested in a board of library trustees composed of seven members. The […]
Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 500 – 132nd General Assembly (A) In any municipal corporation, not located in a county library district, that has a population of not less than twenty-five thousand, and within which there is not located a main library of a township, municipal, school district, association, or county free […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In any municipal corporation where there is a library organization created by will or otherwise for the purpose of maintaining in perpetuity a public library, and such organization is endowed and owns and maintains a library, the board of library trustees mentioned […]
Effective: November 9, 1959 Latest Legislation: House Bill 140 – 103rd General Assembly The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may provide for the establishment, control, and maintenance of school libraries for the purpose of providing school library service to the pupils under its jurisdiction. Such board of education […]
Effective: June 26, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 321 – 129th General Assembly (A) In any school district in which a free public library has been established by resolution adopted by the board of education of such school district prior to September 4, 1947, or by resolution adopted by the board of education of such […]
Effective: June 26, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 321 – 129th General Assembly At any time after the effective date of this section but prior to January 1, 2014, the board of education of any school district in which a free public library has not previously been established may receive a bequest, gift, or endowment […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board of education of any school district may, by resolution, transfer, convey, or lease any property of the school district, real or personal, suitable for public library purposes to the board of trustees of any free public library rendering free public […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board of library trustees of a school district free public library may annually, during the month of May, certify to the board of education of the school district the amount of money required to maintain and operate said library during the […]
Effective: July 20, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 161 – 107th General Assembly The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may purchase, erect, construct, enlarge, improve, equip, and furnish buildings, and acquire real estate and interests in real estate therefor, for the purpose of rendering free library service to […]
