§65-57. Powers and duties of Librarian.
The State Librarian is authorized to apply for and receive and to take advantage of any and all assistance, information, research, investigations, surveys, grants, appropriations, or allocations of funds made available for this or any related or allocated purposes from any source; to cooperate or undertake joint activities or programs with any organization or government, […]
§65-184. Workers’ compensation insurance for library employees.
From and after the effective date of this act, it shall be lawful to purchase Workers’ Compensation Insurance for all employees of city-county, joint city-county, cooperative county, and all other employees of public libraries authorized to be created under the Constitution and laws of Oklahoma. Added by Laws 1965, c. 130, § 1, emerg. eff. […]
§65-4-116. Public library boards – Powers and duties.
The county public library board shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To operate and maintain a county library system and to promulgate such rules for the operation and maintenance thereof as may be deemed necessary or expedient; (b) To employ a director who shall have the authority to employ necessary staff and to […]
§65-4-201. Establishment, special levies authorized – Incorporation of existing libraries.
Counties, cities and towns are hereby authorized and empowered to join in creation, development, operation and maintenance of public libraries to serve rural single county library systems, and to appropriate and allocate funds for the support of such systems. The systems shall provide equitable library services to all persons in the county. After establishment a […]
§65-4-202. Creation by resolution, ordinance or petition – Multicounty library systems – Termination.
A rural single county library system may be created by resolution or ordinance approved by the board of county commissioners or by the governing bodies of all cities or towns of two thousand (2,000) or more according to the most recent federal decennial census within the proposed district, or by the county seat town if […]
§65-4-203. Board of trustees – Membership – Terms.
A. The board of trustees of a rural single county library system shall consist of at least five (5) members. One member shall be appointed from each county commissioner district by the board of county commissioners. One member shall be appointed by the governing body of the county seat city or town. A member shall […]
§65-4-204. System board officers – Quorum.
The system board shall elect a chair, vice-chair, and treasurer for one-year terms from the appointed members. The system board shall meet as often as necessary. The system board shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The board shall adopt rules for […]
§65-4-205. System board of trustees – Powers and duties.
A. Every rural single county library system board shall have all powers necessary or convenient to accomplish its purpose including the following: 1. To operate and maintain a library system and to adopt rules and regulations; 2. To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire land or buildings for library services; 3. To erect, maintain, and operate […]
§65-4-206. Librarian – Qualifications – Powers.
A. The rural single county library system board shall appoint a librarian of the library system on the basis of merit and experience. In counties with a population of twenty thousand (20,000) or more, the librarian shall be a graduate of a library school accredited by the American Library Association. In counties with a population […]
§65-5-101. Interlocal agreements.
In addition to the powers authorized by Chapter 189, Oklahoma Session Laws 1965, Sections 1-9, providing for interlocal cooperation among governmental agencies, libraries covered by this Code shall have the power to contract with private agencies under the same terms and conditions as stated in that act. Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 5-101, […]