§ 29-6-1. Statement of policy. (a) The general assembly hereby declares it to be the policy of this state: (1) That free public libraries are essential to the general enlightenment of citizens in a democracy; (2) That these free public libraries shall provide for the cultural, educational, informational, and research needs of all citizens; (3) […]
§ 29-6-10. Appropriation authorization. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of §§ 29-6-2, 29-6-6, 29-6-7, and 29-6-9; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment […]
§ 29-6-11. Severability. If any provision of § 29-1-1, or of chapters 3.1, 4, or 6 of this title, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of these provisions, and the application of these provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 29-6-12. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 144, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 5, effective July 1, 1996.
§ 29-6-2. Public library services. For each city or town, the state’s share to support local public library services shall be equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of both the amount appropriated and expended in the second preceding fiscal year by the city or town from local tax revenues and funds from the public […]
§ 29-6-3. Eligibility requirements — Municipalities. (a) To qualify for state aid under § 29-6-2, a city or town shall: (1) Appropriate from local tax revenues an amount not less than the amount appropriated the previous year from local tax revenues and expended for library operating expenses. The appropriation would exclude any state funds received […]
§ 29-6-4. Library councils. In cities or towns having more than one free public library, the boards of trustees, or other governing bodies of the libraries in the city or town, may appoint an interlibrary committee to include the principal librarian of each of the libraries and one other representative of each of the libraries, […]
§ 29-6-5. Cooperative library services. (a) Any city or town may enter into an agreement with another city or town, or more than one other, to establish or maintain free public library service, or one or more aspects thereof to citizens therein, and those agreements for cooperative library service shall be valid when approved and […]
§ 29-6-6. Construction and capital improvements. The office of library and information services may cause to be paid to a city or town treasurer, or to any free public library in the state, a grant-in-aid for the construction and capital improvement of any free public library as the chief of library services may determine is […]
§ 29-6-7. State supported institutions. For each state supported residential institution and the school for the deaf, the state’s share under this program to support library services for residents or students shall be gradually increased until the state’s share in fiscal year 2000 is equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated […]
§ 29-6-7.1, 29-6-7.2. Repealed.
§ 29-6-8. Eligibility requirements — Institutions. (a) To qualify for state aid under § 29-6-7, an institution shall: (1) Allocate from its appropriation an amount not less than the amount allocated and expended the previous year for operating expenditures to support library services for residents or students; and (2) Submit, or cause to be submitted, […]
§ 29-6-9. Rhode Island library network. (a) In order to provide each individual in Rhode Island with equal opportunity of access to resources that will satisfy their and society’s information needs and interests, the office of library and information services is hereby authorized to establish a Rhode Island library network, hereafter referred to as the […]
