The legislative body of a county or the governing body of an incorporated city or town shall have the authority to establish and maintain, under state and local law, a free public library, or give support to any free public library already established therein, or contract with another library for library service for use of […]
Upon the decision of such county legislative body and/or city governing body to establish, maintain or support a free public library, or to contract with another library for library service, or to contract with one (1) or more counties or cities for joint operation of a free public library, it shall levy for the purpose […]
Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), where a county legislative body or the governing body of a city or town, in lieu of giving support to a free public library already established, or of contracting with another library for library service, or of contracting with other counties or cities for the joint operation of a […]
The members of the library board shall organize by electing officers and adopting bylaws and regulations. The board has the authority to direct all the affairs of the library, including the authority to appoint a library administrator. The library administrator shall direct the internal affairs of the library, including hiring and directing such assistants or […]
A county legislative body and/or city governing body has power to borrow money for the purchase of realty and the erection or purchase of suitable buildings for the library and its branches, and for their equipment. The title to such property may be vested in trust in the library board and its successors, which shall […]
All county or city tax funds for library purposes, raised by bonds or taxation, shall be held by the county or city treasurer separate from other funds. All library accounts of every character shall be audited annually by or under the county legislative body or city governing body.
Libraries so established or supported shall be free to the inhabitants. The board may extend the privileges and facilities of the library to persons residing outside the county or city upon such terms as it may deem proper.
The library board has the power to make and enforce rules providing penalties for loss of or injury to library property. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a library board from charging library users a reasonable fine for late-returned library materials and charging for special services including, but not limited to, the […]
The title to all property acquired by a library board operating under this chapter shall be taken in the name of the county or city for the use and benefit of the public library, and the proceeds from all activities conducted by the library board or from any disposition of its assets shall be taken […]
Such library board shall furnish a report to the county or city legislative body, at its first meeting of each fiscal year, setting forth its capital and operational receipts and expenditures for the preceding fiscal year.
