134.001 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Public library. “Public library” means any library that provides free access to all residents of a city or county without discrimination, receives at least half of its financial support from public funds and is […]
134.07 PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE. The governing body of any city or county may establish and maintain public library service for the use of its inhabitants. By ordinance or resolution it may set apart for the benefit thereof any public property of the city or county. In any statutory city and in any city of the […]
134.08 ESTABLISHING AND DISCONTINUING LIBRARY SERVICE; APPLICABILITY OF LAW. Subdivision 1. Establishment. If public library service is not established under section 134.07, the governing body of the city or county, upon the petition of eligible voters, as defined in section 201.014, subdivision 1, of the city or county, in a number not less than five […]
134.09 LIBRARY BOARDS. Subdivision 1. Appointment. When public library service is established, except in any city of the first class operating under a home rule charter, the mayor of the city with the approval of the council for a city library or the board of commissioners for a county library, shall appoint a board of […]
134.10 BOARD VACANCIES; COMPENSATION. The library board president shall report vacancies in the board to the council or the board of county commissioners. The council or board of county commissioners shall fill the vacancies by appointment for the unexpired term. Library board members shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for […]
134.11 ORGANIZATION OF BOARD; DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Organization. Immediately after appointment, the library board shall organize by electing one of its number as president and one as secretary, and from time to time it may appoint such other officers as it deems necessary. Subd. 2. Duties. The library board shall adopt bylaws and regulations for […]
134.12 BENEFITS OF LIBRARY. Subdivision 1. Nonresidents. Any library board may admit to the benefits of its library persons not residing within its city or county under regulations and upon conditions as to payment and security prescribed by the library board. Subd. 2. Contracts with cities and towns. The library board may contract with the […]
134.13 ANNUAL REPORT. As soon as practicable following the end of the fiscal year the library board shall report to the governing body of the city or county all amounts received during the preceding year and the sources thereof, the amounts expended and for what purposes, the number of library materials on hand, the number […]
134.14 TITLE TO PROPERTY; FREE USE. All property given, granted, conveyed, donated, devised, or bequeathed to, or otherwise acquired by, any city or county for a public library shall vest in, and be held in the name of, the city or county and any conveyance, grant, donation, devise, bequest, or gift made to, or in […]
134.15 GIFTS. With the consent of the governing body of any city or county, expressed by ordinance or resolution, the library board may accept any gift, grant, devise, or bequest made or offered by any person for public library purposes, or for the establishment, enlargement, or maintenance of an art gallery or museum in connection […]
134.18 PRIVILEGES EXTENDED TO COUNTIES AND STATUTORY CITIES. Any public library board in any city of the first class in this state, whether such board was created by and under the general laws or by special act of the legislature, may enter into arrangement with the authorities of the county within which it is located, […]
134.195 LIBRARY OPERATED BY CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A school district and a city that has established a public library under sections 134.07 and 134.08, by ordinance or resolution, may jointly finance and operate a public library for use by school students and the public. If the city is already taxed for […]
134.20 REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. Two or more counties or two or more cities located in two or more counties may, through action by their governing bodies under section 471.59, establish and maintain a regional public library system, even though one or more of the counties or cities may already have a […]
134.201 REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Establishment. Regional public library districts may be established under this section in the areas of the existing Great River Regional Library System and the East Central Regional Library System. The geographic boundaries shall be those established by the commissioner of education under section 134.34, subdivision 3. Subd. 2. Formation. […]
134.21 INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT. The Interstate Library Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with any state bordering on Minnesota which legally joins therein in substantially the following form: INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT The contracting states agree that: ARTICLE I PURPOSE Because the desire for the services provided by […]
134.22 COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR. The commissioner of education shall designate an officer or employee of the Department of Education as compact administrator. The compact administrator shall receive copies of all agreements entered into by the state or its political subdivisions and other states or political subdivisions; consult with, advise, and aid such governmental units in the […]
134.23 AGREEMENTS. The compact administrator and the governing body of any political subdivision of the state or the library board thereof operating a public library may enter into agreements with other states or their political subdivisions pursuant to the compact. Such agreements as may be made pursuant to this compact on behalf of the state […]
134.24 ENFORCEMENT OF COMPACT. The agencies and officers of this state and its political subdivisions shall enforce this compact and do all things appropriate to effect its purpose and intent which may be within their respective jurisdictions. History: 1967 c 4 s 4
134.31 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; LIBRARY RESPONSIBILITIES. Subdivision 1. Library service. The state shall, as an integral part of its responsibility for public education, support the provision of library service for every citizen, the development of cooperative programs for the sharing of resources and services among all libraries, and the establishment of jointly operated library services […]
134.32 GRANT AUTHORIZATION; TYPES OF GRANTS AND AID. Subdivision 1. Provision of grants. The department shall provide the grants and aid specified in this section from any available state, federal, or other funds. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1995 c 186 s 39] Subd. 3. Regional library basic system support aid. It shall provide regional library basic […]
