§ 29-3.1-1. Office of library and information services. Within the department of administration, division of enterprise technology strategy and services, there shall be an office of library and information services under the direction of a chief of library services who shall be appointed by the director of administration and supervised by the chief digital information […]
§ 29-3.1-1.1. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated by the context, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Interlibrary cooperation” means two (2) or more independent libraries working together to achieve a common purpose; (2) “Public library” means a library in a city or town that has […]
§ 29-3.1-13. Transfer of responsibilities. Whenever, in any general or public law, there shall appear the words “department of state library services” or “state library services,” such words shall be deemed to refer to and to mean the “office of library and information services.” Whenever, in any general or public law, there shall appear the […]
§ 29-3.1-2. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 2, effective July 1, 1996.
§ 29-3.1-2.1. [Reserved.]
§ 29-3.1-2.2. Library board of Rhode Island established. (a) There is hereby created the library board of Rhode Island, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “library board”. The library board shall be protected from sudden changes in membership and reversal of policy by having staggered terms for its public members, and is hereby made successor […]
§ 29-3.1-3. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 2, effective July 1, 1996.
§ 29-3.1-3.1. Appointment of members of the library board. (a) The governor shall, with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint the members of the library board. Appointments shall be made for terms of three (3) years commencing on January 1st in the year of appointment and ending on December 31st in the third […]
§ 29-3.1-3.2. Removal of public members of library board. Public members of the library board shall be removable by the governor only for cause. History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 342, § 2.
§ 29-3.1-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 2, effective July 1, 1996.
§ 29-3.1-4.1. Powers and duties of library board. (a) The library board shall communicate with, and seek the advice of, the chief of library services and all those concerned with, and affected by, its determinations as a regular procedure in arriving at its conclusions and in setting policy. The library board, however, shall not engage […]
§ 29-3.1-4.2. Meetings of library board. The library board shall hold regular meetings at least six (6) times each calendar year. All meetings of the library board of Rhode Island shall be open to the public, provided that executive sessions may be held as subordinate parts of public meetings. History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 342, […]
§ 29-3.1-5. Chief of library services — Appointment and qualifications. The director of administration shall appoint a chief of library services. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 29-3.1-5; P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 26, § 1; […]
§ 29-3.1-6. Compensation of chief of library services. The chief of library services shall be in the classified service and his or her salary shall be established in accordance with the terms of the pay plan for classified employees. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 29-3.1-6; P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, […]
§ 29-3.1-7. Duties of chief of library services. The chief of library services shall be the executive and administrative officer in charge of the office of library and information services. The chief of library services shall be in a classified position of service, shall be appointed by the director of administration and shall report to […]
§ 29-3.1-8. Gifts, donations, and funds. The chief of library services may accept donations of funds or property, real or personal, for the office of library and information services and, in his or her discretion, with the approval of the library board, shall hold the donations in the form in which they were given for […]
§ 29-3.1-9 — 29-3.1-12. Repealed.
