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CHAPTER 6. County Free Libraries [19100. - 19180.]

Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

§§ 19100–19180 · 42 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Establishment §§ 19100–19116 · 18 sections
    • § 19100 The boards of supervisors of the several counties may establish and maintain, within their respective counties, county free libraries pursuant to this chapter.
    • § 19101 The board of supervisors of any county may establish at the county seat or elsewhere in the county, a county free library for that part of the county lying…
    • § 19102 At least once a week for two successive weeks prior to taking any action, the board of supervisors shall publish, in a newspaper designated by it and published…
    • § 19103 After the establishment of a county free library, the board of trustees, common council, or other legislative body of any city in the county maintaining a free…
    • § 19104 (a) The board of trustees, common council, or other legislative body of a city or the board of trustees of a library district may, on or before January 1 of…
    • § 19104.5 (a) The board of trustees, common council, or other legislative body of a city or the board of trustees of a library district in which a withdrawal from the…
    • § 19105 If the notice is given after January 1st of any year, the property situated in the city or library district shall be liable to taxes for county free library…
    • § 19106 Before any board of trustees, common council, or other legislative body of any city, or the board of trustees of any library district gives notice that the…
    • § 19107 The board of supervisors of any county in which a county free library has been established may enter into contracts with any city maintaining a free public…
    • § 19108 The board of supervisors of any county in which a county free library has been established may enter into a contract with the board of supervisors of any other…
    • § 19109 The board of supervisors of any county may enter into a contract with the board of supervisors of another county in which a county free library has been…
    • § 19110 The board of supervisors of any county may contract with the board of supervisors of any other county or two or more other counties to provide for the services…
    • § 19111 The making of the contract shall not bar the board of supervisors of the county during the continuance of the contract from establishing a county free library…
    • § 19112 Instead of establishing a separate county free library, the board of supervisors may enter into a contract with the board of library trustees or other…
    • § 19113 After a county free library has been established, it may be disestablished in the same manner as it was established. At least once a week for two successive…
    • § 19114 Whenever any of the territory being served by a county free library is annexed to, or otherwise included within, any municipal corporation not served by the…
    • § 19115 The board of supervisors may establish a reasonable fee to be collected from persons who desire to participate in the services and benefits of the county free…
    • § 19116 (a) (1) Sections 19104 and 19105 are not applicable to the withdrawal of a city or library district from the county free library system in Los Angeles County…
  2. ARTICLE 2. County Librarian §§ 19140–19150 · 10 sections
    • § 19140 Upon the establishment of a county free library, the board of supervisors shall appoint a county librarian.
    • § 19141 If any county adopts a civil service system or a limited civil service system for county officers and employees, the county librarian shall be entitled to the…
    • § 19142 No person may be appointed to the office of county librarian on or after January 1, 1987, unless he or she possesses both of the following qualifications: (a)…
    • § 19143 At the time of his or her appointment, the county librarian need not be a citizen of the State of California.
    • § 19145 The county librarian shall, prior to entering upon his duties, file the usual oath, and he shall be required to file an official bond in an amount determined…
    • § 19146 The county librarian shall, subject to the general rules adopted by the board of supervisors, build up and manage, according to accepted principles of library…
    • § 19147 The salary of the county librarians shall be paid by each of the counties in equal monthly installments, at the same time and in the same manner and out of the…
    • § 19148 The board of supervisors of a county over 400,000 population, as determined by the 1960 decennial census, maintaining a county free library may provide that…
    • § 19149 The county librarian and his assistant shall be allowed actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred on the business of the office.
    • § 19150 Except when the county librarian is temporarily absent, no person shall serve in the position of county librarian under the title of acting county librarian,…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Government §§ 19160–19180 · 14 sections
    • § 19160 The county free library is under the general supervision of the board of supervisors, which may: (a) Make general rules and regulations regarding the policy of…
    • § 19167 The county free libraries are under the general supervision of the State Librarian, who shall from time to time, either personally or by one of his or her…
    • § 19168 The State Librarian shall annually call a convention of county librarians, to assemble at such time and place as he deems most convenient, for the discussion…
    • § 19169 The county librarian shall, on or before August 31st, in each year, report to the board of supervisors and to the State Librarian on the condition of the…
    • § 19171 The county board of supervisors of any county may in its discretion allocate and appropriate any funds received by the county under the State and Local Fiscal…
    • § 19173 The board of supervisors may create special taxing zones within the territory of the county subject to taxation for county free library purposes for the…
    • § 19174 The board of supervisors may receive, on behalf of the county, any gift, bequest, or devise for the county free library, or for any branch or subdivision of…
    • § 19174.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds from the county general fund may be used to support the county free library.
    • § 19175 The title to all property belonging to the county free library is vested in the county. All laws applicable to the collection of county taxes shall apply to…
    • § 19176 Each claim against the county free library fund shall be authorized and approved by the county librarian, or in his absence from the county by his assistant.…
    • § 19177 In any county of this state where a law library exists under the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of Division 3 of the Business and…
    • § 19178 The board of supervisors may accept on behalf of the county free library, all books and other property of school libraries and of the teachers’ library, and…
    • § 19179 Any county library which was established and existed on April 26, 1911, under the provisions of an act entitled “An act to provide county library systems,”…
    • § 19180 The board of supervisors of any county in which there has been established a county free library which does not serve the entire county may, on behalf of the…