California

Education Code

11,521 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 18961 — The board of library trustees and the legislative body of any neighboring municipality or the board of supervisors of the county in which the public library is situated, may contract for lending the b
• § 18962 — The title to all property acquired for the purposes of the library, when not inconsistent with the terms of its acquisition, or otherwise designated, vests in the municipality in which the library is
• § 18963 — Any municipal library which was established and existed on June 11, 1909, under the provisions of an act entitled “An act to establish free public libraries and reading rooms,” approved April 26, 1880
• § 18964 — Any ordinance establishing a library adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be repealed by the body which adopted it upon being requested to do so by 51 percent of the electors of the municipal corpor
• § 18965 — Whenever the governing bodies of two or more cities or counties consolidate their existing public library services, as a joint exercise of powers under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500), Divisi
• § 1900 — The county superintendent of schools, with the approval of the county board of education and the board of supervisors, shall have power to establish and maintain classes or schools for prisoners in an
• § 1901 — The county board of education shall have the authority to award diplomas or certificates to prisoners enrolled in classes or schools in any county jail, county honor farm, or any county industrial far
• § 1902 — The county board of education may provide for the maintenance on Saturday of classes for prisoners in any county jail, county honor farm, or any county industrial farm or county or joint county road c
• § 1903 — (a) For purposes of attendance, “adult” means any prisoner confined in any county jail, county honor farm, county industrial farm, county or joint county road camp, or community-based correction progr
• § 1904 — For all schools or classes maintained by the county superintendent of schools as authorized by Section 1906 in any county jail, county honor farm, or any county industrial farm or county or joint coun
• § 1905 — The sheriff or other official in charge of county correctional facilities may, subject to the approval of the board of supervisors, provide for the rehabilitation of prisoners confined in the county j
• § 1906 — The board of supervisors may, by ordinance, direct the county superintendent of schools to establish and maintain classes or schools for prisoners in any county jail, county honor farm, or any county
• § 1907 — The board of supervisors, in lieu of proceeding under Section 1906, may provide for the establishment and maintenance of classes or schools in connection with the jail facilities for the education and
• § 1908 — (a) The board of supervisors of the county shall transfer from the general fund of the county to the county school service fund of the county superintendent of schools such sums, in excess of the amou
• § 1909 — (a) From funds appropriated for allocation pursuant to Sections 2558 and 41841.
• § 1909.5 — The calculation made pursuant to Section 1909 is subject to Article 9 (commencing with Section 41840) of Chapter 5 of Part 24.
• § 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 outside of cities maintaining free public li
• § 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 in the county, notice of the contemplate
• § 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 public library, or the board of trustees
• § 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 any year, notify the county board of superv
• § 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 county free library system becomes effectiv
• § 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 purposes during the immediately succeeding
• § 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 city or library district desires to become a
• § 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 library, and any such city, through its boar
• § 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 county to secure to the residents of the
• § 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 established, and may levy a library tax, for th
• § 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 of a single qualified librarian to serve
• § 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 under the provisions of this chapter if n
• § 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 authority in charge of the free public library of
• § 19113 — After a county free library has been established, it may be disestablished in the same manner as it was established.
• § 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 county free library, the board of superviso
• § 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 library and who are not residents of the
• § 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 or Riverside County.
• § 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 benefits of such civil service system.
• § 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) Graduation from a graduate library school
• § 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 by the board of supervisors, unless he is
• § 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 management, a library for the use of the
• § 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 same fund as the salaries of other count
• § 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 the salary of the county librarian be paid
• § 19149 — The county librarian and his assistant shall be allowed actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred on the business of the office.
• § 1915 — In addition to any educational opportunity available under Article 14.
• § 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, or assistant librarian in charge, or any o
• § 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 the county free library.
• § 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 assistants, visit the county free libraries a
• § 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 of questions pertaining to the supervision
• § 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 county free library, for the year ending June
• § 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 Assistance Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-512
• § 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 purpose of levying special taxes within the zon
• § 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 the library.
• § 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.
• § 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 Professions Code, the board of supervisors of
• § 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 may manage and maintain them as a part of t
• § 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,” approved April 12, 1909, is continued under
• § 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 county free library, construct, build, rep
• § 1920 — In order to provide elementary education for children residing in the county, or in order to provide elementary education for children of migratory laborers engaged in seasonal industries within the c
• § 1921 — The county superintendent of schools shall draw requisitions upon the unobligated funds of any suspended school district under his jurisdiction to pay in whole or in part the expenses incurred for the
• § 1922 — The county superintendent of schools may, with the approval of the county board of education, insure all real and personal property constructed, purchased, or otherwise provided by him for emergency s
• § 1923 — The county superintendent of schools may, with the approval of the county board of education, transfer or sell the real and personal property of any emergency school maintained by him to any elementar
• § 1924 — The units of average daily attendance for a fiscal year in an emergency school maintained by the county superintendent of schools shall be computed by dividing the total number of days of pupils’ atte
• § 19300 — The Legislature hereby declares that it is in the interest of the people and of the state that there be a general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence through the establishment and operation of pub
• § 19301 — There is in the state government an agency known as the California State Library.
• § 19302 — The California State Library is under the control of an executive who shall be a technically trained librarian and shall be known as the “State Librarian.
• § 19303 — The State Librarian shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
• § 19306 — The State Librarian shall nominate a Deputy State Librarian to be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the Governor.
• § 19307 — As used in this chapter, “public library” means any public library as defined in this code, or any county law library established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of Division 3 of
• § 19320 — The State Librarian may do all of the following: (a) Make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of the California State Library.
• § 19320.5 — The State Librarian may employ consultants to provide technical assistance to public libraries in the development and enhancement of library services.
• § 19321 — The State Librarian shall also do all of the following: (a) Purchase books, maps, engravings, paintings, furniture, and other materials and equipment necessary to carry out California State Library pr
• § 19322 — The State Librarian may do both of the following: (a) Contract directly with counties, cities, or districts within this state, agencies of the state, and agencies of the United States government for t
• § 19323 — The State Librarian shall make available in the state on a loan basis to blind or print disabled persons, or to persons with a disability that prevents them from reading conventional printed materials
• § 19324 — The State Librarian may consider for rendering into embossed braille any print books and other materials, excluding textbooks, requested by an eligible patron with print disabilities.
• § 19325 — The State Librarian may provide the following: (a) Toll-free and local telephone services for registered patrons of the federally designated regional libraries for the blind and print disabled, in ord
• § 19325.1 — (a) The State Librarian may operate a telephonic reading system, fund the operation of telephonic reading systems operated by qualifying entities, or both.
• § 19326 — (a) The State Librarian may annually award a gold medal for excellence in the humanities and science to an individual or organization for publication of a work that has enriched the collection of the
• § 19327 — (a) In order to protect and preserve valuable and irreplaceable treasures of the state, the State Librarian may enter into an operating agreement with a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, cu
• § 19328 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that Bernard E.
• § 19330 — Books may be taken from the California State Library by the Members of the Legislature and by other state officers during regular office hours.
• § 19331 — The Controller, when notified by the State Librarian that any officer or employee of the state for whom he or she draws a warrant for salary has failed to return any book taken by him or her, or for w
• § 19332 — In case of the neglect or refusal on the part of any officer or employee of the state to return a book for which he or she has given an order or a receipt or has in his or her possession, the State Li
• § 19333 — The State Librarian may bring suit in his or her official capacity for the recovery of any book, or for three times the value thereof, together with costs of suit, against any person who has the book
• § 19334 — Every person who injures or fails to return any book taken is liable in three times its value.
• § 19335 — This act shall be known and may be cited as the Reading Initiative Program.
• § 19336 — The State Librarian shall establish the Reading Initiative Program with funds appropriated for that purpose and with funds received from private sources.
• § 19340 — The Local Public Library Partnership Program is hereby established under the administration of the State Librarian for purposes of ensuring that, by third grade, all pupils have access to a local publ
• § 19341 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
• § 19342 — (a) The State Librarian shall offer resources to assist each local public library to find student success card dispensing strategies that work best for their communities.
• § 19343 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 19344 — Consistent with Section 99.
• § 19345 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a local public library from partnering with a local educational agency to issue student success cards to pupils in kindergarten or any of grades
• § 19350 — The Statewide Imagination Library Program is hereby established under the administration of the State Librarian for purposes of developing, implementing, promoting, and fostering a comprehensive state
• § 19351 — (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund which shall be known as the Imagination Library of California Fund.
• § 19352 — The State Librarian shall coordinate with a nonprofit entity, qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and organized solely to promote and encourage reading by the children of t
• § 19353 — The State Librarian shall do all of the following: (a) Promote the statewide development of local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library programs.
• § 19354 — The California State Library may promulgate regulations as may be needed for the administration of the Statewide Imagination Library Program.
• § 1940 — The county superintendent of schools may, with the approval of the county board of education, expend county school service funds for the purpose of administering and accounting for the county school s
• § 19400 — A library district may be organized, as provided in this chapter.
• § 19401 — The library district may include incorporated or unincorporated territory, or both, in any one or more counties, so long as the territory of the district consists of contiguous parcels and the territo
• § 19402 — Whenever the formation of a library district is desired, a petition which may consist of any number of instruments, may be presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the county in w
• § 19403 — The petition shall be signed by registered voters residing within the proposed library district equal in number to at least 5 percent of the number of votes cast in the territory comprising the propos
• § 19404 — The proceedings for the filing and hearing of the petition are governed and controlled by the provisions of Sections 58032, 58033, 58034, 58060, and 58061 of the Government Code.
• § 19405 — The proceedings for final hearing of the petition and the formation of the district are governed and controlled by the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 58090), Article 5 (commencing wi
• § 19406 — On the filing of written protests by registered voters residing in the proposed district equal in number to at least 50 percent of the number of votes cast in the territory comprising the proposed dis
• § 19407 — No library district including territory in more than one county shall be organized under this chapter without the concurrent consent by resolution of each board of supervisors involved, as well as the
• § 1941 — The county superintendent of schools may, with the approval of the county board of education, provide services to school districts or community college districts in screening and directing teachers to
• § 1942 — The county superintendent of schools may, with the approval of the county board of education, pay actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in connection with curricular and special services by th
• § 19420 — Within 30 days after the filing with the clerk of the board of supervisors or county board of supervisors of the resolution declaring the organization of the district, the supervising board of supervi
• § 19421 — The governing board of the district shall be called “the Board of Library Trustees of ____ Library District” (inserting the name of the particular district).
• § 19422 — The trustee shall hold office for the term of four years beginning on the last Friday in November next succeeding their appointment or election.
• § 19423 — The first board of library trustees appointed or elected in a district shall at their first meeting so classify themselves by lot that their terms shall expire: (a) For three-member boards, one on the
• § 19424 — At its first meeting called after the original appointment of the board, and annually thereafter at its first meeting called after the last Friday in November in odd-numbered years, the board shall or
• § 19425 — The board shall cause a proper record of its proceedings to be kept, and at the first meeting of the board of trustees of the library district, it shall immediately cause to be made out and filed with
• § 19426 — A vacancy in the board of library trustees shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the supervising board of supervisors.
• § 19427 — Each library trustee shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified.
• § 19428 — The board of library trustees shall meet at least once a month, at such time and place as it may fix by resolution.
• § 19429 — Special meetings may be called at any time, as follows: (a) A special meeting of a three-member board of library trustees may be called by two trustees, by written notices served upon each member at l
• § 1943 — The county superintendent of schools may, with the approval of the county board of education, employ personnel to conduct research in connection with the activities of the county superintendent of sch
• § 19430 — (a) For three-member boards, two members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
• § 19431 — A proposal to increase the number of seats on the board of library trustees from three to five may be initiated in either of the following alternative ways: (a) By a petition signed by registered vote
• § 19432 — (a) The supervising board of supervisors, at its option, may conduct a public hearing on a petition or resolution filed pursuant to Section 19431.
• § 1944 — The county superintendent of schools may with the approval of the county board of education provide for the publication of materials that are necessary in connection with the curricular and special se
• § 1945 — The county superintendent of schools may, with the approval of the county board of education, provide advisory services in school business administration activities, in maintenance of school building
• § 1946 — The county board of education may enter into agreements with the governing boards of any of the school districts or community college districts in the territory under the jurisdiction of the office of
• § 19460 — The board of library trustees shall make and enforce all rules, regulations, and bylaws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the library under its management, and all proper
• § 19460.5 — A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
• § 19461 — The board of library trustees shall administer any trust declared or created for the library, and received by gift, devise, or bequest, and hold in trust or otherwise, property situated in this state
• § 19462 — The board of library trustees shall prescribe the duties and powers of the librarian, secretary, and other officers and employees of the library, determine the number of and appoint all officers and e
• § 19463 — The board of library trustees shall purchase necessary books, journals, publications, and other personal property.
• § 19464 — The board of library trustees shall purchase real property, and erect or rent and equip, such buildings or rooms, as in its judgment are necessary properly to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
• § 19465 — The board of library trustees shall require the Secretary of State and other state officials to furnish the library with copies of any and all reports, laws, and other publications of the state not ot
• § 19466 — The board of library trustees shall borrow books from, lend books to, and exchange books with other libraries, and may allow nonresidents of the district to borrow books upon such conditions as the bo
• § 19467 — The board of library trustees shall borrow money, give security therefor, purchase on contract, and do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of
• § 19468 — The board of library trustees shall file, through the librarian, on or before the last day of August of each year, a report with the State Librarian at Sacramento giving the condition of its library a
• § 19469 — The board of library trustees shall designate the hours during which the library shall be open for the use of the public.
• § 19470 — Annually, at least 15 days before the first day of the month in which county taxes are levied, the board of library trustees of each library district shall furnish to the board of supervisors of the c
• § 19473 — The tax shall be computed, entered upon the tax rolls, and collected in the same manner as county taxes are computed, entered, and collected.
• § 19475 — All money acquired by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, for the purposes of the library, shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the library fund of the district, subject only to th
• § 19476 — If the payment into the treasury is inconsistent with the terms or conditions of any gift, devise, or bequest, the board of library trustees shall provide for the safety and preservation of the fund,
• § 19477 — Upon the receipt by the county auditor of an order of the library trustees of the district, he shall issue his warrant upon the county treasurer for the amount stated in the order.
• § 19478 — When any warrant is presented to the treasurer for payment and it is not paid for want of funds, the treasurer shall endorse thereon “not paid for want of funds” with the date of presentation and sign
• § 19479 — Every library established under this chapter shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the library district, subject always to such rules, regulations, and bylaws as may be
• § 19480 — The title to all property acquired for the purposes of the library, when not inconsistent with the terms of its acquisition, or not otherwise designated, vests in the district in which the library is
• § 19481 — Every library district shall be designated by the name and style of ____ Library District (using the name of the district) of ____ County (using the name of the county or counties in which the distric
• § 19482 — The board of library trustees and the boards of trustees of neighboring library districts, or the governing bodies of neighboring cities, or boards of supervisors of counties in which public libraries
• § 19483 — Anything in Sections 19100 to 19179, inclusive, to the contrary, notwithstanding, the property in any library district created under this chapter subsequent to the establishment of a county free libra
• § 19500 — All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.
• § 19510 — An election shall be held biennially in each library district for the election of one or more library trustees who shall hold office for four years beginning on the last Friday in November next succee
• § 19511 — To be qualified to vote at any library district election a person shall be registered to vote in the library district, at least 29 days before the election.
• § 19514 — If pursuant to Section 5327 a district election is not held, the board of supervisors of the county in which the district, or the largest part thereof in area, is situated shall at its next regular me
• § 19515 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5300) of Part 4 of this division shall govern and control the conduct of elections pursuant to this chapter.
• § 19520 — The board of trustees of any library district may, when in their judgment it is deemed advisable, and shall, upon a petition of 50 or more taxpayers and residents of the library district, call an elec
• § 19521 — The bond election shall be called and conducted and the results thereof canvassed, returned, and declared in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5300) of Part 4 of this division.
• § 19522 — The board of trustees shall set forth in the resolution calling for a bond election the amount and denomination of the bonds, the rate of interest, and the number of years that all or any part of the
• § 19524 — If it appears that two-thirds of the votes cast at the election were cast in favor of issuing the bonds, the board shall enter the fact upon its minutes and shall certify all the proceedings to the su
• § 19525 — The total amount of bonds issued shall not exceed 5 percent of the assessed value of the property of the district, prior to the 1980–81 fiscal year and shall not exceed 1.
• § 19526 — The supervising board of supervisors by an order entered upon its minutes shall prescribe the form of the bonds and of the interest coupons attached thereto, and shall fix the time when the whole or a
• § 19527 — The bonds shall not bear a greater amount of interest than 6 percent, to be payable annually or semiannually.
• § 19528 — The board of supervisors of each county in which any part of the district is situated, at the time of making the levy of taxes for county purposes, shall levy a tax for that year upon the taxable prop
• § 19529 — All money levied, when collected, shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the library district, and shall be used for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds, and for no oth
• § 19530 — Whenever any bonds issued under this article remain unsold for the period of six months after having been offered for sale in the manner prescribed by the supervising board of supervisors, the board o
• § 19531 — Upon receiving the petition, signed by a majority of the members of the board of trustees, the supervising board of supervisors shall fix a time for hearing the petition, which shall be not more than
• § 19532 — At the time and place designated in the notice for hearing the petition, or at any subsequent time to which the hearing is postponed, the supervising board of supervisors shall hear any reasons that a
• § 19600 — Any unincorporated town or village of this state may establish, equip, and maintain a public library for the dissemination of knowledge of the arts, sciences, and general literature, in accordance wit
• § 19601 — Upon the application, by petition, of 50 or more taxpayers and residents of any unincorporated town or village to the board of supervisors in the county in which the town or village is located, for th
• § 19603 — Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election ca
• § 19604 — The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposit
• § 19605 — If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select on
• § 19608 — The election shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of this state, where applicable, without reference to form of ballot or manner of voting.
• § 19610 — The election officers shall report the result of the election to the board of supervisors within five days after the election.
• § 19611 — If a majority of the votes at the election is in favor of a library district, the board of supervisors shall by resolution, establish the library district, and shall appoint five trustees, who shall b
• § 19612 — Vacancies shall be filled by the board of supervisors by appointment for the unexpired term.
• § 19613 — If a majority of the votes cast is against a library district, the board of supervisors shall, by order, so declare, and no other proceedings shall be taken in relation thereto until the expiration of
• § 19614 — The fact of the presentation of the petition, and the order establishing the library district and making the appointment of the five library trustees, shall be entered in the minutes of the board of s
• § 19640 — The board of library trustees shall meet at least once a month, at such time and place as it may fix by resolution.
• § 19641 — Special meetings may be called at any time by three trustees, by written notices served upon each member at least 12 hours before the time specified for the meeting.
• § 19642 — Three members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
• § 19643 — At its first meeting held after the general district election the board shall organize by electing one of its number president, and another one of its number secretary.
• § 19644 — The board shall cause a proper record of its proceedings to be kept, and at the first meeting of the board of trustees, it shall immediately cause to be made out and filed with the State Librarian a c
• § 19645 — The board of library trustees shall make and enforce all rules, regulations, and bylaws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the library under its management, and all proper
• § 19646 — The board of library trustees shall administer any trust declared or created for the library, and receive by gift, devise, or bequest, and hold in trust or otherwise, property situated in this state o
• § 19647 — The board of library trustees shall prescribe the duties and powers of the librarian, secretary, and other officers and employees of the library, determine the number of and appoint all officers and e
• § 19648 — The board of library trustees shall purchase necessary books, journals, publications, and other personal property.
• § 19649 — The board of library trustees shall also purchase such real property, and erect or rent and equip, such building or rooms, as in its judgment is necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this
• § 19650 — The board of library trustees may request the appropriate state officials to furnish the library with copies of any and all reports, laws, and other publications of the state not otherwise disposed of
• § 19651 — The board of library trustees shall borrow books from, lend books to, and exchange books with other libraries.
• § 19652 — The board of library trustees shall do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
• § 19653 — The board of library trustees shall file, through the librarian, on or before the last day in the month of August of each year, a report with the State Librarian at Sacramento giving the condition of
• § 19654 — The board of library trustees shall designate the hours during which the library is open for the use of the public.
• § 19655 — In any library district formed under the provisions of this chapter, which maintains a public library, or which has petitioned for and been granted permission to establish, and intends to maintain a p
• § 19656 — The board of library trustees may, when in its judgment it is deemed advisable, and upon the petition of 50 or more taxpayers residing within the library district shall, call an election and submit to
• § 19658 — The revenue derived from the tax, together with all money acquired by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, for the purposes of the library, shall be paid into the county treasury, to the credit of the
• § 19659 — Upon the receipt by the county auditor of an order of the library trustees of the district he shall issue his warrant upon the county treasurer for the amount stated in the order.
• § 19660 — When any warrant is presented to the treasurer for payment and it is not paid for want of funds the treasurer shall endorse thereon “not paid for want of funds” with the date of presentation and sign
• § 19661 — Every library established under this chapter shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the library district, subject always to such rules, regulations, and bylaws as may be
• § 19662 — Boards of library trustees and the boards of trustees of neighboring library districts, or the legislative bodies of neighboring municipalities, or boards of supervisors of the counties in which publi
• § 19663 — The title to all property acquired for the purposes of the libraries, when not inconsistent with the terms of its acquisition, or not otherwise designated, vests in the district in which libraries are