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MI Comp L § 397.357 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 165 of 1927 - Consolidation of Township Libraries (397.351 - 397.358)|Section 397.357 - Control of Library.

397.357 Control of library. Sec. 7.  Said library when so consolidated shall be under the joint control of the township boards, and any matter upon which they can not agree shall be decided by the county commissioner of schools. Not more than 2 joint meetings per year shall be held. History: 1927, Act 165, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 8100 ;-- CL 1948, 397.357
MI Comp L § 397.358 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 165 of 1927 - Consolidation of Township Libraries (397.351 - 397.358)|Section 397.358 - Free Public Library; Formation.

397.358 Free public library; formation.  Sec. 8.  After consolidation, the library may be formed into a free public library, with provisional board of directors in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, upon proper procedure for that purpose, jointly taken by the township boards of the townships consolidating. History: 1927, Act 165, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 8101 ;-- CL 1948, 397.358
MI Comp L § 397.371 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 213 of 1925 - Privately Owned Public Libraries (397.371 - 397.371)|Section 397.371 - Privately Owned Libraries; Public Support, Limitation, Conditions.

397.371 Privately owned libraries; public support, limitation, conditions. Sec. 1.  Any township, city or village within this state, having within its limits a library that had been open to the public upon the payment of dues, may appropriate not to exceed 1/2 of 1 mill on its assessed valuation for the support of such library, and such sum or sums shall be raised by taxation in the ordinary way: Provided, That any library so receiving support from any municipality shall be kept open for the convenience of the public not less than the afternoons and evenings of 3 days of each week, and the books therein shall be for the free use of the public under such reasonable restrictions as such library shall prescribe.  History: 1925, Act 213, Imd. Eff. May 6, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 8102 ;-- CL 1948, 397.371
MI Comp L § 397.401 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 26 of 1921 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Library Commissions (397.401 - 397.405)|Section 397.401 - Library Commission; Jurisdiction.

397.401 Library commission; jurisdiction.  Sec. 1.  The territory over which the library commission in any city having a population of more than 250,000 shall conduct the activities to it by law confided, and to which shall apply charges and obligations heretofore or hereafter imposed for the purposes of any said commission, shall be co-extensive with the boundaries of any said city and shall automatically change by and with any change in said boundaries.  History: 1921, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 26, Eff. Sept. 19, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 8105 ;-- CL 1948, 397.401
MI Comp L § 397.402 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 26 of 1921 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Library Commissions (397.401 - 397.405)|Section 397.402 - Library Commission; Annual Budget.

397.402 Library commission; annual budget.  Sec. 2.  The annual budget of any said commission shall be prepared in manner and time provided by the charter of any said city concerning the budget thereof and shall be submitted to and passed upon by the officers and boards of any said city as are the items in the budget thereof. History: 1921, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 26, Eff. Sept. 19, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 8106 ;-- CL 1948, 397.402
MI Comp L § 397.403 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 26 of 1921 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Library Commissions (397.401 - 397.405)|Section 397.403 - Library Commission; Fiscal Year.

397.403 Library commission; fiscal year.  Sec. 3.  The fiscal year of any said commission shall be identical with that of any said city. History: 1921, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 26, Eff. Sept. 19, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 8107 ;-- CL 1948, 397.403
MI Comp L § 397.404 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 26 of 1921 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Library Commissions (397.401 - 397.405)|Section 397.404 - Effect of Local Act; Continuation.

397.404 Effect of local act; continuation.  Sec. 4.  The relation of officers or agencies of any said city to the affairs of any said commission growing out of any special or local act of the state legislature shall continue in officers or agencies of any said city on revision or amendment of said special or local act by the electors of any said city. History: 1921, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 26, Eff. Sept. 19, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 8108 ;-- CL 1948, 397.404
MI Comp L § 397.405 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 26 of 1921 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Library Commissions (397.401 - 397.405)|Section 397.405 - Payrolls, Bills, Accounts and Claims; Audit and Approval; Certificate; Allowance, Payment.

397.405 Payrolls, bills, accounts and claims; audit and approval; certificate; allowance, payment. Sec. 5.  All payrolls, bills, accounts and claims of every character against the library commission after having been duly audited and approved by the commission, the certificate of which audit and approval shall be endorsed thereon by the president or secretary of the commission or some member or other representative of the commission acting under authority conferred by the commission generally or specially, shall be transmitted to the city controller, who shall endorse thereon his approval or disapproval. When so endorsed with approval the controller shall draw his warrant or warrants on the city treasurer in payment therefor. No bill, account or claim shall be audited or approved by the commission unless the same shall be accompanied by a certificate of a representative of the commission who acted for the commission in making the purchase or contract or in taking the delivery or performance that he verily believes the services or property therein charged have been actually performed or delivered for the commission, that the sum or sums charged therefor are reasonable and just, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief no setoff exists, nor payment has been made on account thereof except such as are included or referred to in such account. A similar certificate shall be required upon all payrolls, the certificate to be made by the person under whose supervision the services charged have been rendered. The provisions hereof shall be in addition to any provisions covering the same matters in any general or local act or charter adopted pursuant to Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 117.1 to 117.38 of the Compiled Laws of 1948. History: Add. 1947, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 397.405 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 220, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
MI Comp L § 397.453 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 115 of 1899 - Free Public Libraries (397.453 - 397.453)|Section 397.453 - Free Libraries; Annual Report to State Board of Library Commissioners.

397.453 Free libraries; annual report to state board of library commissioners. Sec. 3.  It shall be the duty of all free libraries organized under the laws of the state, whether general or special, to make an annual report to the board of library commissioners, which report shall conform as near as may be reasonable and convenient, as to time and form such rules as the board may prescribe. History: 1899, Act 115, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 1152 ;-- CL 1929, 8054 ;-- CL 1948, 397.453
MI Comp L § 397.471 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 92 of 1952 - Public Libraries (397.471 - 397.472)|Section 397.471 - Public Libraries; Maintenance and Operation, Contracts; Cooperation to Avoid Duplication.

397.471 Public libraries; maintenance and operation, contracts; cooperation to avoid duplication. Sec. 1.  The officers, agency or other authority charged by law with the maintenance and operation of any library for general public use may enter into and perform contracts or arrangements with the officers, agency or other authority likewise charged in respect of any other such library for cooperation and coordination in the maintenance and operation of the libraries to avoid unnecessary duplication and at the same time promote the widest public use of books, manuscripts and other materials and facilities and bring about the supplementing of the 1 library by the other, which may include the accumulating of books, manuscripts and other materials and facilities, to whichever library belonging, of the same general nature or pertaining to the same general subject in such library as will best facilitate access thereto and promote the best use thereof by the members of the public desiring so to do.  The officers, agencies or other authorities, jointly or severally, may enter into contracts or arrangements to make available to political subdivisions of the state, including school districts, otherwise authorized by law to maintain libraries, such library services and facilities as will promote the widest public use of books and avoid unnecessary duplication and expense. History: 1952, Act 92, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 152, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 59, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 397.472 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 92 of 1952 - Public Libraries (397.471 - 397.472)|Section 397.472 - Public Libraries; Contracts and Arrangements; Rights and Privileges of Residents; Expenditures; Political Subdivisions.

397.472 Public libraries; contracts and arrangements; rights and privileges of residents; expenditures; political subdivisions. Sec. 2.  Such contracts and arrangements may be made between and among any number of such libraries. Any library supported in whole or in part by taxes or other public funds or competent in law to be so supported shall be eligible to be included in any such contract or arrangement by whatever authority such library may be maintained and operated. Residents of the territory subject to taxation for support of any library entering into any such contracts or arrangements shall have such rights and privileges in the use of the respective libraries entering into like contracts and arrangements as shall be provided therein. If the expenditures generally of such library shall by the law under which maintained and operated be subject to being budgeted and approved, any expenditure by such library required for carrying out any such contract or arrangement shall be likewise so subject.  The provisions hereof shall be broadly and liberally construed and applied and any provision in any contract or arrangement reasonably tending to effectuate in any part the intents and purposes hereof shall be deemed within the authority hereby granted. Any political subdivision of the state, including school districts, now or hereafter authorized by law to establish or maintain libraries or library services, may enter into contracts or arrangements for library services and facilities provided in section 1 and provide for the payments of obligations arising from such contracts or arrangements by resolution of the legislative body of the political subdivision or school district or in any other manner provided by law. History: 1952, Act 92, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 152, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 59, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 397.491 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 127 of 1959 - State Library for Blind (397.491 - 397.495)|Section 397.491 - State Library for Blind; Transfer to State Board for Libraries.

397.491 State library for blind; transfer to state board for libraries. Sec. 1.  The state library for the blind, located at the employment institution for the blind at Saginaw, is hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the state board for libraries.  History: 1959, Act 127, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of department of history, arts, and libraries related to library services for blind and physically handicapped to Michigan commission for the blind, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
MI Comp L § 397.492 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 127 of 1959 - State Library for Blind (397.491 - 397.495)|Section 397.492 - State Library for Blind; Administration, Rules and Regulations.

397.492 State library for blind; administration, rules and regulations. Sec. 2.  The state board for libraries shall have full power to administer this library, determine standards of operation, and make rules and regulations that will best serve both Braille and talking book readers. History: 1959, Act 127, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
MI Comp L § 397.493 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 127 of 1959 - State Library for Blind (397.491 - 397.495)|Section 397.493 - State Library for Blind; Appropriation.

397.493 State library for blind; appropriation.  Sec. 3.  The state board for libraries shall administer the appropriation for said library. History: 1959, Act 127, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
MI Comp L § 397.494 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 127 of 1959 - State Library for Blind (397.491 - 397.495)|Section 397.494 - State Library for Blind; Personnel, Qualifications.

397.494 State library for blind; personnel, qualifications. Sec. 4.  The state board for libraries shall have full power to determine the qualifications of the personnel in said library and fill all vacancies, subject to the state civil service regulations. History: 1959, Act 127, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
MI Comp L § 397.495 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 127 of 1959 - State Library for Blind (397.491 - 397.495)|Section 397.495 - State Library for Blind; Transfer of Powers and Duties to State Board for Libraries.

397.495 State library for blind; transfer of powers and duties to state board for libraries. Sec. 5.  Any and all powers and duties vested by any law of this state in the state library for the blind are hereby transferred and vested in the state board for libraries. History: 1959, Act 127, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
MI Comp L § 397.551 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)|Section 397.551 - Short Title.

397.551 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "state aid to public libraries act". History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977
MI Comp L § 397.552 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)|Section 397.552 - Definitions.

397.552 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Department" means the department of history, arts, and libraries.  (b) "Local board" means the board of trustees or directors that has as its primary purpose the supervision of a local public library, or that board contracting for library service, or, if such a board does not exist, the legislative body of the local government that maintains the public library.  (c) "Local support" means funds from tax sources, gifts, endowments, penal fines, or other funds received from local sources, excluding state and federal aid as stated in this act.  (d) "Public library" means a library that is lawfully established for free public purposes by 1 or more counties, cities, townships, villages, school districts, or other local governments or a combination thereof, or by a public or local act, the entire interests of which belong to the general public. Public library does not include a special library such as a professional, technical, or school library.  (e) "Cooperative board" means the governing board of a cooperative library.  (f) "Cooperative library" means the library or service center designated by a cooperative board to execute services established by a cooperative plan and provided to libraries participating in a cooperative. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 541, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 65, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 397.553 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)|Section 397.553 - Cooperative Boards; Establishment; Number.

397.553 Cooperative boards; establishment; number. Sec. 3.  Cooperative boards representing local public libraries shall be established in accordance with this act and approved by the department. The number of cooperative boards shall be determined by the department in accordance with section 6. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 65, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 397.554 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)|Section 397.554 - Preliminary Cooperative Plan for Library Services; Contents; Development.

397.554 Preliminary cooperative plan for library services; contents; development. Sec. 4.  A preliminary cooperative plan for library services which sets forth a statement describing the specific services that will be rendered to those libraries participating in a cooperative library, the means and agencies by which the services will be rendered without duplication of existing resources and expertise, and the cooperative board that will receive funds and execute duties shall be developed by participating local public library boards. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977
MI Comp L § 397.555 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)|Section 397.555 - Eligibility for Membership in Cooperative Library.

397.555 Eligibility for membership in cooperative library. Sec. 5.  To be eligible for membership in a cooperative library, a local library shall do all of the following:  (a) Maintain a minimum local support of 3/10 of a mill on taxable value, as taxable value is calculated under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.27a, in the fiscal year before October 1 of the year before distribution.  (b) Participate in the development of cooperative library plans.  (c) Loan materials to other libraries participating in the cooperative library.  (d) Maintain an open door policy to the residents of the state, as provided by section 9 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 340, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2000
MI Comp L § 397.556 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)|Section 397.556 - Areas Included in Cooperative Library.

397.556 Areas included in cooperative library.Sec. 6.  (1) A cooperative library includes those areas consisting of 1 of the following:  (a) Two or more counties with a total population of at least 100,000.  (b) One county plus portions of other counties with a population of at least 100,000.  (c) One county or portion of the county with a population of at least 400,000.  (d) Portions of 2 or more counties with a population of at least 350,000.  (e) Combinations of counties or portions of counties serving a population of at least 50,000, if the region served has a population of 35 or fewer persons per square mile.  (2) The area covered by a cooperative library shall recognize the geosocioeconomic conditions within that area and regions established for governmental purposes throughout the state. A local board placed in a cooperative library may petition the department to be placed in a different cooperative library or to join with other local boards to form a cooperative library under this act. A local board serving an area adjoining more than 1 cooperative library may determine the cooperative library in which it participates.  (3) The system board of an existing library system serving over 600,000 population may petition the department for designation as a cooperative board, and the department shall designate that system board, as already constituted, as the cooperative board. If a cooperative board is a county library board, the cooperative plan shall provide for expanding the cooperative board to represent proportionately the population served in any other county or counties within the area of the cooperative library. This expanded cooperative board shall have authority over those matters affecting the operation of the cooperative library except for the property, personnel, and governmental relationships of the county whose board was designated as the cooperative board, which matters shall continue to be the responsibility of that county library board. The department shall include in the cooperative library serving over 600,000 population the communities presently served by the existing system and all other communities not in another cooperative library within counties represented by members on the expanded cooperative board other than the designated system board members. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 65, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 30, Imd. Eff. May 25, 2005 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 288, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2011
MI Comp L § 397.557 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)|Section 397.557 - Cooperative Library Board as Representative of Participating Libraries; Selection of Members; Existing Systems.

397.557 Cooperative library board as representative of participating libraries; selection of members; existing systems. Sec. 7.  A cooperative library board shall be representative of the participating libraries except as specifically provided in section 6. It shall consist of 9 members with the method of selection to be stated in the approved plan as provided in section 4. In the case of existing systems which otherwise qualify as cooperative libraries, the number of board members and their relationship to existing governmental units may continue if approved by a majority of the participating libraries and specified in the approved plan. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977
MI Comp L § 397.559 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)|Section 397.559 - Submission and Contents of Plan; Approval of Plan; Jurisdiction.

397.559 Submission and contents of plan; approval of plan; jurisdiction. Sec. 9.  Following establishment of a cooperative board, the cooperative board shall submit to the department a plan that designates and describes the responsibilities of the cooperative library, provides for future selection of cooperative board membership, and gives notice of the cooperative board's meeting dates. The original plan and any substantial modification shall be approved by the department. A cooperative board has no jurisdiction over the property or management of a local library. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 65, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 397.560 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 397 - Libraries|Act 89 of 1977 - State Aid to Public Libraries Act (397.551 - 397.576)|Section 397.560 - Fiscal Year and Funds of Cooperative Library.

397.560 Fiscal year and funds of cooperative library. Sec. 10.  The fiscal year of the cooperative library is October 1 to September 30, except where the cooperative library must conform to the fiscal year fixed by another state law or local charter. The funds of the cooperative library shall be deposited in banks designated by the cooperative library board. History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977