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OR Rev Stat § 357.090 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.090 - Issuing agency to make public documents available for distribution; public documents liaison officer; list of all public documents; no charge for access by library.

(1) Unless a greater or lesser number is agreed upon by the State Librarian and the issuing agency, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services or, in the event the department is unable to furnish the requisite number of copies of the public document, the issuing agency shall make available to the State Librarian for distribution to depository libraries 10 copies of all public documents that are printed or produced in any other tangible medium. The department may withhold the prescribed number of copies from each printing order and forward them to the State Librarian. The cost of printing for all copies of a public document furnished to the State Librarian in compliance with this subsection shall be borne by the issuing agency. An issuing agency shall make available to the State Library electronic versions of the agency’s public documents that are produced in a tangible medium. An issuing agency shall also designate all public documents that are published electronically so that the document may be made available to the State Library. (2) The head of each issuing agency or a designee shall be the public documents liaison officer for the agency and shall be responsible for carrying out the agency’s obligations under this section. Each issuing agency shall notify the State Librarian of the name of the agency’s public documents liaison officer. (3) Each issuing agency shall provide to the State Librarian an annual listing of all public documents, including those produced in electronic form, that the agency has made available to the public during the preceding year. (4) Issuing agencies shall not charge any public, school or academic library for access to information produced by the agency and maintained in electronic form. [1995 c.69 §5; 2001 c.539 §13; 2005 c.33 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 357.095 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.095 - Designation of depository libraries.

The State Library Board shall designate no more than 10 libraries as depository libraries, which shall be entitled to receive copies of government publications that are printed or produced in any other tangible medium and are deposited with the State Librarian under ORS 357.090. Selection of libraries shall be based upon the size of population served, geographic distribution and the ability of the library to provide the public with access to these government publications. [1995 c.69 §6; 2005 c.33 §5; 2015 c.328 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 357.100 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.100 - State Library responsible for receipt of and access to government publications.

(1) The State Library shall be the agency responsible for receiving copies of government publications and making them available to depository libraries. (2) The State Librarian shall periodically assess the performance of depository libraries and report the results of these assessments to the State Library Board. (3) The State Library shall ensure public access to government publications, regardless of the format of the document. [1995 c.69 §7; 2005 c.33 §6; 2015 c.328 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 357.105 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.105 - Free access to certain public documents.

Depository libraries shall make available for free access by all persons the public documents made available to them by the State Librarian under ORS 357.090 to 357.100. [1995 c.69 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 357.115 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.115 - Subscriptions for reference-related databases; rules.

(1) The State Library, in coordination with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, shall approve the selection, negotiation, purchase and maintenance of subscriptions statewide, for reference-related databases, and physical and digital subscriptions for all state agencies. (2) Each state agency shall obtain the written approval of the State Librarian prior to purchasing reference-related databases or physical and digital subscription licenses. (3) The State Library Board shall adopt rules pertaining to the review and approval process described in this section. [2015 c.328 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 357.195 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.195 - State Library Donation Fund; Talking Book and Braille Library Endowment Fund.

(1) The State Library Donation Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The following moneys shall be placed in the fund: (a) Gifts and donations to the State Library; (b) The interest, income, dividends or profits received on any property or funds of the State Library derived from gifts, legacies, devises, bequests, endowments or other donations; (c) Other interest earned by the fund; and (d) Any other moneys placed in the fund as provided by law. (2) Moneys in the fund that are derived from profits, interest or other earnings traceable to a specific gift, legacy, devise, bequest, endowment or other donation shall be used in the same manner as the principal or corpus of the gift, legacy, devise, bequest, endowment or other donation. (3) Moneys in the fund, including moneys in the Talking Book and Braille Library Endowment Fund subaccount if established pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, may, at the discretion of the State Library Board, be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857. (4) The State Treasurer shall credit monthly to the fund any interest or other income derived from the fund or the investing thereof. (5) The board may establish a Talking Book and Braille Library Endowment Fund as a subaccount of the State Library Donation Fund. (6) Moneys in the State Library Donation Fund are continuously appropriated to the State Library for use by, and support and maintenance of, the State Library. Claims against the fund shall be approved and warrants issued in the manner provided by law. [Formerly 357.270; 1989 c.966 §42; 2001 c.379 §1; 2005 c.755 §28; 2015 c.328 §20; 2015 c.840 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 357.200 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.200 - Miscellaneous Receipts Account.

(1) The State Librarian shall deposit with the State Treasurer all moneys received for materials furnished and for services rendered and all federal grants and other revenues received, except those described in ORS 357.195 and 357.203. Moneys deposited with the treasurer under this subsection shall be deposited into the Miscellaneous Receipts Account for the State Library and are continuously appropriated to the State Library for books, pamphlets and periodicals, and for any other purpose authorized by law. (2) The State Library may maintain a petty cash fund in compliance with ORS 293.180 in the amount of $200 from moneys in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account for the State Library. [Amended by 1953 c.136 §4; 1959 c.137 §1; 1961 c.172 §4; 1961 c.251 §7; 1975 c.476 §15; 2001 c.716 §28; 2015 c.328 §21]
OR Rev Stat § 357.203 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.203 - Assessment against state agencies for operating costs of State Library and State of Oregon Law Library; State Library Assessment Account.

(1) The State Library and State of Oregon Law Library operating budget for services to state agencies shall be assessed against all state agencies. The State Library assessment shall be apportioned among the agencies as follows: (a) One-third of the assessment shall be based on the use of the State Library by the agency; and (b) Two-thirds of the assessment shall be based on the number of full-time equivalent employees budgeted by the agency. (2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall cause the amount assessed to be transferred from the moneys appropriated to each state agency to the State Library Assessment Account established under subsection (6) of this section. (3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of this section, the department shall determine and may at any time redetermine which state funds or appropriations shall be assessed a reasonable share of State Library and State of Oregon Law Library operating expenses that support state agencies. In determining or redetermining the funds that shall be so assessed: (a) A fund consisting of moneys the use of which is restricted by the Oregon Constitution shall be assessed only those governmental service expenses ascertained as being necessarily incurred in connection with the purposes set forth in the Oregon Constitution. (b) Trust funds shall be assessed only those governmental service expenses ascertained as being necessarily incurred in connection with the purposes for which the trust fund was established. (c) State agencies shall be assessed only the State Library and State of Oregon Law Library expenditures that support state agencies. (4) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall cause the amount assessed against state agencies for the operating budget of the State of Oregon Law Library to be transferred to the Judicial Department. Moneys transferred under this subsection are continuously appropriated to the Judicial Department and may be used only for the costs of operating the State of Oregon Law Library. (5) Unless the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the Judicial Department agree to a different methodology and formula, the State of Oregon Law Library assessment shall be apportioned on the basis of the number of full-time equivalent employees budgeted by the agency. (6) The State Library Assessment Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and apportioned to the State Library under this section shall be paid into the account and are continuously appropriated to the State Library for the purposes of the State Library. [1993 c.685 §4; 1997 c.801 §102; 2001 c.779 §9; 2005 c.538 §1; 2015 c.328 §22; 2015 c.767 §170]
OR Rev Stat § 357.206 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.206 - Financial assistance to public, school, tribal and academic libraries; grants.

(1) The state shall provide financial assistance for library resource sharing activities to public, school, tribal and academic libraries from funds specifically appropriated for that purpose in order to implement ORS 357.008 (3), which requires the State Library to promote the establishment, development and support of local library services. The grants shall be provided only to libraries that make interlibrary loans at no charge to other public, school, tribal and academic libraries in this state and shall be expended for one or more of the following purposes: (a) To provide matching grants and other assistance to facilitate the statewide licensing of electronic databases for all types of libraries; (b) To reimburse a library that serves as a regional center for the referral of reference questions from other libraries or provides reference services in connection with a statewide cooperative reference services project; and (c) To provide matching grants or other assistance to facilitate statewide ground delivery of library materials to public, school, tribal and academic libraries. (2) As used in this section, "tribal library" means a library operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon. [1993 c.685 §1; 2003 c.582 §1; 2005 c.98 §1; 2015 c.328 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 357.209 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.209 - Rules; contracts.

The State Library Board shall administer the provisions of ORS 357.203 to 357.212 and shall adopt rules governing the application for and granting of funds. Funds granted for reference services by one library for other libraries may be arranged by contract. [1993 c.685 §2; 2003 c.582 §2; 2015 c.328 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 357.212 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.212 - Application.

Public libraries, established in accordance with ORS 357.410, school libraries, tribal libraries, as defined in ORS 357.206, or any academic library in Oregon may apply for resource sharing grants on an annual basis. [1993 c.685 §3; 2003 c.582 §3; 2005 c.98 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 357.216 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.216 - Definitions for ORS 357.216 to 357.286.

As used in ORS 357.216 to 357.286, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "County governing body" means the county court or board of county commissioners of the county. (2) "County" means the county in which the administrative office of the district is located. (3) "District" means a library district formed under ORS 198.010, 198.180, 198.510, 198.705, 255.012, 357.216 to 357.286 and 357.400. (4) "District board" or "board" means the governing body of a district. [1981 c.226 §1; 2007 c.179 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 357.220 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.220

[Amended by 1975 c.476 §10; renumbered 357.035]
OR Rev Stat § 357.221 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.221 - District formation; petition requirements.

(1) A library district may be created as provided in ORS 198.705 to 198.955 and 357.216 to 357.286. (2) In addition to other required matters, a petition for formation of a district shall state the method of election of the board of the proposed district from among the methods described in ORS 357.241. [1981 c.226 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 357.223 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.223 - Multicounty district formation; procedure.

(1) In addition to other methods for formation of a district authorized under ORS chapter 198 and ORS 357.216 to 357.286, the governing body in each of two or more counties may initiate the formation of a multicounty district, to be located entirely within those counties, by an order setting forth: (a) The intention of the county governing body to initiate the formation of a district and citing the principal Act. (b) The name and boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The date, time and place of a public hearing on the proposal. (2) The orders issued under subsection (1) of this section must be substantially similar, set forth the same name and boundaries for the proposed district and be issued within a 90-day period. (3) Each county governing body issuing an order under this section shall hold a public hearing on the proposal. (4) After the public hearings held by each county governing body, further hearings and the election on the proposal, and election of board members, shall be conducted as provided by ORS 198.800 to 198.825 except that: (a) Hearings shall be conducted by the governing body of the principal county involved in the proposed formation; and (b) Notwithstanding ORS 198.810 (3), the governing body of the principal county shall provide by order for the holding of an election to submit to the electors registered within the proposed district the question of forming the district. (5) As used in this section, "principal county" has the meaning given that term in ORS 198.705. [1987 c.578 §2; 2005 c.747 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 357.226 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.226 - District board members; appointment of librarian.

(1) The officers of the district shall be a board of five members, to be elected by the electors of the district. The district board shall appoint a district librarian, who shall be the secretary for the district. (2) Any elector residing within the district shall be qualified to serve as a district board member. [1981 c.226 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 357.230 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.230

[Amended by 1975 c.476 §8; renumbered 357.015]
OR Rev Stat § 357.231 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.231 - Number of board members; terms.

(1) Five district board members shall be elected at the election for district formation. Nominating petitions or declarations of candidacy described in ORS 249.031 shall be filed with the county governing body. The fee for a declaration of candidacy shall be as prescribed in ORS 255.235. (2) If the effective date of the formation of the district occurs in an odd-numbered year, two district board members shall be elected for four-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for two-year terms. If the effective date of the formation occurs in an even-numbered year, two district board members shall be elected for three-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for one-year terms. (3) Each district board member shall hold office until election and qualification of a successor. [1981 c.226 §4; 1999 c.318 §51]
OR Rev Stat § 357.233 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.233 - Election laws applicable.

(1) ORS chapter 255 governs the following: (a) The nomination and election of district board members. (b) The conduct of district elections. (2) The electors of a district may exercise the powers of the initiative and referendum regarding a district measure, in accordance with ORS 255.135 to 255.205. [1983 c.350 §220]
OR Rev Stat § 357.236 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.236 - Election of board members; vacancy.

(1) If two or three board members are to be elected at a regular district election at large, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. If one or more board members are to be elected by zone, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes in each zone shall be elected. (2) Each district board member elected shall take an oath of office and shall hold office from July 1, next following election. (3) The district board shall fill any vacancy on the board as provided in ORS 198.320. (4) The term of a district board member is four years. [1981 c.226 §5; 1983 c.350 §218; 1983 c.514 §20]
OR Rev Stat § 357.241 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.241 - Method of electing board members.

(1) The district board members may be elected in one of the following methods or a combination thereof: (a) Elected by the electors of zones as nearly equal in population as possible according to the latest federal census. (b) Elected at large by position number by the electors of the district. (2) Candidates for election from zones shall be nominated by electors of the zones. [1981 c.226 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 357.251 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.251 - Zone boundaries.

The board shall adjust the boundaries of zones established within a district as necessary to make them as nearly equal in population as is feasible according to the latest federal census. The district board also shall adjust boundaries of zones as necessary to reflect boundary changes of the district. [1981 c.226 §8; 1983 c.350 §222]
OR Rev Stat § 357.253 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.253 - Boundary change to be filed with county assessor and Department of Revenue.

For purposes of ad valorem taxation, a boundary change must be filed in final approved form with the county assessor and the Department of Revenue as provided in ORS 308.225. [2001 c.138 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 357.256 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.256 - Board as district governing body; selection of president.

(1) The district board shall be the governing body of the district and shall exercise all powers thereof. (2) At its first meeting or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the board shall choose one of its members as president. [1981 c.226 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 357.261 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.261 - District powers.

A library district has the power: (1) To have and use a common seal. (2) To sue and be sued in its name. (3) To make and accept any and all contracts, deeds, leases, releases and documents of any kind which, in the judgment of the board, are necessary or proper to the exercise of any power of the district, and to direct the payment of all lawful claims or demands. (4) To assess, levy and collect taxes to pay the cost of acquiring sites for and constructing, reconstructing, altering, operating and maintaining a library or any lawful claims against the district, and the operating expenses of the district. (5) To employ all necessary agents and assistants. (6) To call elections after the formation of the district. (7) To enlarge the boundaries of the district as provided by ORS 198.705 to 198.955. (8) Generally to do and perform any and all acts necessary and proper to the complete exercise and effect of any of its powers or the purposes for which it was formed. (9) Whenever authorized by the electors, to issue general obligation bonds of the district. However, the aggregate amount of general obligation bonds issued and outstanding at any one time shall not exceed two and one-half percent of the real market value of all taxable property of the district, computed in accordance with ORS 308.207. (10) To exercise those powers granted to local government units for public libraries under ORS 357.410. [1981 c.226 §10; 1983 c.350 §223; 1991 c.459 §386; 2001 c.104 §122; 2003 c.802 §100]
OR Rev Stat § 357.266 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.266 - Financing district activities; limitation on assessment.

Each year the district board shall determine and fix the amount of money to be levied and raised by taxation, for the purposes of the district. The total amount in dollars and cents shall not exceed one-fourth of one percent (0.0025) of the real market value of all taxable property within the district computed in accordance with ORS 308.207. [1981 c.226 §11; 1991 c.459 §387]
OR Rev Stat § 357.270 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate|Section 357.270

[Amended by 1975 c.476 §14; renumbered 357.195]