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CT Gen Stat § 11-9e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 188a - Cooperating Library Service Unit Program|Section 11-9e - “Cooperating library service unit” defined. Budget recommendations.

 (a) For purposes of this section and section 11-1, a “cooperating library service unit” means an organization of different types of libraries situated in a stipulated area of the state whose purpose is to improve library service through coordinated planning, resource sharing, and the development of programs too costly or impractical for a single library to maintain.(b) The State Library Board shall include in its budget recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly such amounts as are required in the estimation of the board of the operation of the cooperating library service units to provide services pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.(P.A. 82-360, S. 1, 4; P.A. 88-216, S. 4, 7.)History: P.A. 88-216 in Subsec. (a) removed reference to Sec. 11-9f repealed by the same act and added reference to Sec. 11-1.
CT Gen Stat § 11-9f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 188a - Cooperating Library Service Unit Program|Section 11-9f - Appointment and duties of Cooperating Library Service Unit Review Board.

 Section 11-9f is repealed.(P.A. 82-360, S. 2, 4; P.A. 88-216, S. 6, 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 11-10a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 189 - Law Libraries|Section 11-10a - Retirement of librarians.

 Upon certification by the bar library committee, any librarian of a law library existing under the provisions of section 11-19b may retire after thirty years of service, and shall thereafter receive an annual pension equal to two per cent of his average annual salary for each year of such service based on the five highest paid years of service, payable in monthly installments; provided any such librarian having less than thirty years' service on October 1, 1960, shall not be granted such a pension but shall be eligible for membership in the state employees retirement system, subject to such terms and conditions as to service credit and contributions to the retirement fund as the State Employees' Retirement Commission determines. This section shall not apply to any librarian who is a member of the municipal employees' retirement system or who is receiving a pension under the provisions of any special act.(1959, P.A. 427; P.A. 73-471, S. 2, 5.)History: P.A. 73-471 substituted “law library existing under the provisions of section 11-10” for “county law library” (“11-19b” substituted for “11-10” when section transferred).
CT Gen Stat § 11-10b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 189 - Law Libraries|Section 11-10b - Policies for establishment and maintenance of law library system.

 The Supreme Court shall adopt policies for the establishment and maintenance of a system of law libraries within the state.(P.A. 73-471, S. 3, 5; P.A. 75-316, S. 8; 75-479, S. 24, 25; 75-567, S. 76, 80; P.A. 76-368, S. 5, 9; P.A. 84-414, S. 7, 14; P.A. 90-234, S. 2, 8.)History: P.A. 75-316 substituted “state library board” for “state library committee”; P.A. 75-479 repealed section but P.A. 75-567 removed section from list of sections to be repealed; P.A. 76-368 deleted provisions re receipt of appropriations by bar library committees, budget requests and annual reports submitted by said committees, requests for advice, service etc. and provision protecting law libraries from diminishment of annual payments; P.A. 84-414 inserted new Subsec. (a) re adoption of standards for services within each law library tier and designated former section provisions as Subsec. (b); P.A. 90-234 deleted requirement that the state library board adopt regulations and budget recommendations concerning the state system of law libraries and substituted provision requiring the supreme court to adopt policies for establishment and maintenance of system of law libraries.
CT Gen Stat § 11-19a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 189 - Law Libraries|Section 11-19a - System of law libraries.

 There shall be a system of law libraries within the state, under the supervision of the Office of the Chief Court Administrator.(P.A. 76-368, S. 1, 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-7, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-414, S. 8, 14; P.A. 90-234, S. 3, 8.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-7 amended Subsec. (a) to elevate Stamford from a Tier II to a Tier I library and to provide Tier II libraries in New London and Danbury, and added Subsec. (c) re hours of operation of Tier I libraries, which was formerly part of Sec. 11-1a; P.A. 84-414 amended Subsec. (a) removing Hartford from the Tier I libraries and amended Subsec. (b) designating the law library in Hartford as the state's principal law library; P.A. 90-234 deleted provisions detailing authority of the state library board over the state system of law libraries and substituted provision that the law library system shall be under the supervision of the chief court administrator.
CT Gen Stat § 11-19b. (Formerly Sec. 11-10) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 189 - Law Libraries|Section 11-19b. (Formerly Sec. 11-10) - Law library use and regulation.

 Each such library shall be for the use of the courts and citizens of the state, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator.(1949 Rev., S. 1646; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 25; P.A. 73-471, S. 1, 5; P.A. 75-316, S. 7; P.A. 76-368, S. 4, 9; 76-436, S. 474, 681; P.A. 77-452, S. 2, 72; P.A. 90-234, S. 4, 8.)History: 1959 act placed ownership of libraries in state rather than in counties; P.A. 73-471 made technical changes and required approval of regulations by chief justice of supreme court, chief court administrator and chief judges of superior and common pleas courts and required them to advise state library committee of their actions; P.A. 75-316 substituted state library board for state library committee; P.A. 76-368 deleted provisions concerning management of libraries by law library associations composed of attorneys in county and required establishment of regulations by state library board with advice of law library advisory committee rather than by associations with approval of various officers of court; P.A. 76-436 required approval of regulations by chief administrative judge rather than chief court administrator and by two superior court judges appointed by chief justice rather than chief judges of superior and common pleas courts, effective July 1, 1978, but provisions were not enacted because provisions of P.A. 76-368 took precedence as clarified in P.A. 77-452; Sec. 11-10 transferred to Sec. 11-19b in 1977; P.A. 90-234 deleted reference to the regulations of the state library board re use of the state system of law libraries and substituted provision that use of the law library system shall be subject to conditions prescribed by the chief court administrator.See Sec. 11-19e re furnishing of legislative materials to law libraries.See Sec. 51-215 re furnishing of Supreme Court case records and briefs to law libraries.
CT Gen Stat § 11-19c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 189 - Law Libraries|Section 11-19c - Law Library Advisory Committee.

 Section 11-19c is repealed.(P.A. 76-368, S. 2, 9; P.A. 77-452, S. 1, 72; P.A. 90-234, S. 7, 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 11-19d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 189 - Law Libraries|Section 11-19d - Long term leases of law books to bar associations.

 The State Library Board shall, upon request of any local bar association, enter into a long-term agreement with such association for the leasing of books within the area in which such association is located, which prior to July 1, 1976, were in law libraries belonging to the state and which the state no longer maintains. Such lease shall be for one dollar per year.(P.A. 77-270.)
CT Gen Stat § 11-19e. (Formerly Sec. 11-4b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 189 - Law Libraries|Section 11-19e. (Formerly Sec. 11-4b) - Furnishing of legislative materials to law libraries.

 The State Library shall send, upon request, to each law library established pursuant to section 11-10b, an electronic copy of each of the following legislative materials as they become available: Bills; bulletins; list of bills; calendars; journals; file copies; engrossed copies; the legislative record index; and microfiche copies of the House proceedings, the Senate proceedings, and the joint standing committee public hearings for each legislative session, along with all appropriate indexing.(1963, P.A. 264; P.A. 90-234, S. 5, 8; P.A. 11-150, S. 13.)History: Sec. 11-4b transferred to Sec. 11-19e in 1987; P.A. 90-234 amended section to provide that the state library shall mail legislative materials to each law library upon request and added list of bills and microfiche copies of house and senate proceedings, committee hearings and appropriate indexing to the list of legislative materials; P.A. 11-150 required State Library to send electronic copy of legislative materials to each law library and deleted reference to photo offset copies of bills, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 11-20 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-20 - Establishment. Gifts. Pensions.

 Any town, city, borough, fire district or incorporated school district may, by ordinance, establish a public library and may expend such sums of money as may be necessary to purchase land for a suitable site and to provide and maintain such suitable rooms or buildings as may be necessary for such library or for any library which is the property of any corporation without capital stock or for any public library established in such municipality, provided the use of such library shall be free to its inhabitants under such regulations as its trustees prescribe. Any such municipality may receive, hold and manage any devise, bequest or gift for the establishment, increase or maintenance of any such library within its limits and may retire with a pension or other reward any employee of any such library.(1949 Rev., S. 1657; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 67; P.A. 07-227, S. 21.)History: P.A. 07-227 deleted reference to directors, effective July 1, 2007.See Sec. 7-403 re deposit of funds in custodian account.See Sec. 11-32 re power of city councils to establish and maintain public libraries.Devise to city, with discretionary power as to its application, sustained, although at the time of testator's death there was no public library. 60 C. 32.
CT Gen Stat § 11-21 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-21 - Board of trustees.

 In the absence of any other provision therefor, the management of the public library in any municipality, fire district or incorporated school district which has established such library under the provisions of section 11-20 shall be vested in a board of trustees, consisting of a number divisible by three to be elected in the manner provided in section 9-207. Such board may make bylaws for its government and shall have exclusive right to expend all money appropriated by such municipality for any such library.(1949 Rev., S. 1659; 1953, 1955, S. 689d; P.A. 79-363, S. 31, 38; P.A. 07-227, S. 6.)History: P.A. 79-363 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 9-208; P.A. 07-227 replaced board of directors with board of trustees, effective July 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 11-22 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-22 - Expenses.

 The officer designated by the trustees of any such library shall draw his order on the treasurer of any such municipality for such sums as may be necessary to pay the expense of such library, but such sums shall not exceed in the aggregate the amount appropriated by any such municipality for such library.(1949 Rev., S. 1658; P.A. 07-227, S. 7.)History: P.A. 07-227 deleted reference to directors and language re deposit of books by town clerk, effective July 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 11-23 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-23 - State Librarian to advise and assist libraries.

 The State Librarian, with the approval of the State Library Board, shall give to communities advice and assistance in the organization, establishment and administration of free public libraries, shall extend to the free public libraries, and to the library director of any public library, aid in cataloging books and in library management.(1949 Rev., S. 1660; 1949, S. 1021d; February, 1965, P.A. 490, S. 3; P.A. 75-316, S. 9; P.A. 07-227, S. 8.)History: 1965 act transferred duties of board of education under provisions of section to state librarian with approval of state library committee, deleted references to school libraries and deleted provision re inspection of libraries and suggestion of improvements; P.A. 75-316 substituted state library board for state library committee; P.A. 07-227 replaced librarian of any public library with library director, made technical changes and deleted language re State Librarian's authorization to purchase and arrange books to be loaned by libraries and to give assistance to libraries in correctional and charitable institutions of the state, effective July 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 11-23a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-23a - Library service center in Middlesex and Windham-Tolland areas.

 The State Library Board shall maintain a library service center in the Middlesex County area and in the Windham-Tolland County area, to serve the public libraries and public schools in each of said areas.(1959, P.A. 581, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 490, S. 6; P.A. 75-316, S. 10; P.A. 07-227, S. 9.)History: 1965 act substituted state library committee for state board of education and added new service center for Middlesex county area; P.A. 75-316 substituted state library board for state library committee; P.A. 07-227 deleted language allowing boards of directors and boards of education that desire supplementary services to designate representative to serve on advisory board of governors, effective July 1, 2007.See Sec. 11-23b re library service centers for public libraries and public schools.
CT Gen Stat § 11-23b. (Formerly Sec. 10-28) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-23b. (Formerly Sec. 10-28) - Library service centers for public libraries and public schools.

 The State Library Board may establish and maintain library service centers to provide supplementary books and related library materials and services to public libraries and to public schools.(February, 1965, P.A. 490, S. 5; P.A. 75-316, S. 11.)History: Sec. 10-28 transferred to Sec. 11-23b in 1969; P.A. 75-316 substituted state library board for state library committee.See Sec. 11-1a re programs of state-wide library service.
CT Gen Stat § 11-23c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-23c - Communications grant program for schools and public libraries.

 There is established a grant program jointly administered by the Department of Education and the State Library to provide grants on a competitive process to schools and principal public libraries with priority given to those schools and libraries located in communities the residents of which have an average per capita income below the state average per capita income. The grant application shall include, without limitation, how the grant would be used to provide (1) public universal access to the Internet, (2) links for the transmission of information to schools, libraries and municipal government, (3) training and education in telecommunications and information technologies, and (4) effective application of information to economic, social and cultural problems and issues.(P.A. 95-234, S. 1, 3.)History: P.A. 95-234 effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 11-24 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-24 - Payments to free public libraries.

 Section 11-24 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 1662; 1949, 1955, S. 1023d; 1957, P.A. 126, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 450, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 490, S. 7; 1967, P.A. 590, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 11-24d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-24d - Grants for library automation.

 The state, through the State Library Board, may provide financial assistance in the form of grants to support the application of automation to the state's libraries. Grants shall be made to assist in the payment of expenses associated with: The purchase of necessary capital equipment and entrance fees to join the centralized automated library systems; changing library records from a manual system to an automated system accessible to users of other libraries in the state; enlarging existing library data bases to accommodate increased library participation and technological innovations; providing connections to centralized automated library data bases; procurement of terminals and software for libraries to access shared bibliographic and source data bases; expansion of electronic mail service among the state's libraries; and establishment of communication systems to support cooperative information services for the public. The grants shall be made in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Library Board in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.(P.A. 85-537, S. 1, 2; P.A. 88-216, S. 5, 7; P.A. 89-198.)History: P.A. 88-216 deleted obsolete provision re how grants to be made during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1986, deleted provisions re a library aid information network council and made technical changes; P.A. 89-198 removed the restriction that required grants to be made only to publicly supported libraries.
CT Gen Stat § 11-25 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-25 - Reports by libraries. Confidentiality of records.

 (a) The libraries established under the provisions of this chapter, and any free public library receiving a state appropriation, shall annually make a report to the State Library Board.(b) (1) Notwithstanding section 1-210, records maintained by libraries that can be used to identify any library user, or link any user to a library transaction, regardless of format, shall be kept confidential, except that the records may be disclosed to officers, employees and agents of the library, as necessary for operation of the library.(2) Information contained in such records shall not be released to any third party, except (A) pursuant to a court order, or (B) with the written permission of the library user whose personal information is contained in the records.(3) For purposes of this subsection, “library” includes any library regularly open to the public, whether public or private, maintained by any industrial, commercial or other group or association, or by any governmental agency, but does not include libraries maintained by schools and institutions of higher education.(4) No provision of this subsection shall be construed to prevent a library from publishing or making available to the public statistical reports regarding library registration and use of library materials, if such reports do not contain personally identifying information.(1949 Rev., S. 1663; February, 1965, P.A. 490, S. 8; P.A. 75-316, S. 15; P.A. 81-431, S. 4; P.A. 07-227, S. 20.)History: 1965 act substituted state library committee for state board of education; P.A. 75-316 substituted state library board for state library committee; P.A. 81-431 added Subsec. (b) concerning confidentiality of library circulation records; P.A. 07-227 replaced former Subsec. (b) re confidentiality of personally identifying information with new Subsec. (b) re confidentiality of records that can be used to identify library user or link user with library transaction and release of records, effective July 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 11-26 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-26 - Librarians' certificates.

 Section 11-26 is repealed, effective July 1, 2007.(1949 Rev., S. 1664; February, 1965, P.A. 490, S. 9; P.A. 75-316, S. 16; P.A. 07-227, S. 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 11-27 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-27 - Library fund.

 All moneys collected or received in payment for library service contracted for and rendered shall be placed in the treasury of the town, city, borough, fire district or school district for which such service was rendered, to the credit of its library fund. The moneys in such fund shall be kept separate from other moneys and shall be withdrawn only by authorized officials, upon authenticated vouchers of the trustees of the public library which provides such service.(1949 Rev., S. 1668; P.A. 07-227, S. 11.)History: P.A. 07-227 deleted reference to directors, effective July 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 11-28 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-28 - Merger of library facilities.

 The trustees of two or more public libraries may, with the approval of the towns in which such libraries are situated, contract for the merger, in whole or in part, of the facilities of such libraries.(1949 Rev., S. 1666; P.A. 07-227, S. 12.)History: P.A. 07-227 deleted reference to directors, effective July 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 11-29 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-29 - Transfer of employees.

 Members of the regular staff of any free public library may be transferred to one of its contract libraries, either on a temporary or a permanent basis, without affecting their status on the library payroll or their right to promotion, because of any town ordinance or regulation as to residence. The trustees of any free public library may employ any person in a branch established in another town than that in which such library is located, without complying with any civil service or residence ordinance of either of such towns; but no such employee shall be transferred to a library within either of such towns which has civil service or residence ordinances.(1949 Rev., S. 1667; P.A. 07-227, S. 13.)History: P.A. 07-227 deleted reference to directors, effective July 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 11-30 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-30 - Contracts for library service.

 Any state agency, municipality, taxing district or public or private library may contract with any other state agency, municipality, taxing district or public or private library to provide or secure such library services as may be agreed upon, which services may include, but need not be limited to, (1) the lending of books and related library materials, (2) the establishment of branch libraries, depositories or bookmobile service and (3) cooperative purchasing and processing of books, recordings, films and related library materials.(1949 Rev., S. 1665; 1953, S. 1024d; 1957, P.A. 121, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 489, S. 1.)History: 1959 act allowed private libraries to contract for services.
CT Gen Stat § 11-31 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 11 - Libraries and Museums|Chapter 190 - Public Libraries|Section 11-31 - Regional library service.

 Any town, city, borough, fire district or school district may raise money by taxation and make appropriations for defraying the expense of contract or regional library service, and shall be subject to the duties and entitled to the benefits prescribed by this chapter relating to free public libraries in towns or other municipalities.(1949 Rev., S. 1669.)