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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY (§§ 13-2-201 — 13-2-214) › Section 13-2-208 - Cooperation with other libraries

(a)
The Arkansas State Library shall cooperate with the public and private libraries in the State of Arkansas and may enter into necessary agreements with libraries in other states and the Library of Congress for the sharing of library books, documents, facilities, or services under such terms and conditions as the State Library Board shall determine to be within the scope and services of the Arkansas State Library and in keeping with the state's library programs.
(b)
(1)
The Arkansas State Library shall obtain reports from all libraries and each year report the condition, growth, development, and manner of development of those libraries and such other facts and statistics as may be of public interest.
(2)
The Arkansas State Library shall include a summary thereof in its biennial report, which shall be filed with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly.
Acts 1979, No. 489, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-305.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY (§§ 13-2-201 — 13-2-214) › Section 13-2-209 - Agreements with Arkansas State Archives and Secretary of State

(a)
The Arkansas State Library, acting through the State Library Board, is authorized to enter into necessary agreements with the Arkansas State Archives, with respect to an overall plan and design to assure that the functions and materials of the library and the Arkansas State Archives may be convenient to the public and public officials of this state and to its political subdivisions, and to assure that unnecessary duplication of services and facilities is minimized.
(b)
(1)
(A)
In addition, the library is authorized to enter into contracts and agreements with the Secretary of State for the custody, storage, cataloging, or display in the library or Arkansas State Archives of any books, records, documents, or other papers in the custody of the Secretary of State.
(B)
This shall be done under such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed to by the parties.
(2)
The library is also authorized to accept custody and control over any books, records, and documents which the Secretary of State is now required by law to keep or maintain in his or her official files or volumes, if:
(A)
The Secretary of State shall determine that the records could be properly cataloged, stored, and preserved in the library or Arkansas State Archives; and
(B)
The Governor agrees in writing for the transfer of the books, records, and documents from the Secretary of State to the library or Arkansas State Archives, in accordance with the terms of the agreement made in writing signed by the Secretary of State and the State Librarian or the State Historian for the custody, cataloging, preservation, and care of the records.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 98, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 98, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1979, No. 489, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-304.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY (§§ 13-2-201 — 13-2-214) › Section 13-2-210 - Depository for federal, state, and local documents

The Arkansas State Library shall serve as the state's regional depository library for federal documents and shall become the official depository for state and local documents.
Acts 1979, No. 489, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY (§§ 13-2-201 — 13-2-214) › Section 13-2-211 - Depository agreements and eligibility

(a)
The Arkansas State Library may enter into depository agreements with any city, county, district, regional, town, school, college, or university library in this state.
(b)
The Arkansas State Library shall establish standards for eligibility as a depository library under this section, §
13-2-210
, and §§
13-2-212
-
13-2-214
. The standards may include and take into account:
(1)
The type of library;
(2)
The library's ability to preserve state and local publications and to make them available for public use; and
(3)
The library's geographical location, in order to assure that the publications are conveniently accessible to residents in all areas of the state.
Acts 1979, No. 489, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY (§§ 13-2-201 — 13-2-214) › Section 13-2-212 - State and Local Government Publications Clearinghouse

(a)
The Arkansas State Library shall create and maintain a State and Local Government Publications Clearinghouse.
(b)
The Arkansas State Library shall make such rules as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the clearinghouse.
(c)
(1)
All state agencies, including the General Assembly and its committees, constitutional officers, any department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency of the State of Arkansas, all local governments, including cities of the first and second class and incorporated towns, and counties, and all boards, commissions, or agencies thereof shall furnish to the Arkansas State Library, upon release, a specified number of copies of each of its state or local publications.
(2)
These publications shall be furnished to enable the clearinghouse to meet the needs of the Depository Library System and to provide library loan services to those libraries without depository status.
(3)
The distribution will be required only if sufficient funds are appropriated for the printing of these materials by the agencies, boards, and commissions and for the distribution thereof by the Arkansas State Library to depository libraries.
(d)
At least quarterly, and more frequently if funds are available, the clearinghouse of the Arkansas State Library shall publish and, upon request, distribute a list of state publications to all state agencies and contracting depository libraries.
Acts 1979, No. 489, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY (§§ 13-2-201 — 13-2-214) › Section 13-2-213 - Number of copies provided clearinghouse

(a)
If sufficient funds are available, each state and local agency printing or duplicating publications of the type which are to be made available to the State and Local Government Publications Clearinghouse shall print or duplicate fifty (50) additional copies or a lesser number as may be requested by the Arkansas State Library, for deposit with the clearinghouse for distribution to established depository libraries or interstate library exchange.
(b)
However, if a state agency or a local governmental agency does not have sufficient funds or resources available to furnish the fifty (50) copies to the clearinghouse, it shall notify the Arkansas State Library and deliver to the clearinghouse three (3) copies of each publication to be maintained in the Arkansas State Library, to be indexed and made available on loan to participating libraries through the interlibrary loan services of the Arkansas State Library.
Acts 1979, No. 489, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY (§§ 13-2-201 — 13-2-214) › Section 13-2-214 - Libraries of colleges and universities - Contracts - Status

(a)
The Arkansas State Library is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with the Mullins Library of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the library of each of the state-supported institutions of higher learning in this state to provide through the State and Local Government Publications Clearinghouse any of the clearinghouse, exchange, depository, or selective or partial depository duties or functions of any of the libraries, or to provide depository library services in behalf of any of the libraries that may be mutually agreed to by the Arkansas State Library and the Mullins Library of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville or one (1) of the several institutions of higher learning of this state.
(b)
(1)
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to repeal, amend, modify, or affect the status of the Mullins Library of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville as a depository of state, city, and county documents under the provisions of §§
25-18-301
-
25-18-304
.
(2)
This subchapter shall not repeal, amend, modify, or affect the powers of the Mullins Library of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville or the library of each of the state-supported institutions of higher learning to be a selective or partial depository of state, city, and county documents under the provisions of §§
25-18-306
-
25-18-308
.
Acts 1979, No. 489, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 3 - LIBRARY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 13-2-301 — 13-2-310) › Section 13-2-301 - Librarian

The Secretary of State shall be librarian for the Library of the Secretary of State and shall have custody and direction of all books, papers, maps, charts, and all other things belonging to it, and he or she shall take special care that none of them be lost or injured.
Rev. Stat., ch. 144, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 4428; Pope's Dig., § 5463; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 3 - LIBRARY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 13-2-301 — 13-2-310) › Section 13-2-302 - Binding of books and documents

The Secretary of State shall cause to be bound, if not already done, in an inexpensive and substantial manner, three (3) copies of each of the acts of the General Assembly.
Rev. Stat., ch. 144, § 2; C. & M. Dig., § 4429; Pope's Dig., § 5464; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-302; Acts 2001, No. 791, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 3 - LIBRARY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 13-2-301 — 13-2-310) › Section 13-2-304 - Procuring copies of missing books

Where there shall be a deficiency in any of the acts, journals, or other works, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to correspond with the proper officer for the purpose of procuring copies of the different works, and, if not otherwise procured, he or she shall purchase them and place them in the Library of the Secretary of State.
Rev. Stat., ch. 144, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 4431; Pope's Dig., § 5466; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-304.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 3 - LIBRARY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 13-2-301 — 13-2-310) › Section 13-2-306 - Expenses of procuring works

All expenses of procuring copies of acts, journals, and other works as are mentioned in this subchapter shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the General Assembly.
Rev. Stat., ch. 144, § 6; C. & M. Dig., § 4433; Pope's Dig., § 5468; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-306.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 3 - LIBRARY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 13-2-301 — 13-2-310) › Section 13-2-307 - Accounts

The Auditor of State shall adjust the accounts of the Secretary of State as Librarian for the Library of the Secretary of State and draw warrants for the payment of them.
Rev. Stat., ch. 144, § 7; C. & M. Dig., § 4434; Pope's Dig., § 5469; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 3 - LIBRARY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 13-2-301 — 13-2-310) › Section 13-2-308 - Privilege of using books

The officers of the several departments of the state, who are entitled to the use of the Library of the Secretary of State, may introduce citizens or strangers into the library, who shall have the privilege, during all seasonable hours, to read any of the books therein.
Rev. Stat., ch. 144, § 11; C. & M. Dig., § 4438; Pope's Dig., § 5473; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-311.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 3 - LIBRARY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 13-2-301 — 13-2-310) › Section 13-2-309 - Removal of books

(a)
No person shall be permitted to remove any book from the Library of the Secretary of State except the Governor, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, members of the General Assembly, Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of circuit courts, and attorneys for the state.
(b)
No person shall be permitted to remove any book from the library without giving a receipt therefor to the Secretary of State.
Rev. Stat., ch. 144, §§ 8, 9; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4435, 4436; Pope's Dig., §§ 5470, 5471; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 5-308, 5-309.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 3 - LIBRARY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (§§ 13-2-301 — 13-2-310) › Section 13-2-310 - Injury to or failure to return books or charts - Penalty

If any person shall injure or fail to return any book, map, or chart taken from the Library of the Secretary of State for more than three (3) months, he or she shall forfeit and pay to the Secretary of State, for the use and benefit of the library, three (3) times the value thereof, or of the set to which it belongs, to be recovered in the name of the state for the use of the library.
Rev. Stat., ch. 144, § 10; C. & M. Dig., § 4437; Pope's Dig., § 5472; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-310.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 4 - COUNTY LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-401 — 13-2-409) › Section 13-2-401 - Establishment

(a)
The county quorum courts of the several counties shall have the power and authority to establish, maintain, and operate county public libraries or public library services or systems in the manner and with the functions prescribed in this subchapter, and counties may appropriate money for these purposes.
(b)
The county quorum court shall also have the power to establish in cooperation with another county or other counties a joint public library or a joint library service or system for the benefit of the cooperating counties.
(c)
(1)
Establishment of county libraries or library systems shall be evidenced by an ordinance of the county quorum court or by an agreement between the governing bodies of the several counties participating in a regional library system or coordinating library services under an interlocal agreement.
(2)
Appropriations for the establishment and maintenance of a county library or library system shall be in the manner prescribed by law for expenditures by counties.
(d)
In addition to county library boards created under this section, §
13-2-402
, and §
13-2-404
, a county quorum court may by ordinance establish a county library board to conduct the affairs of the county public library or its library services or system in accordance with the law for establishing other county advisory or administrative boards found at §
14-14-705
.
Acts 1927, No. 244, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 2629; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1001; Acts 1997, No. 402, § 1; 2011, No. 837, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 4 - COUNTY LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-401 — 13-2-409) › Section 13-2-402 - Librarian

(a)
No person shall be appointed to the office of county librarian unless prior to appointment the person is recommended for appointment by the county library board, if the board has been created.
(b)
The county librarian shall conduct the library according to the most acceptable library methods.
Acts 1927, No. 244, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 2632; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1004; Acts 1997, No. 402, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 4 - COUNTY LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-401 — 13-2-409) › Section 13-2-403 - Multidistrict counties

In any county in this state which is divided into two (2) districts and which has two (2) county seats, each district of the county may be considered as an individual county for the purpose of levying a county library tax under the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 38.
Acts 1973, No. 239, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1001.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 4 - COUNTY LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-401 — 13-2-409) › Section 13-2-405 - Surplus funds - Matching funds

(a)
The governing board of any county public library is authorized to use any surplus funds available in the operating or maintenance account of the public library for matching federal or other funds available for financing necessary expansions or improvements of the public library.
(b)
Before using any of the funds for the purposes of this section, the governing board of the county public library shall adopt a resolution setting forth the:
(1)
Amount of the funds to be used;
(2)
Purposes for which the funds are to be used;
(3)
Amount of matching funds to be derived by the use of the funds; and
(4)
Nature of the expansions or improvements to be made.
(c)
The resolution shall include a declaration that the use of the funds will not jeopardize any existing program of the county public library and that the funds are not needed for any existing or anticipated maintenance or operating purpose of the library.
(d)
The governing board of any county library using funds as authorized in this section is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(e)
(1)
With respect to the purposes of this section, the governing board is authorized to accept gifts, grants, or donations of both real and personal property from the federal government or from any person, firm, or corporation.
(2)
These gifts, grants, or donations shall be used for the purposes of the expansion or improvement of the public library.
Acts 1965, No. 402, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3205.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 4 - COUNTY LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-401 — 13-2-409) › Section 13-2-406 - Library services for outside the county - Fees for county public libraries

(a)
Any county public library may extend the privilege and use of the library and library services to persons residing outside the county upon the terms and conditions as the library boards may prescribe by regulation or policy.
(b)
In addition, reasonable reimbursements may be collected by the county public library for providing any special library services beyond the customary library services, provided that they are determined in advance and in writing by the library board, if a board has been created.
Acts 1997, No. 402, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 4 - COUNTY LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-401 — 13-2-409) › Section 13-2-407 - Joint city-county and regional public library systems

(a)
(1)
Any county library board, with the consent of its county quorum court, the board of trustees of any municipal public library, any group of municipal public libraries, and any combination of counties and cities may contract with each other or among themselves to create, maintain, and support a joint city-county public library system or regional public library system or may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement among themselves to coordinate public library services among the different jurisdictions.
(2)
Such a contract, interlocal agreement, or other arrangement shall contain terms, agreements, and conditions as may be agreed upon by the county library board, the county quorum court, and the board of trustees of the several municipalities with the final approval of the governing body of the cities.
(3)
The expenses of the regional public library system or the cooperating libraries shall be apportioned between or among the entities concerned on such a basis as shall be agreed upon in the ordinance, contract, arrangement, or interlocal agreement.
(4)
The library system headquarters building shall be located at a place in one (1) of the counties to be agreed upon by the quorum courts of the various counties in the regional public library or with a cooperating library system.
(b)
Any county library board may contract with an entity to provide library services at any location.
(c)
Any joint city-county public library system or regional public library system may extend the privilege and use of the library and library services to persons residing outside the several jurisdictions of the library system upon the terms and conditions as the several library boards may prescribe by regulations or policy.
(d)
(1)
If not provided for by the library system or by one (1) of the participating jurisdictions of the library system, all eligible employees of a joint city-county library or a regional public library system shall be entitled to the comparable retirement and fringe benefit coverage as are other county employees in the headquarters county.
(2)
Costs for these benefits shall be apportioned among the participating jurisdictions of the joint city-county library or a regional public library system.
Acts 1997, No. 402, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 4 - COUNTY LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-401 — 13-2-409) › Section 13-2-408 - Injuries to county public library property - Penalty

(a)
In addition to any penalties prescribed and notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Arkansas Library Materials Security Law, §
13-2-801
et seq., the county quorum court shall have the power to pass ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon library grounds or property or injuring or failing to return any book, periodical, or property belonging to the library.
(b)
The county library board or the county librarian may refuse the use of the library to such offenders.
Acts 1997, No. 402, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 4 - COUNTY LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-401 — 13-2-409) › Section 13-2-409 - County library tax petition - Filing fee

When a petition is filed as authorized in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 38, as amended by Amendment 72, to submit to the electors of a county the question of levying, increasing, decreasing, or repealing a county library tax and the petition or the sponsor of the petition requests that the question be submitted at a special election, the sponsor of the petition may be required by the county quorum court to pay a filing fee not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) which shall be used to offset a portion of the cost of calling and conducting the special election.
Acts 2001, No. 1377, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-501 - Establishment - Appropriations

(a)
(1)
The city council or governing body of any city of the first class may by ordinance establish and maintain a public library for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the city.
(2)
The governing body of any city which levies a city library tax in accordance with Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, shall establish, operate, and maintain a city public library or library services for the citizens of the city.
(b)
(1)
In a city of the first class, on petition of five percent (5%) of the voters requesting the establishment of a public library, the city council or governing body of the municipality within thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition shall call an election to be held in accordance with §
7-11-201
et seq.
(2)
(A)
The election shall be advertised and conducted as special elections are required by law to be advertised and conducted.
(B)
The ballots shall be marked "FOR Public Library", "AGAINST Public Library".
(3)
If a majority of the electors voting at the election vote in favor of the establishment of a public library, it shall be the duty of the city council or the governing body of the municipality immediately to establish a public library and continue to maintain it in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(c)
When a public library has been established, the city council or the governing body of the municipality may allot for library purposes a prescribed proportion of its municipal revenues to be used exclusively for the maintenance of the public library.
(d)
(1)
A city which supports a city public library or library system with a city library tax under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, shall by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality appropriate all tax revenues raised by the millage approved by the voters on all taxable property within the city to be used for the support, operation, and maintenance of the public library or public library system located in the city or for library services from within a library system in which the city participates.
(2)
In addition to the levy authorized in this subsection, the governing body of the municipality may make contributions from any available funds for the support, operation, and maintenance of a city public library or public library system located in the city or for library services from within a library system in which the city participates.
(3)
Further, the governing body of a municipality may make contributions from the city funds and any other available funds for the support, operation, and maintenance of a joint city-county or regional public library system in which the city has agreed to participate in coordination with the libraries of other cities and other counties.
Acts 1931, No. 177, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 9590; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3201; Acts 1991, No. 417, § 1; 1997, No. 402, § 7; 2005, No. 2145, § 17; 2007, No. 1049, § 34; 2009, No. 1480, § 49.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-502 - Board of trustees

(a)
(1)
When any city council or governing body of a city of the first class has decided to establish and maintain a public library under this subchapter, the mayor of the city with the approval of the city council shall appoint a board of not fewer than five (5) trustees nor more than seven (7) trustees for the library.
(2)
The trustees shall be chosen from the citizens at large with reference to their fitness for the office.
(3)
Before entering upon the duties of their office, the trustees shall make oath or affirmation before some judicial officer that they will discharge the duties enjoined upon them.
(b)
The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services.
(c)
(1)
Two (2) trustees shall hold office for two (2) years, two (2) for four (4) years, and one (1) or more members for five (5) years from the January 1 following their appointment in each case. At the first meeting they shall cast lots for their respective terms, reporting the result to the council or governing body. All subsequent terms shall be for five (5) years.
(2)
However, all trustees appointed after January 1, 1998, shall serve terms of five (5) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any trustee may succeed himself or herself in office.
(d)
(1)
The removal of any trustee permanently from the city or his or her absence from four (4) consecutive meetings of the board without due explanation of absence shall render his or her office as trustee vacant.
(2)
Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the mayor with the approval of the city council or governing body.
(e)
Immediately after their appointment, the trustees shall meet and organize by the election of one (1) of their number as president and by the election of such other officers as they may deem necessary.
(f)
The trustees shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules, and regulations for their own guidance as they see fit.
(g)
The trustees shall meet once a calendar quarter, or more often if necessary, for the transaction of business.
(h)
With the final approval of the city council or governing body of the municipality, the trustees shall have the authority:
(1)
To negotiate and carry out all agreements between the city public library and the governing boards of the several city libraries and any counties participating in a joint city-county library or a regional library system; or
(2)
To coordinate any and all library services for their city under an interlocal cooperation agreement.
Acts 1931, No. 177, §§ 2-4; Pope's Dig., §§ 9591-9593; Acts 1973, No. 56, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-3202 -- 19-3204; Acts 1997, No. 204, § 1; 1997, No. 402, § 8; 2001, No. 630, § 1; 2001, No. 1515, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-503 - Powers of trustees - Librarian and staff

(a)
(1)
All moneys received for library purposes, whether by taxation or otherwise, shall belong to and be designated as the library fund.
(2)
The moneys shall be kept separate and apart from other funds of the city and drawn upon by the proper officers of the library upon the properly authenticated invoices of the library board of trustees.
(b)
(1)
The board shall have exclusive control of the expenditures of all moneys collected to the credit of the library fund and of the construction of any library building.
(2)
The board shall have the supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms, or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for library purposes.
(c)
(1)
(A)
The board shall have the power to purchase or lease grounds or to purchase, lease, erect, and occupy appropriate buildings for the use of the library.
(B)
When a building erected or purchased by the board is not adapted to its purpose or needs, the board may remodel or reconstruct the building.
(2)
The board may also sell or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property that it deems no longer necessary or useful for library purposes.
(d)
(1)
The board shall have the power to appoint a librarian qualified by education, training, experience, and personality, who shall serve at the will of the board.
(2)
The board shall have the power to appoint necessary assistants and other members of the staff, basing their appointment on the recommendation of the librarian.
(e)
The board shall have the power to make necessary rules and regulations for administering the library and shall make provisions for representation at library conventions.
Acts 1931, No. 177, § 5; Pope's Dig., § 9594; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3205; Acts 2005, No. 1246, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-504 - Surplus funds - Matching funds

(a)
The board of trustees of any city public library is authorized to use any surplus funds available in the operating or maintenance account of the library for matching federal or other funds available for financing necessary expansions or improvements of the library.
(b)
Before using any of the funds for the purposes of this section, the board shall adopt a resolution setting forth the amount of the funds to be used, the purposes for which the funds are to be used, the amount of matching funds to be derived by the use of the funds, and the nature of the expansions or improvements to be made.
(c)
The resolution shall include a declaration that the use of the funds will not jeopardize any existing program of the library and that the funds are not needed for any existing or anticipated maintenance or operating purpose of the library.
(d)
The board, using funds as authorized in this section, is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(e)
With respect to the purposes of this section, the board is authorized to accept gifts, grants, or donations of real or personal property from the federal government or from any person, firm, or corporation, to be used for the purposes of the expansion or improvement of the library.
Acts 1965, No. 402, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3205.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-505 - Donations for library

(a)
Any person desiring to make donations of money, personal property, or real estate for the benefit of a library shall have the right to vest the title to the money or real estate so donated in the board of trustees of the library created under this subchapter.
(b)
The money or real estate shall be held and controlled by the board, when accepted, according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise, or bequest of the property.
(c)
As to the property, the board shall be considered trustees.
Acts 1931, No. 177, § 7; Pope's Dig., § 9596; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3207.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-506 - Injuries to library property - Penalty

(a)
In addition to any penalties prescribed and notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Arkansas Library Materials Security Law, §
13-2-801
et seq., the city council or governing body of a city shall have the power to pass ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon library grounds or property or injuring or failing to return any book, periodical, or property belonging to the library.
(b)
The board of trustees of the library may refuse the use of the library to such offenders.
Acts 1931, No. 177, § 8; Pope's Dig., § 9597; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3208; Acts 1997, No. 402, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-507 - Contracts for library services outside the city - Fees for special library services

(a)
The board of trustees of the library may extend the privilege and use of the library to persons residing outside the city upon such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe by its regulations or its policies.
(b)
The board may also contract for library service or for the privilege and use of the library with the county quorum court, the municipal authorities of a neighboring city, town, or village, or school authorities.
(c)
In addition, reasonable reimbursements may be collected by the city public library for providing any special library services beyond the customary library services, provided they are determined in advance and in writing by the board.
Acts 1931, No. 177, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 9595; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3206; Acts 1997, No. 402, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-508 - Joint municipal libraries - Joint city-county libraries

(a)
When any city council or governing body of a city of the first class shall have decided to establish and maintain a public library under the terms of this subchapter, the city board of trustees of the library appointed pursuant to this subchapter in fulfilling the purposes of this subchapter may contract with the municipal authorities of a neighboring city within this state or without this state if the city limits of the neighboring city so without this state extend to the state line of this state and are contiguous to the city limits of the city of the first class within this state, whereby a common library for the residents of both cities may be established and maintained by both cities.
(b)
The contract shall provide for the division of the total cost of establishing, maintaining, and operating the library between the cities, even though the library is located without this state.
(c)
However, the contract shall become effective only from and after its ratification by a majority of the elected members of the city council or the governing body of a city of the first class.
(d)
(1)
The city board of trustees, with the consent of its governing body of the city, and the county library board, with the consent of the county quorum court, or any group of municipal public libraries, and any combination of them, may contract with each other or among themselves to create, maintain, and support a joint city-county public library system or regional public library system or may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement among themselves to coordinate public library services among the different jurisdictions.
(2)
Such a contract or interlocal agreement shall contain terms, agreements, and conditions as may be agreed upon by the city board of trustees, the county library board of trustees, the county quorum court, and the board of trustees of the several municipalities.
(e)
Any library or joint city-county library or other library system created under this section for coordination of library services when so established and operated shall be a public city library for all the intents and purposes of this subchapter and of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30.
(f)
This section does not repeal any existing law and shall be cumulative to the provisions of §§
13-2-501
-
13-2-503
,
13-2-505
-
13-2-507
, and
13-2-509
.
Acts 1951, No. 36, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-3210, 19-3211, 19-3211n; Acts 1997, No. 402, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-509 - Trustees' report

(a)
At the end of each fiscal year, the board of trustees of the library shall present a report of the condition of the trust to the city council. This report shall be verified under oath by the secretary or some responsible person.
(b)
It shall contain:
(1)
An itemized statement of the various sums of money received from the library fund and other sources;
(2)
A statement of the number of books and periodicals available for use and the number and character thereof circulated;
(3)
A statement of the real and personal property received by devise, bequest, purchase, gift, or otherwise;
(4)
A statement of the character of any extension of library service which may have been undertaken;
(5)
A statement of the financial requirements of the library for the ensuing year; and
(6)
Any other statistics, information, or suggestions that might be of interest.
(c)
A copy of this report shall be filed with the State Library Board.
Acts 1931, No. 177, § 9; Pope's Dig., § 9598; Acts 1951, No. 299, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3209.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 5 - MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS (§§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-510) › Section 13-2-510 - City and town library services

(a)
(1)
Any city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town in Arkansas may provide for library services for its citizens or may enter into agreements or contracts for library services with other political subdivisions or join with other political subdivisions to form regional library systems to provide library services for its citizens.
(2)
The governing body of the city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town may expend available municipal funds for the support, operation, and maintenance of any service, contract, agreement, or library system in which the municipality participates for library services for its citizens.
(b)
The provisions of this subchapter shall not be construed to restrict or prohibit any cities of the first class, cities of the second class, or incorporated towns from entering into interlocal cooperation agreements with other cities, counties, or regional library systems to better coordinate the provision of services to their inhabitants.
Acts 1997, No. 402, § 12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 6 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 13-2-601 — 13-2-606) › Section 13-2-601 - Definition

As used in this compact, "state library agency", with reference to this state, means the State Library Board.
Acts 1967, No. 419, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-312.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 6 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 13-2-601 — 13-2-606) › Section 13-2-603 - Compact administrators

The Governor shall appoint an officer of this state who shall be the compact administrator pursuant to Article X of the compact. The Governor shall also appoint one (1) or more deputy compact administrators pursuant to that article.
Acts 1967, No. 419, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-314.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 6 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 13-2-601 — 13-2-606) › Section 13-2-604 - Notice of withdrawal

In the event of withdrawal from the compact, the Governor shall send and receive any notices required by Article XI(b) of the compact.
Acts 1967, No. 419, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-315.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 6 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 13-2-601 — 13-2-606) › Section 13-2-605 - Prerequisites for construction or maintenance of libraries

No county, city, town, or combination thereof acting as a regional library district of this state shall be party to a library agreement which provides for the construction or maintenance of a library pursuant to Article III, subdivision (c)7 of the compact, nor pledge its credit in support of such a library, or contribute to the capital financing thereof, except:
(1)
After compliance with the Arkansas Constitution and any laws applicable to the county, city, town, or combination thereof relating to or governing capital outlays and the pledging of credit; and
(2)
After submitting the plan to the State Library Board for approval.
Acts 1967, No. 419, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-311.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 6 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 13-2-601 — 13-2-606) › Section 13-2-606 - Interstate library districts included

(a)
An interstate library district lying partly within this state may claim to be entitled to receive state aid in support of its functions to the same extent and in the same manner as such functions are eligible for support when carried on by entities wholly within this state.
(b)
For the purposes of computing and apportioning state aid to an interstate library district, this state will consider that portion of the area which lies within this state as an independent entity for the performance of the aided function or functions and compute and apportion the aid accordingly.
(c)
Subject to any applicable laws of this state, such a district also may apply for and be entitled to receive any federal aid for which it may be eligible.
Acts 1967, No. 419, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-313.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 7 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF PATRONS' RECORDS (§§ 13-2-701 — 13-2-706) › Section 13-2-701 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Confidential library records" means documents or information in any format retained in a library that identifies a patron as having requested, used, or obtained specific materials, including, but not limited to, circulation of library books, materials, computer database searches, interlibrary loan transactions, reference queries, patent searches, requests for photocopies of library materials, title reserve requests, or the use of audiovisual materials, films, or records; and
(2)
"Patron" means any individual who requests, uses, or receives services, books, or other materials from a library.
Acts 1989, No. 903, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 7 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF PATRONS' RECORDS (§§ 13-2-701 — 13-2-706) › Section 13-2-702 - Penalty

(a)
Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or thirty (30) days in jail, or both, or a sentence of appropriate public service or education, or both.
(b)
No liability shall result from any lawful disclosure permitted by this subchapter.
(c)
No action may be brought under this subchapter unless the action is begun within two (2) years from the date of the act complained of or the date of discovery.
Acts 1989, No. 903, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 13 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-15-304) › Chapter 2 - LIBRARIES (§§ 13-2-101 — 13-2-1002) › Subchapter 7 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF PATRONS' RECORDS (§§ 13-2-701 — 13-2-706) › Section 13-2-703 - Disclosure prohibited

(a)
Library records which contain names or other personally identifying details regarding the patrons of public, school, academic, and special libraries and library systems supported in whole or in part by public funds shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as permitted by this subchapter.
(b)
Public libraries shall use an automated or Gaylord-type circulation system that does not identify a patron with circulated materials after materials are returned.
Acts 1989, No. 903, § 2.