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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 1 - Establishment and Maintenance › Section 18104.

18104. (a) It is in the interest of the state to authorize the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District to enter into a joint-use arrangement with another public entity for operation of a joint-use library facility located on land, in close proximity to a schoolsite, owned by the school district or by another public agency.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District may enter into a contract with the county, the city, or other appropriate entity having responsibility for the provision of public library services, in which the district is located for the purpose of operating a joint-use library facility at a schoolsite owned by the district or at a site, within one mile of the schoolsite, owned by the school district, the county, the city, or other appropriate entity having responsibility for the provision of public library services in that area.
(c) The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District may apply for the lease-purchase of a project that includes a library facility, funded entirely with local funds, which facility, if constructed, would be of sufficient size to accommodate the requirements of a joint-use library for which the district has entered into a contract, pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d) The contract specified in subdivision (b) shall contain at least all of the following:
(1) Agreement that the county, city, or other appropriate entity shall deposit with the school district an amount equal to the total cost of any space in the proposed library facility that is beyond the needs of the district, prior to the signing of the construction contract for the project. The deposit shall not be refundable, except to the extent that it may prove subsequently to be in excess of the actual total cost of the space that is beyond the needs of the district.
(2) Agreement between the district and the county, the city, or other appropriate entity regarding staffing, maintenance, materials acquisition, and other matters related to the administration and operating costs of the joint-use facility. The agreement shall provide that the school district shall not be responsible for any costs that are not related to the school use of the joint-use facility.
(3) Agreement between the district and the county, the city, or other appropriate entity regarding the procedure for amendment or termination of the contract, including the disposition of materials housed in the joint-use facility should termination of the contract occur.
(e) A joint-use facility constructed pursuant to this section shall comply with all requirements applicable to school facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1034, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 2 - Books › Section 18110.

18110. County boards of education may adopt lists of books and other library materials for districts not employing a superintendent of schools or a librarian for full time. The lists may be distributed to all school districts in a county for use in the selection of books and other library materials.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 157.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 2 - Books › Section 18111.

18111. The governing board of any school district may exclude from schools and school libraries all books, publications, or papers of a sectarian, partisan, or denominational character.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 158.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 3 - Management › Section 18120.

18120. The governing board of a school district maintaining its own library or libraries may appoint a librarian or librarians to staff the libraries provided they qualify as librarians pursuant to Section 44868.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 159.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 3 - Management › Section 18121.

18121. The governing board of a school district is accountable for the proper care and preservation of the school libraries of the district, and may make all necessary rules and regulations not provided for by the State Board of Education, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction and not inconsistent therewith.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 160.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 3 - Management › Section 18122.

18122. The governing board of a school district shall, on or before August 31st, in each year, report to the State Department of Education on the condition of school libraries, for the year ending June 30th preceding. The report shall, in addition to other matters deemed expedient by the governing board or the librarians, contain the statistical and other information as is deemed desirable by the State Department of Education. For this purpose the State Department of Education may send to the several districts under its supervision, instructions or question blanks so as to obtain the material for a comparative study of library conditions in the state.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 161.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18130.

18130. Whenever the county in which a district is situated maintains a county library, the governing board of any school district or community college district may agree with the proper authorities of the county to contract for the provision of school library services by the county library. Either the governing board of the school district or community college district or the governing body of the county library may initiate proceedings for the provision of library services for the schools of the district. Such agreements shall be reviewed annually by contracting parties.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18131.

18131. Notwithstanding any other section of this article to the contrary, school districts may purchase textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and other publications approved by any board authorized to adopt these materials in addition to those furnished by the county library.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 163.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18132.

18132. All funds transferred to a county library pursuant to this article shall be used by the county library only for: (a) the acquisition of books and other materials as are adopted by the body authorized to adopt courses of study for the school districts which have entered into an agreement for the provision of school library services by the county library, and (b) the care and distribution of the books and other materials to schools which are eligible to receive school library services from the county library.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 164.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18133.

18133. The county librarian may (a) at his discretion dispose of books and other materials no longer fit for service, and (b) with the approval of the county board of education dispose of any books or other materials no longer needed by the course of study.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18134.

18134. In any city conducting a public library owned and managed by the city, the governing board of any school district may enter into an arrangement with the governing body of the public library of the city similar to the arrangement authorized by this article between the governing boards of any school district and the county library.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 165.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18135.

18135. Whenever an agreement is made that school library services will be provided by a city, or county library, the county, or city and county, or city superintendent of schools may draw a warrant for the whole amount stipulated in the agreement, payable to the proper authorities of the library, upon the filing with him of a copy of the resolution of the governing board of the district embodying the agreement made with the library. The copy shall be duly certified as correct by the clerk of the district or other proper officer.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18136.

18136. The governing board of any high school district lying wholly or partly within a county maintaining a county free library may enter into a contract or agreement with the board of supervisors of the county by which the high school district may secure the advantages of the county free library upon such terms and conditions as are fixed in the contract or agreement.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18137.

18137. Whenever the governing board of a school district enters into an agreement with a county or city library for school library services the district shall provide for the care and custody of and assume responsibility for the books and other property delivered to it subject to the rules and regulations of the county or city library and the terms of the agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 166.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18138.

18138. With the consent of the county superintendent of schools the governing board of the school district may agree with the proper authorities of the county or city to terminate the affiliation of the district with the county or city library. Either the governing board of the school district or the governing body of the county library may initiate termination proceedings. The proceedings shall be terminated prior to the first day of February of the school year in which begun and may provide for either of the following:
(a) The complete withdrawal of affiliation effective on the first day of July next succeeding.
(b) A gradual withdrawal over a period of not to exceed three years beginning on the first day of July next succeeding the termination of proceedings.
The governing board of the school district shall enter into a written agreement with the proper authorities of the city or county providing for the terms of the gradual withdrawal, including the period to be covered, not to exceed three years, the amount of payment for each year, and the amount of service to be rendered.
Unless otherwise provided in the withdrawal agreement, the books purchased by a district during the period of the withdrawal become the property of the district.
All books purchased by a district shall be approved by the body authorized to adopt courses of study for the school districts of the county.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 167.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Affiliation With County and City Libraries › Section 18139.

18139. With the consent of the county board of education, in those counties in which the county superintendent of schools performs library services for the school library of any district, the governing board of the school district may agree with the proper authorities of the county to terminate the affiliation of the district with the county superintendent of schools with respect to library services. The proceedings shall be terminated prior to the first day of February of the school year in which begun and may provide for either of the following:
(a) The complete withdrawal of affiliation effective on the first day of July next succeeding.
(b) A gradual withdrawal over a period of not to exceed five years beginning on the first day of July next succeeding the termination of proceedings.
The county board of education shall adopt rules and regulations governing a gradual withdrawal, including the period to be covered, not to exceed five years, the amount of payment for each year, and the amount of service to be rendered. The terms of the gradual withdrawal shall comply with the rules and regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 168.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 5 - Use of Library Fund › Section 18170.

18170. The governing board of any school district shall expend the library fund, together with the money that is added thereto by donation, in the purchase of school apparatus and books for a school library, including books for supplementary work.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 169.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 5 - Use of Library Fund › Section 18171.

18171. No warrant shall be drawn by the superintendent of schools upon the order of any governing board of any school district against the library fund of any district unless the order is accompanied by an itemized bill, showing the books and apparatus, and the price of each in payment of which the order is drawn, and unless the books and apparatus, except in the case of library books and apparatus purchased by a district employing a district superintendent of schools or a school librarian for full time, have been adopted by the county, city, or city and county board of education.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 170.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 5 - Use of Library Fund › Section 18172.

18172. All orders of the governing board of any school district for books or apparatus shall in every case be submitted to the superintendent of schools of the county, city, or city and county, respectively, for his or her approval, before the books or apparatus shall be purchased.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 171.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - California Classroom Library Materials Act of 1999 › Section 18202.

18202. (a) A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury to be known as the Business Organizations and Opportunities for Kids Fund. Moneys donated by private entities for the purchase of classroom reading materials pursuant to this article shall be deposited into this fund. These donations shall be tax exempt and treated as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed under both federal and state law.
(b) All moneys in the Business Organizations and Opportunities for Kids Fund are available for expenditure only upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or other act. The fund shall be administered by the State Librarian in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The allocation and expenditure of money in the fund shall be consistent with Section 18203.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 78, Sec. 19. Effective July 7, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 2 - School Libraries › ARTICLE 8 - California Classroom Library Materials Act of 1999 › Section 18203.

18203. (a) Funds appropriated for the purposes of this article shall be apportioned to eligible school districts in an equal amount per enrollment reported in the second principal apportionment of the prior fiscal year for kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 4, inclusive. Upon receiving an apportionment, a school district shall allocate these funds to each schoolsite that maintains a kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 4, inclusive. The schoolsite shall expend the funds for the purchase of grade-level appropriate reading materials in accordance with the districtwide kindergarten and grade 1 to grade 4, inclusive, classroom library plan required by Section 18201.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “grade-level appropriate reading materials” means nontextbook fiction and nonfiction books and periodicals.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 78, Sec. 19. Effective July 7, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 18300.

18300. “Trustees,” or “library trustees” as used in this chapter mean the regularly elected union high school trustees who reside within the library district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 18301.

18301. “Library,” “library district,” or “library districts” as used in this chapter mean “union high school library district.”
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 2 - Unified School Districts › Section 18310.

18310. For the purposes of this chapter a unified school district has all of the powers and duties of a union high school district. A library district may be formed upon the application of 50 or more taxpayers and residents of any unified district, and after an election, in the manner prescribed by this chapter for the formation of a library district upon the application of taxpayers and residents of a union high school district. If the requisite number of votes cast at the election are in favor of a unified school district library district the board of supervisors shall by resolution establish the library district and place the district in the control of the governing board of the unified school district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 2 - Unified School Districts › Section 18311.

18311. As used in this chapter the words “union high school district” mean union high school district or unified school district and the words “union high school” mean union high school or unified school district. Whenever the provisions of this chapter are being exercised by, or are being made applicable in, a unified school district, the words “union high school district” and “union high school” shall be deemed to mean unified school district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 2 - Unified School Districts › Section 18312.

18312. If there are formed substantially within the territory of a union high school library district two or more unified school districts, the library district shall become a unified school district library district which shall be governed by the governing board of the unified school district whose territory includes the largest portion of the territory of the library district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 3 - Establishment › Section 18320.

18320. Any union high school district may establish, equip, and maintain a public library for the dissemination of knowledge of the arts, sciences, and general literature, in accordance with this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 3 - Establishment › Section 18321.

18321. The title to all property acquired for the purposes of the library, when not inconsistent with the terms of its acquisition, or not otherwise designated, vests in the district in which the library is, or is to be, situated.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 3 - Establishment › Section 18322.

18322. Every union high school library established under this chapter shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the library district, subject always to such rules, regulations, and bylaws as may be made by the board of library trustees. For violations of any rule, regulation, or bylaw a person may be fined or excluded from the privileges of the library.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18330.

18330. Upon the application by petition of 50 or more taxpayers and residents of any union high school district to the board of supervisors in the county in which the union high school district is located, for the formation of a library district, and setting forth the boundaries of the proposed district, the board of supervisors shall, within 10 days after receiving the petition, by resolution, order that an election be held in the proposed district for the determination of the question and shall conduct the election.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1452, Sec. 89.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18333.

18333. The election shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of this state, where applicable, without reference to form of ballot or manner of voting, except that the ballots shall contain the words, “For Union High School Library District.” The voter shall write or print after the words on his ballot the word “Yes” or the word “No.”
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18335.

18335. The election officers shall report the result of the election to the board of supervisors within five days subsequent to the holding thereof.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18336.

18336. If two-thirds of the votes cast at the election are in favor of a union high school library district, the board of supervisors shall, by resolution, establish the library district, and place the district in the control of the governing board of the union high school district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18337.

18337. If more than one-third of the votes cast in the election is against a library district, the board of supervisors shall, by order, so declare and no other proceedings shall be taken in relation thereto until the expiration of one year from the date of presentation of the petition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18338.

18338. The fact of the presentation of the petition and the order establishing the library district shall be entered on the minutes of the board of supervisors, and shall be conclusive evidence of the due presentation of a proper petition, and that each of the petitioners was, at the time of signature and presentation of the petition a taxpayer and resident of the proposed district, and of the fact and regularity of all prior proceedings of every kind and nature provided for by this article, and of the existence and validity of the district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18339.

18339.
Every library district shall be designated by the name and style of “____ Library District (using the name of the district) of ____ County (using the name of the county in which the district is situated).” The governing board of library trustees may select a name which sufficiently distinguishes the library district from an existing school district. A number shall not be used as a part of the designation of any library district.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 27, Sec. 1. Effective June 30, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18340.

18340. In the name of the library district, the governing board may sue and be sued, and may hold and convey property for the use and benefit of the district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18341.

18341. The trustees in whose control the library district has been placed shall severally hold office during the term for which they have been elected as trustees of the union high school district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18342.

18342. (a) The Board of Trustees of the Santa Paula Union High School District in Ventura County may, by resolution, provide that the Santa Paula Union High School Public Library District shall be governed by a separate board of trustees. Upon adoption, the resolution shall be filed with the County Clerk of the County of Ventura. The effective date of the resolution shall not be earlier than January 1, 1996.
(b) Upon the effective date of the resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), the name of the Santa Paula Union High School Public Library District shall be the Blanchard/Santa Paula Library District.
(c) The governing board shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be a registered voter residing within the library district.
(d) Except for the initial board, members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (f), and members described in subdivision (h), of the governing board shall hold office for a fixed term of four years, beginning on the last Friday in November next succeeding their appointment or election.
(e) Within 60 days after filing with the County Clerk of the County of Ventura of the resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), the Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura shall appoint the initial governing board of the library district. The appointments shall be made from the membership of the Library Commission of the Santa Paula Union High School Public Library District.
(f) The first board of trustee shall, at their first meeting, so classify themselves by lot that their terms shall expire:
(1) Two on the last Friday in November of the first even-numbered calendar year succeeding his or her appointment.
(2) Three on the last Friday of November of the second succeeding even-numbered calendar year.
(g) The district shall continue to receive revenues, including apportioned property taxes and authorized special taxes as if it were still the Santa Paula Union High School Public Library District. There shall be no change in district powers or responsibilities.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, those persons elected to the board of trustees in 1997 shall hold office for a fixed five-year term.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 11 - LIBRARIES › CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries › ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District › Section 18343.

18343. (a) The governing board of the Banning Unified School District may, by resolution, provide that the Banning Unified School District Library District shall be governed by a separate governing board. Upon adoption, the resolution shall be filed with the County Clerk of the County of Riverside.
(b) Upon the effective date of the resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), the name of the Banning Unified School District Library District shall be the Banning Library District.
(c) The governing board shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be a registered voter residing within the library district.
(d) Except for the initial board, members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (f), and members described in subdivision (h), of the governing board shall hold office for a fixed term of four years, beginning on the last Friday in November next succeeding their appointment or election.
(e) Within 60 days after filing with the County Clerk of the County of Riverside of the resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside shall appoint the initial governing board of the library district. The appointments shall be made from the membership of the Library Commission of the Banning Unified School District Library District.
(f) The first board of trustees shall, at their first meeting, so classify themselves by lot that their terms shall expire:
(1) Two on the last Friday in November of the first even-numbered calendar year succeeding his or her appointment.
(2) Three on the last Friday of November of the second succeeding even-numbered calendar year.
(g) The library district shall continue to receive revenues, including apportioned property taxes and authorized special taxes as if it were still the Banning Unified School District Library District. There shall be no change in district powers or responsibilities.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, those persons elected to the governing board in 2007 shall hold office for a fixed five-year term.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 20, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
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18370. The district may at any time be dissolved if two-thirds of the votes cast at an election called by the library trustees upon the question of dissolution are in favor of the dissolution.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18371. The election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as other elections of the district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18372. Upon dissolution, the property of the district shall vest in any union high school district in which the library is situated.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18373. If at the time of the election to dissolve the district, there is any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the district, the vote to dissolve the district shall dissolve it for all purposes excepting only the levy and collection of taxes for the payment of the indebtedness. From the time the district is dissolved until the bonded indebtedness, with the interest thereon, is fully paid, satisfied, and discharged, the board of supervisors is ex officio the library board of the district. The board shall levy such taxes and perform such other acts as are necessary in order to raise money for the payment of the indebtedness and the interest thereon.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18380. A board of library trustees shall meet at least quarterly, at the time and place that it may fix by resolution.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 579, Sec. 4. Effective October 4, 1995. Operative January 1, 1996.)
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18381. Special meetings may be called at any time by two trustees, by written notices served upon each member at least 12 hours before the time specified for the meeting.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18382. Three members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18383. The board shall hold an annual organizational meeting. In a year in which a regular election for board members is conducted, the meeting shall be held on a day within a 15-day period that commences with the date upon which a board member elected at that election takes office. Organizational meetings in years in which no such regular election for board members is conducted shall be held during the same 15-day period on the calendar. At each of such meetings, the board shall elect one of its number president, and another one of its number secretary. They shall serve as such for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
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18384. The board shall cause a proper record of its proceedings to be kept.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18385. At the first meeting of the board of trustees of any library district formed under this chapter it shall immediately cause to be made out and filed with the State Librarian a certificate showing that the library has been established, with the date thereof, the names of the trustees, and the officers of the board chosen for the current fiscal year.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1452, Sec. 93.)
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18400. The board of library trustees shall make and enforce all rules, regulations, and bylaws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the library under its management, and all property belonging to the library.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18401. The board of library trustees shall administer any trust declared or created for the library and receive by gift, devise, or bequest, and hold in trust or otherwise, property situated in this state or elsewhere, and where not otherwise provided, dispose of the property for the benefit of the library.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18402. The board of library trustees shall prescribe the duties and powers of the librarian, secretary, and other officers and employees of the library, determine the number of and appoint all officers and employees, and fix their compensation. The officers and employees shall hold their offices and positions at the pleasure of the boards.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18403. The board of library trustees shall purchase necessary books, journals, publications, and other personal property.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18404. The board of library trustees shall purchase such real property, and erect or rent and equip such buildings or rooms, as in its judgment are necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18405. The board of library trustees may request the appropriate state officials to furnish the library with copies of any and all reports, laws, and other publications of the state not otherwise disposed of by law.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18406. The board of library trustees shall borrow books from, lend books to, and exchange books with other libraries, and shall allow nonresidents to borrow books upon such conditions as it may prescribe.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18407. The board of library trustees shall do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18408. The board of library trustees shall file through the librarian on or before the last day in August of each year, a report with the State Librarian at Sacramento, giving the condition of its library and the number of volumes contained therein on the 30th day of June preceding. The report shall, in addition to other matters deemed expedient by the board of trustees or the district librarian, contain such statistical and other information as is deemed desirable by the State Librarian. For this purpose the State Librarian may send to the several district librarians instructions or question blanks so as to obtain the material for a comparative study of library conditions in the state.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18409. The board of library trustees shall designate the hours during which the library will be open for the use of the public.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18410. All public libraries established under this chapter shall be open for the use of the public at all reasonable times.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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18411. Boards of library trustees and the boards of trustees of neighboring library districts, or the legislative bodies of neighboring municipalities, or boards of supervisors of the counties in which public libraries are situated, may contract to lend the books of the libraries to residents of the counties, neighboring municipalities, or library districts, upon a reasonable compensation to be paid by the counties, neighboring municipalities, or library districts.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)