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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2538 Same; exchanges with other states and governments.

75-2538.
Same; exchanges with other states and governments.
The state librarian shall have the authority to procure from other states and governments of the United States and foreign countries, societies and institutions, their documents, laws, judicial decisions and publications by exchanging those of this state for them.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 16; July 1, 1975.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2539 Same; duties of secretary of state.

75-2539.
Same; duties of secretary of state.
To enable the librarian to make these exchanges the secretary of state is hereby required to deliver to the librarian as soon as published, sufficient copies of all documents and publications to enable the librarian to supply such exchanges and to fill such other requests as are authorized by law.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 6; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 17; July 1, 1975.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2540 State librarian; duplicate books, sets or temporary material; exchange, sale or loan; disposition of proceeds.

75-2540.
State librarian; duplicate books, sets or temporary material; exchange, sale or loan; disposition of proceeds.
The state librarian may exchange, sell or loan indefinitely, duplicate books, sets of works or other duplicate or temporary material and the proceeds from any such sales may be used for miscellaneous library purposes. Any proceeds from sales shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state library fund. Any exchanges, sales or loans made hereunder shall be exempt from the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3739 to 75-3744, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 422, § 7; L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 162, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2541 Same; labeling and cataloguing of books and material.

75-2541.
Same; labeling and cataloguing of books and material.
The librarian shall cause each book, pamphlet and document received by the state library to be properly stamped with the words "Kansas state library" and to be classified and catalogued in accordance with approved library methods.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 422, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2542 Same; rules and regulations for government of library and services; local library services.

75-2542.
Same; rules and regulations for government of library and services; local library services.
The state librarian shall adopt such rules for the government of the library and extension services and for the use of the books and other property thereof as he or she may deem necessary. Under such regulations, the state librarian may loan such books and materials as may be designated for that purpose to any library in the state, or to any community not having an established library, or to any organization or individual conforming to the conditions of said regulations; and such books and other material so loaned shall be changed at suitable intervals subject to such reasonable regulations as may be adopted by said librarian, and in such manner as to secure to the greatest practicable degree the use and enjoyment of such books and other materials to the people of the entire state.
The state librarian may establish area or branch offices and service centers of the state library for the purpose of facilitating local library service. The state librarian shall provide leadership and assistance in the organization and development of local library agencies through field visits, conferences, and institutes, and shall give advice and counsel to libraries, municipalities, organizations or individuals in details of library processes and of management, and may send a staff member to aid in organization or in improvement of library methods. The state librarian may help organize, set up standards for, and advise in the management of county and regional libraries, and may enter into contracts with municipalities and with library boards to effectively execute demonstration libraries or affiliated library systems, and may assume administrative responsibility and control of any contractual projects during any period when state or federal funds are being used to support such projects.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 422, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2544 Same; transfer of powers, duties and jurisdiction from traveling libraries commission to state librarian; books and properties; traveling libraries commission abolished.

75-2544.
Same; transfer of powers, duties and jurisdiction from traveling libraries commission to state librarian; books and properties; traveling libraries commission abolished.
All of the powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction vested in and imposed upon the traveling libraries commission under article 26 of chapter 75 of the General Statutes of 1949 and acts amendatory thereof are hereby transferred to and conferred upon the state librarian, and the state librarian is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to do all things necessary for the proper exercise thereof. On July 1, 1963, all books, papers, records and all other properties of the traveling libraries commission, including all motor vehicles, and any and all other properties purchased with state funds shall become and be the property of the state librarian and said librarian is hereby authorized to accept such properties for the use of the state library. The Kansas traveling libraries commission is hereby abolished.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 422, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2547 Regional systems of cooperating libraries; purpose.

75-2547.
Regional systems of cooperating libraries; purpose.
The purpose of this act is for the state in cooperation with local libraries to provide adequate library services to all citizens of the state through the regional systems of cooperating libraries herein provided, by use of joint planning and financing of library services to improve existing service, to utilize such federal aid funds as may be available and to extend library service to persons not having the same at this time.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 105, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2548 Same; definitions.

75-2548.
Same; definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Board" means the library board of any library established or operating under authority of the laws of Kansas.
(b) "Participating board" or "participating library" means a board or library or district that is cooperating and participating in a regional system of cooperating libraries.
(c) "Regional system of cooperating libraries" means two or more libraries cooperating in a system approved by the state board and officially designated as a regional system of cooperating libraries under this act.
(d) "System board" means the governing board comprised of representatives of libraries in a regional system of cooperating libraries, and which is authorized by this act to direct and plan library service for a regional system to the extent and in the manner provided by this act.
(e) "Library" may include school, community junior college, college or university libraries to the extent authorized by rules and regulations of the state board, but does not include law libraries.
(f) "State board" means the state library of Kansas board.
(g) "System librarian" means a person (not a state officer or employee) who has been certified by the state board as being qualified by education or experience to perform duties as a librarian for a regional system of cooperating libraries, and who shall attend system board meetings but shall not be a voting member thereof.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 105, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 214, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2549 Same; petition for establishment; contents.

75-2549.
Same; petition for establishment; contents.
Any one or more boards, may petition the state board for establishment of a regional system of cooperating libraries comprised of territory which includes one or more counties, except territory supporting a library regularly subject to a tax levy of .25 mill or more shall be excluded from the proposed regional system upon request of the governing body of the district making such levy. Such petition shall be prepared in cooperation with the state librarian on forms provided by him or her. Such petition may propose cooperative arrangements with institutions of higher learning. Such petition shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following information:
(a) A statement of purpose for establishment of the proposed system and an outline of the proposed program of the system.
(b) A list of the counties to be included in the proposed regional system of cooperating libraries and any exclusions therefrom.
(c) A list of the participating libraries within the proposed regional system of cooperating libraries, together with the names and addresses of the members of the board of each such library.
(d) Letters or resolutions from each of the boards of participating libraries indicating the interest and attitude of such board toward establishment of the regional system of cooperating libraries.
(e) A list of the current budgets of each participating library showing items for library material and personnel for each such budget.
(f) Indication of local support appropriate to the operation of the proposed regional system of cooperating libraries.
(g) The number of persons to be served by the system, showing those presently within the taxing districts supporting one of the participating libraries, and those persons not within such a district.
(h) Such other information as may be requested by the state librarian.
History: L. 1965, ch. 105, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2549a Same; constitute a body corporate and politic; powers and authority.

75-2549a.
Same; constitute a body corporate and politic; powers and authority.
Each regional system of cooperating libraries established under or governed by the provisions of this act shall constitute a body corporate and politic, possessing the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes and may contract, sue and be sued and acquire, hold and convey real and personal property in accordance with law.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 214, § 2; March 26.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2549b Same; certain regional systems of cooperating libraries validated.

75-2549b.
Same; certain regional systems of cooperating libraries validated.
The following regional systems of cooperating libraries are hereby validated and established with names and territory, except territory excluded pursuant to law as specified by the state board, as follows:
Northwest Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Trego, Gove, Logan, Wallace, Graham, Sheridan, Thomas, Sherman, Norton, Decatur, Rawlins, and Cheyenne.
Central Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Phillips, Rooks, Ellis, Rush, Pawnee, Smith, Osborne, Russell, Barton, Jewell, Mitchell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Republic, Cloud, Ottawa, and Saline.
North Central Library System, comprised of the counties of Washington, Clay, Dickinson, Marion, Marshall, Riley, Pottawatomie, Geary, Wabaunsee, Morris, Chase, and Lyon.
Southeast Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Greenwood, Elk, Chautauqua, Coffey, Woodson, Wilson, Montgomery, Anderson, Allen, Neosho, Labette, Linn, Bourbon, Crawford, and Cherokee.
South Central Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Kiowa, Stafford, Pratt, Barber, Rice, McPherson, Reno, Harvey, Kingman, Harper, Sedgwick, Sumner, Butler, and Cowley.
Northeast Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Nemaha, Jackson, Shawnee, Osage, Brown, Doniphan, Atchison, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Douglas, Johnson, Franklin, and Miami.
Southwest Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton, Morton, Wichita, Kearny, Grant, Stevens, Scott, Lane, Ness, Finney, Hodgeman, Gray, Ford, Haskell, Seward, Meade, Clark, Edwards, and Comanche.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 214, § 4; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2550a Same; selection of an executive board; delegation of legal functions; exception.

75-2550a.
Same; selection of an executive board; delegation of legal functions; exception.
Subject to rules and regulations of the state board, any system board may provide for the selection of an executive board to which it may delegate any or all of its legal functions except adoption of annual budget.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 214, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2551 Regional systems of cooperating libraries; finance; cash basis and budget laws applicable; tax levy authorized.

75-2551.
Regional systems of cooperating libraries; finance; cash basis and budget laws applicable; tax levy authorized.
Federal funds for public library service made available to the state which are administered by the state librarian or state board may be used in support of any one or more regional system of cooperating libraries within the provisions of such federal legislation. The use of funds of any regional system of cooperating libraries shall be established by the system board by contracts with boards of participating libraries, or otherwise.
Participating boards shall have the power and are hereby authorized to pay for services purchased from the system board.
Any funds appropriated by the legislature and administered by the state librarian for the promotion of library services may be used to pay all or part of the expenses and equipment of any regional system of cooperating libraries.
The system board shall be subject to the cash basis and budget laws of the state. The budget of the system board shall be prepared, adopted and published as provided by law and hearing shall be held thereon in the first week of the month of August of each year. The tax levy made pursuant to the budget shall be based upon the certified preliminary abstract of property values submitted to the director of property valuation pursuant to K.S.A. 79-1604, and amendments thereto, and shall be certified to the county clerks of each county in the territory of the regional system of cooperating libraries.
Each system board is hereby authorized to levy not in excess of 3/4 mill of tax to be used for library purposes on all of the taxable property within the boundaries of the regional system of cooperating libraries that is not within a district supporting a library with funds of the district.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 105, § 5; L. 1983, ch. 282, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 205, § 7; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2552 Same; establishment of standards by state board.

75-2552.
Same; establishment of standards by state board.
The state board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing standards for (1) approval of regional system petitions, (2) review and amendment of regional system plans, (3) certification of system librarians, and (4) such other matters as the state board may deem advisable.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 105, § 6; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2553 Grants-in-aid to libraries act; citation.

75-2553.
Grants-in-aid to libraries act; citation.
This act may be cited as the state grants-in-aid to libraries act.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2554 Grants-in-aid to libraries; definitions.

75-2554.
Grants-in-aid to libraries; definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) "Local public libraries" mean (1) Kansas libraries operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1215 to 12-1248, inclusive, and amendments thereto; (2) libraries operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 12-1260 to 12-1270, inclusive, and amendments thereto; (3) libraries operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 12-1276, and amendments thereto; (4) libraries operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 72-1623, and amendments thereto; or (5) municipalities contracting with any library for the furnishing of library services to such municipality pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1230 or 12-1269, and amendments thereto;
(b) "regional libraries" mean the regional systems of libraries heretofore organized and operating under authority of K.S.A. 75-2547 to 75-2552, inclusive, and amendments thereto;
(c) "state library" means the Kansas state library created and operating under authority of K.S.A. 75-2534, and amendments thereto; and
(d) "state librarian" means the state librarian appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 75-2535, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 343, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 20, § 1; March 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2555 Same; apportionment and distribution to eligible libraries; formula.

75-2555.
Same; apportionment and distribution to eligible libraries; formula.
In accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts, the state librarian shall annually apportion and direct the payment to each of the eligible libraries its pro rata share of the moneys available for grants-in-aid for local public libraries and regional libraries. The amount due each library shall be computed as follows: The total amount in the fund shall be distributed 2/3 to the eligible local public libraries on the basis that the population of each of the eligible local districts bears to the total population of all eligible local public library districts in Kansas; and 1/3 of the total fund shall be distributed to each of the regional libraries in accordance with a formula for such distribution established by rules and regulations of the state librarian, which formula shall apply a base grant of equal size to each regional library system and shall apply the factors of the population of the territory of each regional library system and the square miles of territory of each regional library system.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 382, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 330, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 263, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 162, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2556 Grants-in-aid to libraries; annual reports of population and tax information; determination of amount of and eligibility for aid; payment dates.

75-2556.
Grants-in-aid to libraries; annual reports of population and tax information; determination of amount of and eligibility for aid; payment dates.
(a) The state librarian shall determine the amount of the grant-in-aid each eligible local public library is to receive based on the latest population census figures as certified by the division of the budget.
(b) Except as provided by subsection (d), no local public library shall be eligible for any state grants-in-aid if the total amount of the following paragraphs is less than the total amount produced from such sources for the same library for the previous year, based on the information contained in the official annual budgets of municipalities that are filed with the division of accounts and reports in accordance with K.S.A. 79-2930, and amendments thereto:
(1) The amount produced by the local ad valorem tax levies for the current year expenses for such library;
(2) the amount of moneys received from the local ad valorem tax reduction fund for current year expenses for such library;
(3) the amount of moneys received from taxes levied upon motor vehicles under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-5101 et seq., and amendments thereto, for current year expenses for such library; and
(4) the amount of moneys received in the current year from collections of unpaid local ad valorem tax levies for prior year expenses for such library.
(c) Local public library districts in which the assessed valuation decreases shall remain eligible for state grants-in-aid so long as the ad valorem tax mill rate for the support of such library has not been reduced below the mill rate imposed for such purpose for the previous year.
(d) If a local public library fails to qualify for eligibility for any state grants-in-aid under subsection (b), the state librarian shall have the power to continue the eligibility of a local public library for any state grants-in-aid if the state librarian, after evaluation of all the circumstances, determines that the legislative intent for maintenance of local tax levy support for the on-going operations of the library is being met by the library district.
(e) The distribution so determined shall be apportioned and paid on February 15 of each year.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 382, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 330, § 2; L. 1985, ch. 274, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 20, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 24, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2557 Same; certification by state librarian of amounts payable; duties of director of accounts and reports.

75-2557.
Same; certification by state librarian of amounts payable; duties of director of accounts and reports.
Annually, on or before February 15, the state librarian shall certify to the director of accounts and reports the amounts payable for the current year to each of the libraries in the state as computed under the provisions of K.S.A. 75-2555, and amendments thereto. The director of accounts and reports shall draw warrants on the moneys available for grants-in-aid for local public libraries and regional libraries as specified by the state librarian pursuant to vouchers approved by the state librarian or the state librarian's designee. The director of accounts and reports shall notify the state treasurer and the state librarian of such action.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 330, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 20, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 24, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2558 Grants-in-aid to libraries; limitations of expenditures from state aid funds; penalty.

75-2558.
Grants-in-aid to libraries; limitations of expenditures from state aid funds; penalty.
State funds distributed to a local public library or a regional library as grants-in-aid shall not be expended for construction, repair or debt reduction, but state funds so received by a local public library or a regional library shall be expended or encumbered as authorized during the calendar year received even though not included in any budget of expenditures for such year. Funds expended in violation of this section may thereafter be withheld from later state grants-in-aid to the local public library or the regional library even though such withholding be made in a different fiscal year.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 436, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 335, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 24, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2559 Same; annual expenditure reports by libraries receiving grants-in-aid.

75-2559.
Same; annual expenditure reports by libraries receiving grants-in-aid.
Annually, each local public library and each regional library receiving grants-in-aid under this act shall report to the state librarian the manner in which state grants-in-aid received were expended or are encumbered. The report shall cover the period from October 1 of the previous calendar year through September 30 and shall be filed with the state librarian on or before November 1 of each year.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 7; L. 1974, ch. 382, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 330, § 4; L. 1998, ch. 24, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2560 Same; powers and duties of state librarian; withholding aid; notice of noncompliance with act to director of accounts and reports.

75-2560.
Same; powers and duties of state librarian; withholding aid; notice of noncompliance with act to director of accounts and reports.
The state librarian is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to properly administer this act. The state librarian shall review all reports submitted and is authorized to reject any report that he or she finds inaccurate. The state librarian is further authorized to withhold grants-in-aid to any library that fails to comply with this act or the rules and regulations of the state librarian. The state librarian shall apprise the director of accounts and reports of all failures of libraries to comply with the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2561 Same; budget requests of state librarian; reports of distributions and expenditures.

75-2561.
Same; budget requests of state librarian; reports of distributions and expenditures.
The state librarian shall include in his or her annual budget request the estimated amount needed for the succeeding fiscal year for grants-in-aid to libraries of Kansas. This request shall be based on amounts requested by the libraries and amounts reasonably available for such purposes. The legislature may appropriate, credit or transfer funds to the grants-in-aid fund as deemed necessary. At the time of making such annual requests for funds, the state librarian shall report all apportionments and payments of moneys to libraries in accordance with this act during the preceding twelve-month period together with the manner such funds were expended or encumbered.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2562 Same; acceptance of federal grants or funds by state librarian; distribution; plan by advisory commission; independent application for and receipt of federal funds; effect.

75-2562.
Same; acceptance of federal grants or funds by state librarian; distribution; plan by advisory commission; independent application for and receipt of federal funds; effect.
The state librarian shall be vested with the authority to apply for and receive any grants or other funds for library purposes, from the federal government or any agency thereof and shall be authorized to enter into any agreement necessary on behalf of the state to receive such grants or funds. All amounts received under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state library fund and shall be distributed in accordance with this act and appropriation acts of the legislature upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state librarian or a person or persons designated by the state librarian. Amounts distributed under this section shall be distributed by the state librarian. Amounts distributed under this section shall be distributed in accordance with any applicable requirements of federal statutes or other federal law, however, to the extent not prohibited by federal statutes or other federal law, such distributions shall be made from time to time in accordance with the formula prescribed in K.S.A. 75-2555, and amendments thereto. The state library of Kansas board established under K.S.A. 75-2546, and amendments thereto, may adopt such plan as is required by federal statutes or other federal law relating to distribution of moneys under this section, and such plan shall be consistent with the requirements of this section to the extent authorized by federal statutes and other federal law. Vouchers approved by the state librarian under this section shall make distribution in accordance with any such plan and the requirements of this section. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prohibit any local public library from making independent application to any federal agency for federal funds, and such applications by local public libraries are hereby authorized, and any federal funds received exclusively pursuant to such an application by a local public library may be expended without regard to the limitations of this act, and entitlements to grants-in-aid or federal moneys under this act shall not be reduced because of any funds so received.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 381, § 10; L. 1974, ch. 382, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 376; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2563 Contracts for computerized information and cataloging services; cost system; fees.

75-2563.
Contracts for computerized information and cataloging services; cost system; fees.
(a) The state librarian may contract with any state agency or institution, any board of trustees of a community college, any board of education of a school district, the governing authority of any nonpublic school or any public library or any regional system of cooperating libraries for computerized information and cataloging services.
(b) The state librarian, with the approval of the director of accounts and reports, shall maintain a cost system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In accordance with such cost system, the state librarian shall fix, charge and collect fees for such computerized information and cataloging services to recover all or part of the operating expenses incurred therefor.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 362, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 332, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 162, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2565 Definitions.

75-2565.
Definitions.
As used in this act, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto in this section:
(a) "Publication" means any report, pamphlet, book or other materials provided by a state agency for use by the general public;
(b) "state agency" means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau, society or any agency, division or unit within any state office, department, board, commission or other state authority.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 358, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2566 Establishment and operation of publication collection and depository system; duties of state agencies and the state librarian.

75-2566.
Establishment and operation of publication collection and depository system; duties of state agencies and the state librarian.
(a) The state librarian is hereby authorized and directed to establish, operate and maintain a publication collection and depository system as provided in this act.
(b) Each state agency shall deposit with the Kansas state library and the state historical society one printed copy of any publication issued by such state agency. If more copies are needed, the state librarian shall request the specified quantity.
(c) The state librarian shall forward two copies of all such publications to the library of congress, one copy to the center for research libraries and one or more copies shall be retained permanently in the Kansas state library. Additional copies, as may be prescribed by rule and regulation, may be required for the depository system.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 358, § 2; L. 2002, ch. 151, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2567 Same; powers and duties of state librarian; designation of libraries as complete or selective depositories.

75-2567.
Same; powers and duties of state librarian; designation of libraries as complete or selective depositories.
(a) The state librarian shall periodically publish and distribute to complete depository libraries, selective depository libraries, state agencies, state officers and members of the Kansas legislature, an official list of state publications with at least an annual cumulation. Said official list shall provide a record of each agency's publications and shall show, in addition, the author, title, major subject content and other appropriate catalogue information for any such publication. Annually each state agency shall furnish to the state library a complete list of their publications for the previous year which the state librarian shall use to maintain a permanent record of publications.
(b) To be designated as a complete depository library any Kansas resource library, regional public library, libraries in institutions of higher education or other libraries must contract with the state librarian agreeing at a minimum to provide adequate facilities for the storage and use of any such publication and to render reasonable service without charge to qualified patrons in the use of such publication and to maintain its full collection of such publications indefinitely subject to disposal upon approval by the state librarian. Any library designated as a complete depository shall receive one copy of every state publication deposited with the Kansas state library. Any library designated as a selective depository shall receive only copies of publications which such library requests.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 358, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2568 Same; rules and regulations.

75-2568.
Same; rules and regulations.
The state librarian is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 358, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2572 Expiration of act.

75-2572.
Expiration of act.
The provisions of K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 75-2569 through 75-2571 shall expire on July 1, 1996.
History:
L. 1992, ch. 123, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2575 Interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing; purpose of act.

75-2575.
Interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing; purpose of act.
The purpose of this act is to provide for a more orderly process whereby all types of libraries in Kansas may participate in programs of interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing. It is deemed appropriate that there be a state-level coordinating authority for recommending statewide priorities for interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing among all of the various libraries in Kansas. Cooperative planning and priority recommendation by a state-level organization, which is broadly representative of all of the libraries in the state, can assure an efficient and comprehensive statewide development of library services.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 319, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2576 Same; definitions.

75-2576.
Same; definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Board" means the state library of Kansas board created by this act.
(b) "Regional systems of cooperating libraries" means the regional systems of cooperating libraries created under authority of K.S.A. 75-2547 through 75-2552, and amendments thereto.
(c) "Systems librarians" means the chief officers of the regional systems of cooperating libraries.
(d) "Public libraries" means libraries operated under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1215 through 12-1248, and amendments thereto.
(e) "Public librarians" means the chief officers of the public libraries.
(f) "State library" means the Kansas state library created and operating under authority of K.S.A. 75-2534, and amendments thereto.
(g) "State librarian" means the chief officer thereof, appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 75-2535, and amendments thereto.
(h) "Regents' librarians" means the chief officers of the libraries at institutions operated by the Kansas state board of regents.
(i) "School librarians" means the chief officers of libraries operated by unified school districts.
(j) "Community college librarians" means chief officers of libraries operated by community colleges established pursuant to K.S.A. 71-1401 through 71-1420, and amendments thereto.
(k) "Private college librarians" means chief officers of libraries operated by accredited independent institutions as defined in K.S.A. 72-6107, and amendments thereto, and the chief officer of the library operated by Washburn university of Topeka.
(l) "Special librarians" means the chief officers of all other publicly supported and private libraries, including special purpose libraries and archives located in Kansas.
(m) "Library network" means an organization of types of libraries interconnected to achieve their common purposes through cooperative use of communications, computer technology, library and human resources.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 319, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2577 Same; function of state library.

75-2577.
Same; function of state library.
One of the functions of the state library shall be to provide programs of interlibrary cooperation under the direction and supervision of the board.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 319, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2585 Same; contracts for computerized services; state-level cooperative activities.

75-2585.
Same; contracts for computerized services; state-level cooperative activities.
The board may contract under K.S.A. 75-2563 when necessary and may make expenditures for state-level cooperative activities. Such expenditures may include federal funds awarded to the board for programs of interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 319, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2587 Same; participation by unified school districts; costs.

75-2587.
Same; participation by unified school districts; costs.
The board of education of any unified school district is hereby authorized to participate in the library network created by this act. Any costs involved in such participation shall be chargeable to the general fund of the school district.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 319, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 25 - State Library And Library Services › 75-2588 Telecommunications services for inter-library resource sharing, fees; central library materials purchasing activity, fees; library workshops and conferences, fees; state library fund, administration, authorized expenditures; certain receipts, proceeds and other moneys credited to fund.

75-2588.
Telecommunications services for inter-library resource sharing, fees; central library materials purchasing activity, fees; library workshops and conferences, fees; state library fund, administration, authorized expenditures; certain receipts, proceeds and other moneys credited to fund.
(a) The state librarian may provide telecommunications services through the Kansas agency network to provide inter-library resource sharing information services to local public, academic school and special libraries. The state librarian shall fix, charge and collect fees for such telecommunication services to recover all or part of the operating expenses incurred for such telecommunications services.
(b) The state librarian may operate a central library materials purchasing activity to centrally order and collect payments for specialized library materials for libraries in Kansas. The state librarian shall fix, charge and collect fees for such specialized library materials to recover all or part of the operating expenses incurred for such central library materials purchasing activity and the provision of such specialized library materials.
(c) The state librarian may conduct library workshops and conferences for librarians and other interested persons and may fix, charge and collect fees for such workshops and conferences to recover all or part of the operating expenses incurred therefor.
(d) The state librarian shall administer the state library fund. All expenditures from the state library fund shall be for operating expenses, including official hospitality, and shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state librarian or by the state librarian's designee.
(e) The following receipts, proceeds and other moneys received by the state librarian shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state library fund:
(1) All moneys received by the state librarian for fees fixed, charged and collected under this section;
(2) all receipts for sales of goods and services under K.S.A. 75-2563, and amendments thereto;
(3) all proceeds from sales of duplicate books, sets of works or other duplicate or temporary material under K.S.A. 75-2540, and amendments thereto; and
(4) all moneys received from sales of surplus property of the state library under the state surplus property act.
History:
L. 1994, ch. 162, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 27 - State Historical Society › 75-2702 Same; collection and maintenance of historical materials; publication of journal and materials; public records; expenditures.

75-2702.
Same; collection and maintenance of historical materials; publication of journal and materials; public records; expenditures.
It shall be the duty of the society to collect by gift, exchange or purchase books, maps, newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals, photographs, artifacts, relics, paintings, manuscripts and other papers and material illustrative of the history of Kansas in particular, and the west generally; to catalog the collections of the society for the more convenient reference of all persons who may have occasion to consult the same; to keep its collections arranged in suitable and convenient rooms, the rooms of the society to be open at all reasonable hours on business days and on Saturday mornings and during such other hours as may be prescribed by the secretary of administration for the reception of the citizens of this state who may wish to visit the same; to maintain museums in its buildings and in such other places as may be authorized; to inculcate through publications, museum extension services and other media a wider and fuller knowledge and appreciation of the history of Kansas and its significance, and specifically to publish a historical journal and such other historical materials as may be possible within the limitations of proceeds received therefor from membership income and, because it is in the best interest of the state of Kansas and its historical heritage to loan, in its discretion, for such periods and under such rules and restrictions as it may adopt, to libraries, educational institutions and other organizations such books, pamphlets, museum objects, or other materials that if lost or destroyed could easily and without much expense be replaced; to take an active interest in the preservation and use of noncurrent public records of historical importance of counties, cities, villages, towns, school districts and other local governmental units; to cause to be bound, as necessary for their preservation, the unbound books, pamphlets, clippings and newspaper files in its possession. No expenditure shall be made under this act or expense incurred except in pursuance of specific appropriations therefor, and no officer of the society shall pledge the credit of the state in excess of such appropriation.
History: L. 1879, ch. 167, § 2; R.S. 1923, 75-2702; L. 1957, ch. 444, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 437, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 292, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 283, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 314, § 3; April 5.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 27 - State Historical Society › 75-2703 State publications for exchange purposes.

75-2703.
State publications for exchange purposes.
To enable the society to augment its collections, by effecting exchanges with other societies and institutions, not to exceed 10 bound copies each of the several publications of the state, and of its societies and institutions, as requested by the secretary of the society, except the reports of the supreme court and the statutes and session laws, which are not printed by the division of printing shall be donated to the society as issued and delivered to the society by the officer having custody of the publications. In addition the society shall receive from the officer having custody of the publications one set of supreme court reports and six sets of the statutes and session laws.
History:
R.S. 1923, 75-2703; L. 1943, ch. 269, § 24; L. 1957, ch. 444, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 301, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 27 - State Historical Society › 75-2704 Removal of records from state historical society prohibited; exceptions.

75-2704.
Removal of records from state historical society prohibited; exceptions.
The secretary of the state historical society shall not permit any of the files, documents or records of the society to be removed from the building or buildings where the society's office and rooms are located. This section shall not prevent the removal of materials for temporary purposes or the sale, exchange, donation or other disposition of property as authorized in K.S.A. 75-2701 and 75-2702, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1901, ch. 226, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-2704; L. 1957, ch. 444, § 4; L. 1991, ch. 257, § 2; July 1.