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2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 2. Class 1 Public Libraries: Organization and Board Members › 36-12-2-22. Treasurer; Election; Powers and Duties; Removal; Vacancy; Surety Bond

Sec. 22. (a) The library board shall annually elect a treasurer of the public library. The treasurer may be either:
(1) a member of the library board; or
(2) an employee of the library.
However, the library director appointed under section 24 of this chapter may not also be treasurer.
(b) The library board may fix the rate of compensation for the services of the treasurer.
(c) The treasurer:
(1) is the official custodian of all library funds;
(2) is responsible for the proper safeguarding and accounting of all library funds;
(3) shall issue warrants approved by the library board in payment of expenses lawfully incurred in behalf of the public library; and
(4) shall make financial reports of library funds and present the reports to the library board every month.
(d) The library board may prescribe the powers and duties of the treasurer consistent with this chapter.
(e) The treasurer may be removed by the board at any regular or special meeting by a majority vote of the entire membership of the board.
(f) The board may elect a successor treasurer if a vacancy occurs in the office.
(g) The treasurer shall give a surety bond for the faithful performance of the treasurer's duty and for the accurate accounting of all money coming into the treasurer's custody. The bond must be:
(1) written by an insurance company licensed to do business in Indiana;
(2) for the term of office of the treasurer;
(3) in an amount determined by the library board;
(4) paid for with the money from the library fund;
(5) payable to the state of Indiana;
(6) approved by the library board; and
(7) deposited in the office of the recorder of the county in which the library district is located.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-2-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 2. Class 1 Public Libraries: Organization and Board Members › 36-12-2-23. Library Board; Meetings; Election of Officers; Quorum

Sec. 23. (a) Upon the creation of a new public library, the library board shall meet not later than ten (10) days after a majority of the appointees have taken an oath of office. The organizational meeting may be called by any two (2) members. At the meeting, the board shall:
(1) elect from the members of the board a president, a vice president, a secretary, and other officers that the board determines are necessary; and
(2) adopt bylaws for the board's procedure and management and for the management of the public library.
Officers of the board shall be elected annually.
(b) Four (4) library board members, who are present in person, constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, for a county contractual library board under section 17 of this chapter, a quorum consists of six (6) members. The library board shall meet:
(1) at least monthly; and
(2) at any other time a meeting is necessary.
Meetings may be called by the president or any two (2) board members. All meetings of the board, except necessary executive sessions of the officers, are open to the public.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-2-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.84-2012, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 2. Class 1 Public Libraries: Organization and Board Members › 36-12-2-24. Selection of Director; Employment and Discharge of Librarians; Reimbursement of Interviewing and Moving Expenses; Severance Pay

Sec. 24. (a) The library board shall select a librarian who holds a certificate under IC 36-12-11 to serve as the director of the library. The selection shall be made solely upon the basis of the candidate's training and proficiency in the science of library administration. The board shall fix the compensation of the director. The director, as the administrative head of the library, is responsible to the board for the operation and management of the library.
(b) The library board shall employ and discharge librarians and other individuals that are necessary in the administration of the affairs of the library. The board shall:
(1) fix and pay the compensation;
(2) classify and adopt schedules of salaries; and
(3) determine the number and prescribe the duties;
of the librarians and other individuals, with the advice and recommendations of the library director.
(c) In exercising the powers of the library board under this section, the library board may reimburse:
(1) candidates for employment for expenses reasonably incurred while interviewing; and
(2) new employees for the reasonable moving expenses of the employees.
If the library board exercises authority under this subsection, the board shall establish reasonable levels of reimbursement for the purposes of this subsection.
(d) A library board may provide severance pay to a library employee who is involuntarily separated from employment with the library.
(e) A library board may provide severance pay to a library employee who is voluntarily separated from employment with the library if the library board makes the following findings in a public meeting:
(1) The library is subject to financial difficulties and revenue shortfall.
(2) The library:
(A) will not hire an individual to perform the duties of the employee separating from employment at the same or comparable compensation and benefits for at least one (1) year after the date the employee separates from employment with the library;
(B) will hire a permanent or temporary employee for less compensation and benefits to perform the duties of the employee separating from employment; or
(C) will satisfy both the conditions in clauses (A) and (B).
(3) The library will pay the separating employee a stated amount of severance pay.
(4) The library will reduce its expenditures by:
(A) paying the severance pay stated under subdivision (3) to the employee separating from employment; and
(B) fulfilling one (1) or more of the conditions set forth in subdivision (2).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-2-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.63-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 2. Class 1 Public Libraries: Organization and Board Members › 36-12-2-25. Local Library Cards; Fees; Penalties for Loss or Damage of Library Property

Sec. 25. (a) The residents or real property taxpayers of the library district taxed for the support of the library may use the facilities and services of the public library without charge for library or related purposes. However, the library board may:
(1) fix and collect fees and rental charges; and
(2) assess fines, penalties, and damages for the:
(A) loss of;
(B) damage to; or
(C) failure to return;
any library property or material.
(b) A library board may issue local library cards to:
(1) residents and real property taxpayers of the library district; and
(2) individuals who are not residents of the library district.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), a library board must set and charge a fee for a local library card issued under subsection (b)(2).
(d) The minimum fee that the board may set under subsection (c) is the greater of the following:
(1) The library district's operating fund expenditure per capita in the most recent year for which that information is available in the Indiana state library's annual "Statistics of Indiana Libraries".
(2) Twenty-five dollars ($25).
(e) A library board may issue a local library card without charge or for a reduced fee to an individual who is not a resident of the library district and who is:
(1) a student enrolled in or a teacher in a public school corporation or nonpublic school:
(A) that is located at least in part in the library district; and
(B) in which students in any grade from preschool through grade 12 are educated;
(2) a child receiving foster care services;
(3) a library employee of the district; or
(4) a student enrolled in a college or university that is located at least in part of the library district;
if the board adopts a resolution that is approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members appointed to the library board.
(f) A library card issued under subsection (b)(2) or (e) may be valid for a maximum of one (1) year after issuance. A card issued under subsection (b)(2) that is valid for less than one (1) year must be sold at a fee prorated to the equivalent of the annual fee prescribed under subsection (d).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-2-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.91-2009, SEC.1; P.L.113-2010, SEC.160; P.L.84-2012, SEC.22; P.L.13-2013, SEC.155; P.L.203-2016, SEC.27; P.L.42-2018, SEC.32; P.L.88-2020, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 2. Class 1 Public Libraries: Organization and Board Members › 36-12-2-26. Dissolution

Sec. 26. (a) Dissolution of a library district is initiated when the legislative body of each municipality, township, or county that is a part of the district and library board of the district adopt identical resolutions proposing to dissolve the district by an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members of each legislative body and library board.
(b) Copies of the resolutions adopted under subsection (a) shall be filed not later than ten (10) days after the resolution is adopted with:
(1) the state library; and
(2) the county recorder of each county in which the library district is located.
(c) A dissolution does not take effect until:
(1) all legal and fiscal obligations of the library district have been satisfied;
(2) the assets of the district have been distributed; and
(3) a notice is filed with the agencies listed in subsection (b), indicating that the actions described in subdivisions (1) and (2) have been completed and the dissolution is final.
As added by P.L.113-2010, SEC.161.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to Class 1 public libraries.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-2. Board Compliance With and Participation in Statewide Library Card Program; Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement

Sec. 2. The library board shall comply with and participate in the statewide library card program described in IC 4-23-7.1-5.1. However, the library board may enter into a reciprocal borrowing agreement with another library board under section 7 of this chapter or IC 36-1-7 to:
(1) provide library service to; or
(2) receive library service from;
the other library board.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-1.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.42-2018, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-3. Authority of Library Board

Sec. 3. The library board shall govern and set policy for all the affairs of the public library. The library board may:
(1) make rules for the discharge of the library board's responsibilities; and
(2) manage and insure all real and personal property belonging to the public library.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-4. Establishment of Libraries, Branches, or Stations; Museum

Sec. 4. (a) The library board may establish a sufficient number of:
(1) libraries;
(2) branch libraries; or
(3) stations;
that are conveniently located to serve the residents of the library district within the resources available.
(b) The library board may provide suitable rooms, structures, facilities, furniture, apparatus, and other articles necessary for the thorough organization and efficient management of the libraries.
(c) The library board may provide for the establishment and operation of a museum to serve the residents of the library district.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-5. Real or Personal Property; Acquisition; Disposal

Sec. 5. (a) The library board may:
(1) acquire real or personal property by purchase, devise, lease, condemnation, or otherwise; and
(2) own any real or personal property for purposes of the public library.
(b) The library board may:
(1) sell;
(2) exchange; or
(3) otherwise dispose of;
real and personal property no longer needed for library purposes in accordance with IC 36-1-11 and IC 5-22.
(c) The library board may transfer personal property no longer needed for library purposes for no compensation or a nominal fee to an Indiana nonprofit library organization that is:
(1) tax exempt; and
(2) organized and operated for the exclusive benefit of the library disposing of the property;
without complying with IC 36-1-11 or IC 5-22.
(d) The library board may:
(1) accept gifts of real or personal property; and
(2) hold, mortgage, lease, or sell the property as directed by the terms of the grant, gift, bequest, or devise;
when the action is in the interest of the public library.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.84-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-6. Purchase and Loan of Books; Dissemination of Information

Sec. 6. The library board may provide for the:
(1) purchase and loan of books and other media of communication; and
(2) dissemination of information to the residents of the library district in any manner.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-7. Contracts for Library Service; Tax Levy

Sec. 7. (a) A library board may contract to provide or receive library service from the following municipal corporations:
(1) Another public library.
(2) Any unit.
(b) A contract for library service between a public library and another municipal corporation must outline the:
(1) manner and extent of library service; and
(2) amount of compensation for the extension of library service.
(c) This subsection does not apply to municipal corporations described in section 8 of this chapter. A municipal corporation receiving library service shall:
(1) levy a tax sufficient to meet the amount of compensation agreed upon under the contract; and
(2) expend all funds received under a contract for library services chargeable to the contract.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-8. Municipal Corporations in Certain Counties; Contracts for Library Services; Tax Levy or Revenue From Other Tax

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to municipal corporations located in a county having a population of more than thirty-five thousand nine hundred (35,900) and less than thirty-six thousand (36,000).
(b) A municipal corporation receiving library service under section 7 of this chapter shall:
(1) levy a tax sufficient to meet the amount of compensation agreed on under the contract; or
(2) make the contract payments with revenue derived from a tax being imposed before the contract is approved by the municipal corporation, including the part of local income tax revenue that is not required to be dedicated to providing property tax relief.
(c) A library board providing service shall expend all funds received under a contract for library services chargeable to the contract.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-6.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.250; P.L.104-2022, SEC.230.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-9. Bonds; Issuance; Procedure; Liability for Indebtedness; Tax Exemption

Sec. 9. (a) A library board may, by resolution, issue bonds for one (1) or more of the following purposes:
(1) The acquisition or improvement of library sites.
(2) The acquisition, construction, extension, alteration, or improvement of structures and equipment necessary for the proper operation of a library.
(3) To refund outstanding bonds and matured interest coupons and to issue and sell refunding bonds for that purpose.
(b) The library board shall advertise and sell bonds in compliance with IC 5-1-11 at any interest rate. The bonds are payable at the time the board fixes in the authorizing resolution, but all bonds must be payable within a period of not more than twenty (20) years from the date the bonds are issued.
(c) Bonds issued under this section do not constitute a corporate obligation or indebtedness of any other political subdivision. Bonds issued under this section constitute an indebtedness of the library district only. Bonds issued under this chapter, and the interest, are tax exempt. The board shall apply the proceeds from the sale of bonds only:
(1) for the purpose for which the bonds were issued; and
(2) to the extent necessary.
Any remaining balance shall be placed in a sinking fund for the payment of the bonds and the interest on the bonds.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-10. Finances; Powers

Sec. 10. The library board may do the following:
(1) Adopt a resolution to make loans or issue notes to refund the loans in anticipation of revenues of the library that are expected to be levied and collected during the term of the loans. The term of a loan made under this subdivision may not be more than five (5) years. Loans under this subdivision must be made in the following manner:
(A) The resolution authorizing the loans must appropriate and pledge to payment of the loans a sufficient amount of the revenues in anticipation of which the loans are issued and out of which the loans are payable.
(B) The loans must be evidenced by warrants or tax anticipation notes of the library in terms designating:
(i) the nature of the consideration;
(ii) the time and place payable; and
(iii) the revenues in anticipation of which the loans are issued and out of which the loans are payable.
(2) Borrow money from other persons.
(3) Issue, negotiate, and sell negotiable notes and bonds of the public library.
(4) Levy, assess, and collect, at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes of the public library are levied, assessed, and collected, a special tax in addition to the tax authorized by section 12 of this chapter, sufficient to pay all yearly interest on the bonded and note indebtedness of the public library.
(5) Provide a sinking fund for the liquidation of the principal of the bond when the principal of the bond becomes due.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-11. Certain Funds; Establishment

Sec. 11. (a) A library board shall establish funds to keep money and securities of the public library as follows:
(1) All money collected from tax levies, interest on investments, fees, fines, rentals, and other revenues:
(A) shall be deposited into the library operating fund, except as otherwise provided in this section; and
(B) must be budgeted and expended in the manner required by law.
(2) All money received from the sale of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, or alteration of library buildings, except the premium and accrued interest on the bonds, shall be deposited into the construction fund. The money shall be appropriated and expended solely for the purpose for which the indebtedness is created.
(3) All money derived from the taxes levied for the purpose of retiring bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, and any premium or accrued interest that may be received, shall be deposited into the bond and interest redemption fund. The fund shall be used for no other purpose than the repayment of indebtedness.
(4) Money or securities may be accumulated in any library improvement reserve fund to anticipate necessary future capital expenditures, such as:
(A) the purchase of land;
(B) the purchase and construction of buildings or structures;
(C) the construction of additions or improvements to existing structures;
(D) the purchase of equipment; and
(E) all repairs or replacement of buildings or equipment.
(5) Money or securities accepted and received by the library board as a grant, a gift, a donation, an endowment, a bequest, or a trust may be:
(A) set aside in a separate fund or funds and shall be expended, without appropriation, in accordance with the conditions and purposes specified by the donor; or
(B) set aside in an account with a nonprofit corporation established for the sole purpose of building permanent endowments within a community (referred to as a "community foundation"). The earnings on the funds in the account, either:
(i) deposited by the library; or
(ii) accepted by the community foundation on behalf of the library;
may be distributed back to the library for expenditure, without appropriation, in accordance with the conditions and purposes specified by the donor. A community foundation that distributes earnings under this clause is not required to make more than one (1) distribution of earnings in a calendar year.
(6) All money received in payment for library services or for library purchases made or to be made under the terms of a contract between two (2) or more public libraries under section 7 of this chapter shall be deposited into the contractual service fund. This money shall be:
(A) expended solely for the purposes specified in the contract; and
(B) disbursed without further appropriation.
(b) The library board may invest excess funds in accordance with IC 5-13-9.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-12. Determination of Tax Rate; Continuation of Prior Appropriation and Levy Upon Failure to Meet Certain Requirements

Sec. 12. (a) The library board shall determine the rate of taxation for the library district that is necessary for the proper operation of the library. The library board shall certify the rate to the county auditor. An additional rate may be levied under section 10(4) of this chapter.
(b) If the library board fails to:
(1) give:
(A) a first published notice to the board's taxpayers of the board's proposed budget and tax levy for the ensuing year at least ten (10) days before the public hearing required under IC 6-1.1-17-3; and
(B) a second published notice to the board's taxpayers of the board's proposed budget and tax levy for the ensuing year at least three (3) days before the public hearing required under IC 6-1.1-17-3; or
(2) finally adopt the budget and fix the tax levy not later than November 1;
the last preceding annual appropriation made for the public library is renewed for the ensuing year, and the last preceding annual tax levy is continued. Under this subsection, the treasurer of the library board shall report the continued tax levy to the county auditor not later than November 1.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.219-2007, SEC.148; P.L.257-2019, SEC.167; P.L.159-2020, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-13. Authorization of Appropriations by Units; Deposit of Funds

Sec. 13. A township may appropriate general revenue sharing funds that the township receives under the federal State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, as amended, to a Class 1 public library. Other units have authority under IC 36-10-2-4 to aid public libraries through any means available. Any general revenue sharing funds received by a public library shall be deposited in any of the funds outlined in section 11 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-14. Absence of Library Board Member or Employee; Authorization; Expenses

Sec. 14. When required by the interests of the library, the library board may authorize a member of the library board or an individual employed by the library to be absent from the public library. The library board may pay out of the library's funds the necessary hotel and board bills and transportation expenses of the member or individual while absent in the interest of the public library.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-15. Funds for Membership in Certain Associations; Authority to Appropriate

Sec. 15. The library board may appropriate funds necessary to provide membership of:
(1) the public library; and
(2) library employees;
in local, state, and national associations of a civic, an educational, a professional, or a governmental nature that have as their purpose the betterment and improvement of library operations.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-13.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.63-2011, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-16. Authorization of Disbursements; Purchases

Sec. 16. (a) The library board may adopt a resolution allowing money to be disbursed under this section for lawful library purposes, including advertising and promoting the programs and services of the library.
(b) With the prior written approval of the library board and if the library board has adopted a resolution under subsection (a), claim payments may be made in advance of library board allowance for any of the following types of expenses:
(1) Property or services purchased or leased from the federal government or the federal government's agencies and the state, the state's agencies, or the state's political subdivisions.
(2) Dues, subscriptions, and publications.
(3) License or permit fees.
(4) Insurance premiums.
(5) Utility payments or connection charges.
(6) Federal grant programs where:
(A) advance funding is not prohibited; and
(B) the contracting party posts sufficient security to cover the amount advanced.
(7) Grants of state funds authorized by statute.
(8) Maintenance and service agreements.
(9) Legal retainer fees.
(10) Conference fees.
(11) Expenses related to the educational or professional development of an individual employed by the library board, including:
(A) inservice training;
(B) attending seminars or other special courses of instruction; and
(C) tuition reimbursement;
if the library board determines that the expenditures under this subdivision directly benefit the library.
(12) Leases or rental agreements.
(13) Bond or coupon payments.
(14) Payroll costs.
(15) State, federal, or county taxes.
(16) Expenses that must be paid because of emergency circumstances.
(17) Expenses incurred to advertise and promote the programs and services of the library.
(18) Other expenses described in a library board resolution.
The library board shall review and allow the claim at the library board's first regular or special meeting following the payment of a claim under this section.
(c) Each payment of expenses lawfully incurred for library purposes must be supported by a fully itemized invoice or other documentation. The library director shall certify to the library board before payment that each claim for payment is true and correct. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the state board of accounts.
(d) Purchases of books, magazines, pamphlets, films, filmstrips, microforms, microfilms, slides, transparencies, phonodiscs, phonotapes, models, art reproductions, and all other forms of library and audiovisual materials are exempt from the restrictions imposed by IC 5-22.
(e) The purchase of library automation systems must meet the standards established by the Indiana library and historical board under IC 4-23-7.1-11(b).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-14.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.130-2007, SEC.3; P.L.84-2012, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-16.5. Electronic Funds Transfer

Sec. 16.5. (a) As used in this section, "electronic funds transfer" means any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone, or computer or magnetic tape for the purpose of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial institution to debit or credit an account.
(b) A library board may adopt a resolution to authorize an electronic funds transfer method of payment of claims. If a library board adopts a resolution under this subsection, the public library may pay money from its funds by electronic funds transfer.
(c) A public library that pays a claim by electronic funds transfer shall comply with all other requirements for the payment of claims by the public library.
As added by P.L.113-2010, SEC.162.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-17. Other Powers Not Limited

Sec. 17. This chapter does not limit other powers granted by any other law not in conflict with this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-15.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-3-18. Collections and Claims

Sec. 18. (a) A library board or a person designated in writing by the library board may:
(1) collect money or library property; or
(2) compromise the amount of money;
that is owed to the library.
(b) A library board:
(1) shall determine the costs of collecting money or library property under this section; and
(2) may add the costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees, to money or library property that is owed and collected under this section.
(c) A library board or the library board's agent that collects money under this section shall deposit the money, less the costs of collection, in the account required by law.
(d) A library board may compromise claims made against the library.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.113-2010, SEC.163.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 4. Merger of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-4-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to Class 1 public libraries.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-4-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 4. Merger of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-4-2. Authorization to Merge; Resolution

Sec. 2. (a) A public library may merge with any other public library.
(b) The merger of at least two (2) public libraries must be initiated by a majority of the entire membership of each library board signing a resolution initiating the planning of a merger.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-4-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 4. Merger of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-4-3. Planning Committee; Plan for Merger; Adoption

Sec. 3. (a) Not more than thirty (30) days after a resolution calling for the planning of a merger is signed under section 2 of this chapter, each library board seeking to merge under this chapter shall appoint three (3) individuals to serve on a planning committee to develop a plan for the merger of the libraries.
(b) The plan for the merger must include the following information:
(1) A designation of the primary library that:
(A) is one (1) of the libraries seeking to merge; and
(B) will continue to exist as a legal entity following the merger.
(2) A description of the services to be offered by the merged library.
(3) The terms and conditions upon which the transfer of property among the merging libraries will be achieved.
(4) A schedule for the merger process to begin and conclude.
(5) Any other pertinent matter.
(c) The plan must be completed not later than one (1) year from the date that the resolution calling for the planning of the merger is signed.
(d) Upon completion of the plan described in subsection (b), the plan shall be presented to the library board of each merging library for adoption.
(e) A merger is not considered final unless a majority of the membership of each library board adopts the plan by written resolution.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-4-2.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 4. Merger of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-4-4. Filing Resolution; Interim Board; Combination of Budgets; New Budget and Tax Levy

Sec. 4. (a) A copy of the resolution adopting the merger described in section 3(e) of this chapter must be filed with:
(1) the county recorder in each county in which merging library districts are located; and
(2) the Indiana state library.
(b) After the resolution adopting the merger is filed, each library board that is not the board of the primary library shall appoint four (4) members to serve with the primary library board on an interim board.
(c) The interim board has the same duties and powers of a public library board under IC 36-12-3.
(d) After the resolution adopting the merger is filed, the budgets of the merging libraries shall be:
(1) combined for the remainder of the current year; and
(2) administered by the interim board.
(e) The interim board described in subsection (b) is dissolved on December 31 of the year in which the merger takes place.
(f) The members of a merged library board shall be appointed under IC 36-12-2, and the terms of office for the members of the merged library board begin January 1 following the dissolution of the interim board.
(g) If a merger takes place after December 31 but before July 1 of the ensuing year, the interim library board described in subsection (b) shall present a new budget and tax rate to the department of local government finance to receive a new tax levy for the merged library district.
(h) If a merger takes place after June 30 but before January 1 of the ensuing year, the merged library board described in subsection (f) shall present a new budget and tax rate to the department of local government finance to receive a new tax levy for the merged library district.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-4-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 4. Merger of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-4-5. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-4-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Repealed by P.L.84-2012, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) Sections 2 and 3 of this chapter apply only to Class 1 public libraries that seek to expand into not more than one (1) township of a county.
(b) Sections 5, 6, and 12 of this chapter apply to Class 1 public libraries that seek to expand into more than one (1) township of a county.
(c) The expansion of a library district may occur by:
(1) the legislative body passing a resolution; or
(2) the petition and remonstrance process;
as provided in this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.84-2012, SEC.26; P.L.42-2018, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-2. Proposal of Expansion; Filing

Sec. 2. (a) The library board of a public library may file an expansion proposal with the township trustee and legislative body of the township. The proposal must state that the public library seeks to expand its service area to include a certain township or any part of a township not being taxed for public library service.
(b) When a township trustee and legislative body receive an expansion proposal under this section, the legislative body may agree to the expansion proposal by written resolution.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.84-2012, SEC.27; P.L.42-2018, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-4. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Repealed by P.L.42-2018, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-5. Expansion Proposal; Filing

Sec. 5. (a) The library board of a public library may file an expansion proposal with the legislative body of the county. The proposal must state that the public library seeks to expand its service area to include more than one (1) township or parts of more than one (1) township not being taxed for public library service.
(b) Whenever the legislative body of a county receives an expansion proposal under this section, the legislative body may agree to the expansion proposal by written resolution.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5.1-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.84-2012, SEC.29; P.L.42-2018, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-7. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5.1-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Repealed by P.L.42-2018, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-8. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5.1-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Repealed by P.L.42-2018, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-9. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5.1-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Repealed by P.L.42-2018, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-10. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5.1-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Repealed by P.L.42-2018, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-11. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5.1-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Repealed by P.L.42-2018, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 5. Expansion of Class 1 Public Libraries › 36-12-5-12. Library Board; Appointments From Townships; Expiration of Prior Term

Sec. 12. (a) If not more than two (2) townships or parts of not more than two (2) townships are added to a library district, at least one (1) of the next appointments made to the library board by the county commissioners or the county council must be from one (1) of the townships.
(b) If more than two (2) townships or parts of more than two (2) townships are added to a library district, at least two (2) of the next appointments made to the library board by the county commissioners or the county council must be from the townships that are added to the library district.
(c) An appointment under this section may not be made before the expiration of a term in effect at the time the expansion is final.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-5.1-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.42-2018, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 6. County Contractual Libraries › 36-12-6-1. Application of Chapter; Name of Library Established

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to Class 1 public libraries that have been established as county contractual libraries before July 1, 1992.
(b) A county contractual library established under this chapter shall operate under the name of _____________ County Contractual Public Library.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-6-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 6. County Contractual Libraries › 36-12-6-2. Library Board; Appointment; Residency; Powers and Duties

Sec. 2. Four (4) citizens who have resided at least two (2) years in the county contractual library district shall be appointed to a library board under IC 36-12-2-17. The four (4) members, and the members of the library board of the public library extending service, comprise a separate library board that shall exercise all powers and duties pertaining to library service. The library board of the county contractual public library shall be known and designated as the Board of Trustees of __________ County Contractual Public Library. The members of the library board of the public library extending service to the county shall continue:
(1) as a separate board; and
(2) to exercise all powers and duties pertaining to library service to the board's original library district.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-6-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 6. County Contractual Libraries › 36-12-6-3. Powers and Duties of Library Boards

Sec. 3. The county contractual library board has all the powers and duties of other library boards under IC 36-12-3.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-6-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.130-2007, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 6. County Contractual Libraries › 36-12-6-4. Township Contracting With County Contractual Library; Tax Levies

Sec. 4. (a) If a township or part of a township is contracting with a library that is extending service through a county contractual library, the township or part of a township:
(1) shall cease to levy a separate tax for library purposes; and
(2) becomes a part of the county contractual library district.
(b) The tax levy for county contractual library purposes shall then be levied in the township or part of a township that has become part of the county contractual library district.
(c) A township that ceases to levy a tax for public library purposes in any year becomes a part of the township's county library district or county contractual library district, if either library district exists at the time the township levy is discontinued. The county library or county contractual library tax shall then be levied in the townships.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-6-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 7. Class 2 Public Libraries › 36-12-7-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to Class 2 public libraries.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-7-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 7. Class 2 Public Libraries › 36-12-7-2. Board Compliance With and Participation in Statewide Library Card Program; Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement

Sec. 2. The library board shall:
(1) comply with; and
(2) participate in;
the statewide library card program described in IC 4-23-7.1-5.1. However, the library board may enter into a reciprocal borrowing agreement with another library board under IC 36-1-7 or IC 36-12-3-7 to provide to or receive from the other library board library service.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-7-1.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 12. Libraries › Chapter 7. Class 2 Public Libraries › 36-12-7-3. Use of Local Library; Fees; Fines

Sec. 3. (a) The residents or real property taxpayers of the library district taxed for the support of the library may use the facilities and services of the public library without charge for library or related purposes. However, the library board may:
(1) fix and collect fees and rental charges; and
(2) assess fines, penalties, and damages for the:
(A) loss of;
(B) damage to; or
(C) failure to return;
any library property or material.
(b) A library board may issue local library cards to:
(1) residents and real property taxpayers of the library district; and
(2) individuals who are not residents of the library district.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a library board must set and charge a fee for a local library card issued under subsection (b)(2). The minimum fee that the board may set under this subsection is the greater of the following:
(1) The library district's operating fund expenditure per capita in the most recent year for which that information is available in the Indiana state library's annual "Statistics of Indiana Libraries".
(2) Twenty-five dollars ($25).
(d) A library board may issue a local library card without charge or for a reduced fee to an individual who is not a resident of the library district and who is:
(1) a student enrolled in or a teacher in a public school corporation or nonpublic school:
(A) that is located at least in part in the library district; and
(B) in which students in any grade preschool through grade 12 are educated;
(2) a child receiving foster care services;
(3) a library employee of the district; or
(4) a student enrolled in a college or university that is located in the library district;
if the board adopts a resolution that is approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members appointed to the library board.
(e) A library card issued under subsection (b)(2) or (d) expires one (1) year after issuance of the card.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-7-1.2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.113-2010, SEC.164; P.L.84-2012, SEC.31; P.L.42-2018, SEC.46; P.L.88-2020, SEC.7.