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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-206 - Library board; mortgages; release or renewal.

51-206.
Library board; mortgages; release or renewal.
The president shall have the power to release, upon full payment, any mortgage constituting a credit to the library fund and standing in the name of such library board. The signature of the president on any such release shall be authenticated by the secretary of the board. The president and secretary in like manner, upon resolution duly passed and adopted by the board, may renew any such mortgage.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 38, § 1, p. 149;
C.S.1929, § 51-204;
Laws 1941, c. 103, § 1, p. 421;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-204;
R.S.1943, § 51-206.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-207 - Library board; funds; buildings; custody and control.

51-207.
Library board; funds; buildings; custody and control.
The library board shall have exclusive control of expenditures, of all money collected or donated to the credit of the library fund, of the renting and construction of any library building, and the supervision, care and custody of the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed, leased or set apart for that purpose.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 4, p. 315;
R.S.1913, § 3795;
C.S.1922, § 3188;
Laws 1923, c. 148, § 1, p. 363;
Laws 1925, c. 38, § 1, p. 149;
C.S.1929, § 51-204;
Laws 1941, c. 103, § 1, p. 421;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-204;
R.S.1943, § 51-207.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-208 - Library board; use of library for city or school purposes; contracts.

51-208.
Library board; use of library for city or school purposes; contracts.
The library board of any public library may contract with the city council of any city, with the trustees of any incorporated village, with the county board of the county in which such library is located or of any adjacent county, or with the directors of any school district, to furnish the use and privilege of its library to the inhabitants of such city, village, county, township or school district, to the extent and upon such terms as may be agreed upon.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 4, p. 315;
R.S.1913, § 3795;
C.S.1922, § 3188;
Laws 1923, c. 148, § 1, p. 363;
Laws 1925, c. 38, § 1, p. 149;
C.S.1929, § 51-204;
Laws 1941, c. 103, § 1, p. 422;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-204;
R.S.1943, § 51-208.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-209 - Public library; funds; disbursements; sinking fund; bonds.

51-209.
Public library; funds; disbursements; sinking fund; bonds.
All taxes levied or collected and all funds donated or in any way acquired for the erection, maintenance, or support of any public library shall be kept for the use of the library separate and apart from all other funds of the city, village, county, or township, shall be drawn upon and paid out by the treasurer of such city, village, county, or township upon vouchers signed by the president of the library board and authenticated by the secretary of such board, and shall not be used or disbursed for any other purpose or in any other manner.
The city, village, county, or township may establish a public library sinking fund for major capital expenditures.
The county may issue bonds for library purposes pursuant to Chapter 10.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 5, p. 315;
R.S.1913, § 3796;
C.S.1922, § 3189;
C.S.1929, § 51-205;
R.S.1943, § 51-209;
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-210 - Library board; building sites; acquisition; procedure.

51-210.
Library board; building sites; acquisition; procedure.
Every library board created under sections 51-201 to 51-219 shall have power to purchase or lease grounds, to exercise the power of eminent domain, and to condemn real estate for the purpose of securing a site for a library building. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 6, p. 316;
R.S.1913, § 3797;
Laws 1917, c. 86, § 1, p. 223;
C.S.1922, § 3190;
C.S.1929, § 51-206;
R.S.1943, § 51-210;
Laws 1951, c. 101, § 100, p. 494;
Laws 1971, LB 560, § 1;
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-211 - Library board; general powers and duties; governing body; duty; discrimination prohibited.

51-211.
Library board; general powers and duties; governing body; duty; discrimination prohibited.
(1) The library board may erect, lease, or occupy an appropriate building for the use of a library, appoint a suitable librarian and assistants, fix the compensation of such appointees, and remove such appointees at the pleasure of the board. The governing body of the county, city, or village in which the library is located shall approve any personnel administrative or compensation policy or procedure before implementation of such policy or procedure by the library board.
(2) The library board may establish rules and regulations for the government of such library as may be deemed necessary for its preservation and to maintain its usefulness and efficiency. The library board may fix and impose, by general rules, penalties and forfeitures for trespasses upon or injury to the library grounds, rooms, books, or other property, for failure to return any book, or for violation of any bylaw, rule, or regulation and fix and impose reasonable fees, not to exceed the library's actual cost, for nonbasic services. The board shall have and exercise such power as may be necessary to carry out the spirit and intent of sections 51-201 to 51-219 in establishing and maintaining a public library and reading room.
(3) The public library shall make its basic services available without charge to all residents of the political subdivision which supplies its tax support.
(4) No service shall be denied to any person because of race, sex, religion, age, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, or marital status.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 6, p. 316;
R.S.1913, § 3797;
Laws 1917, c. 86, § 1, p. 223;
C.S.1922, § 3190;
C.S.1929, § 51-206;
R.S.1943, § 51-211;
Laws 1990, LB 1236, § 2;
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 22;
Laws 2012, LB470, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-212 - Public library; use and purpose.

51-212.
Public library; use and purpose.
Except as provided in section 51-211, every library and reading room supported by public tax shall be forever free to the use of the inhabitants of the city, village, county, or township maintaining such library, subject always to such reasonable regulations as the library board may adopt to render such library of the greatest use to the inhabitants of the city, village, county, or township. The board may exclude from the use of the library and reading rooms any person who willfully violates or refuses to comply with rules and regulations established for the government thereof.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 7, p. 316;
R.S.1913, § 3798;
C.S.1922, § 3191;
C.S.1929, § 51-207;
R.S.1943, § 51-212;
Laws 1990, LB 1236, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-213 - Library board; annual report; contents.

51-213.
Library board; annual report; contents.
The library board shall, on or before the second Monday in February in each year, make a report to the city council or village board or to the county or township board of the condition of its trust on the last day of the prior fiscal year. The report shall show all money received and credited or expended; the number of materials held, including books, video and audio materials, software programs, and materials in other formats; the number of periodical subscriptions on record, including newspapers; the number of materials added and the number withdrawn from the collection during the year; the number of materials circulated during the year; and other statistics, information, and suggestions as the library board may deem of general interest or as the city council or village, county, or township board may require. The report shall be verified by affidavit of the proper officers of the library board.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 8, p. 316;
R.S.1913, § 3799;
C.S.1922, § 3192;
C.S.1929, § 51-208;
R.S.1943, § 51-213;
Laws 2004, LB 936, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-214 - Penalties; action to recover; disposition of funds collected.

51-214.
Penalties; action to recover; disposition of funds collected.
Penalties imposed or accruing by any bylaw or regulation of the library board and any court costs and attorney's fees may be recovered in a civil action before any court having jurisdiction, such action to be instituted in the name of the library board of the city, village, county, or township. Money, other than any court costs and attorney's fees, collected in such actions shall be forthwith placed in the treasury of the city, village, township, or county to the credit of the city, village, township, or county library fund. Attorney's fees collected pursuant to this section shall be placed in the treasury of the city, village, or county and credited to the budget of the city, village, or county attorney's office. All attorney's fees collected on behalf of a township shall be paid over to the county treasury and credited to the budget of the county attorney's office.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 9, p. 317;
R.S.1913, § 3800;
C.S.1922, § 3193;
C.S.1929, § 51-209;
R.S.1943, § 51-214;
Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 256;
Laws 1984, LB 229, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-215 - Public library; donations; library board may accept.

51-215.
Public library; donations; library board may accept.
Any person may make donation of money, lands or other property for the benefit of any public library. The title to property so donated may be made to and shall vest in the library board of such library and their successors in office, and the board shall thereby become the owners thereof in trust to the uses of the public library of the city, village, township or county.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 10, p. 317;
R.S.1913, § 3801;
C.S.1922, § 3194;
C.S.1929, § 51-210;
Laws 1937, c. 123, § 1, p. 434;
Laws 1941, c. 103, § 2, p. 422;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-210;
R.S.1943, § 51-215.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-216 - Real estate; sale and conveyance; conditions; remonstrance; procedure.

51-216.
Real estate; sale and conveyance; conditions; remonstrance; procedure.
The library board may, by resolution, direct the sale and conveyance of any real estate owned by the library board or by the public library, which is not used for library purposes, or of any real estate so donated or devised to the library board or to the public library upon such terms as the library board may deem best. Before any such sale is made the library board shall advertise such sale once each week for three consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper published or, if none is published, of general circulation in the city, village, township, or county in which the public library is situated, and such notice shall set out the time, place, terms, manner of sale, legal description of such real estate, and the right to reject any and all bids. If such bid or bids have not been rejected, then the real estate shall be sold to the highest bidder for cash, and the chairperson of the library board, upon resolution of the library board directing him or her so to do, shall convey such real estate to the purchaser of such real estate upon his or her payment of his or her bid. If within thirty days after the third publication of such notice a remonstrance against such sale is signed by thirty percent of the registered voters of such city, village, township, or county voting at the last regular city, village, or county election and is filed with the governing body of such city, village, township, or county, such property shall not then, nor within one year thereafter, be sold. If the date for filing the remonstrance falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the signatures shall be collected within the thirty-day period, but the filing shall be considered timely if filed or postmarked on or before the next business day.
Source
Laws 1937, c. 123, § 1, p. 434;
Laws 1941, c. 103, § 2, p. 422;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-210;
R.S.1943, § 51-216;
Laws 1986, LB 960, § 34;
Laws 1993, LB 59, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-217 - Public library; use by school districts.

51-217.
Public library; use by school districts.
Any school district may in its discretion at its annual meeting, by a majority vote, authorize the school board to contract for the use of a public library by the inhabitants of such district.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 11, p. 317;
R.S.1913, § 3802;
C.S.1922, § 3195;
C.S.1929, § 51-211;
R.S.1943, § 51-217.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-218 - Public library; property; exemption from execution and taxation; when.

51-218.
Public library; property; exemption from execution and taxation; when.
The property of any public library shall be exempt from execution and shall be exempt from taxation to the extent it is used for a public purpose.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 12, p. 317;
R.S.1913, § 3803;
C.S.1922, § 3196;
C.S.1929, § 51-212;
R.S.1943, § 51-218;
Laws 2001, LB 173, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-219 - Private and associate libraries; deposit and use; authorized; requirements.

51-219.
Private and associate libraries; deposit and use; authorized; requirements.
The library board shall have power to authorize any circulating library, reading matter, or work of art belonging to any private person, association or corporation, to be deposited in the public library rooms, to be drawn or used outside of the rooms only on payment of such fee or membership as the person, corporation or association owning the same may require. Deposits may be removed by the owner thereof at pleasure, but the books or other reading matter so deposited in the rooms of any such public library shall be separately and distinctly marked and kept upon shelves apart from the books of the public city or town library. Every such private or associate library or other property so deposited in any public library, while so placed or remaining, shall, without charge, be subject to use and reading within the library room by any person who is an inhabitant of such city or town and entitled to the use of the free library.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 13, p. 318;
R.S.1913, § 3804;
C.S.1922, § 3197;
C.S.1929, § 51-213;
R.S.1943, § 51-219.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-220 - Law library; establishment; maintenance; supervision.

51-220.
Law library; establishment; maintenance; supervision.
The county board may, when in its discretion it shall deem it advisable, provide by purchase or otherwise for the procuring and maintaining of a suitable law library for the use of the public. Such library shall be under the supervision of the judges of the district court of the county wherein the same is located.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 1, p. 319;
R.S.1913, § 3805;
C.S.1922, § 3198;
C.S.1929, § 51-214;
R.S.1943, § 51-220;
Laws 1961, c. 255, § 1, p. 749.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-401 - Nebraska Library Commission; members; term.

51-401.
Nebraska Library Commission; members; term.
A Nebraska Library Commission is hereby established composed of six members to be appointed by the Governor, one to serve one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years, and thereafter the Governor shall appoint a new member annually to serve for a term of three years and no person shall be appointed to more than two successive terms. The new member provided for by this section shall be appointed for an initial term of three years. The term of one of the three members whose term expires in 1981 shall expire in 1980. That member shall be selected by lot.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 115, § 1, p. 370;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-501;
R.S.1943, § 51-401;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 4;
Laws 1979, LB 352, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-402 - Nebraska Library Commission; expenses; payment.

51-402.
Nebraska Library Commission; expenses; payment.
The members of the Nebraska Library Commission shall serve without pay. They shall receive remuneration for expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the commission as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. These expenses shall be paid out of the funds of the Nebraska Library Commission.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 115, § 2, p. 370;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-502;
R.S.1943, § 51-402;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 5;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 93;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 43.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-403 - Nebraska Library Commission; powers and duties; director; appointment; salary.

51-403.
Nebraska Library Commission; powers and duties; director; appointment; salary.
The powers and duties of the Nebraska Library Commission shall be (1) to make rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for its government and operations, (2) to appoint a director, at a salary to be fixed by the commission, who shall be a technically trained, qualified, and experienced librarian, a graduate of an American Library Association accredited library school, to administer the work of the commission as hereinafter specified, (3) to authorize the director to employ such assistance as may be necessary to properly carry out the requirements of sections 51-401 to 51-410, (4) to be responsible for the statewide promotion, development, and coordination of library programs and services in accordance with nationally acceptable library standards, (5) to receive, as the legally designated state governmental agency, federal library funds which by federal law are to be dispersed within the state by a prescribed formula, (6) to accept and administer any gifts, bequests, and legacies which, in the opinion of the director and the commission, may be of value to it, and (7) to make a biennial report for the past two fiscal years to the Governor of its activities and the progress of its work on or before December 15 in each even-numbered year.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 115, § 3, p. 370;
Laws 1937, c. 124, § 1, p. 435;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-503;
R.S.1943, § 51-403;
Laws 1945, c. 238, § 21, p. 713;
Laws 1951, c. 311, § 3, p. 1066;
Laws 1951, c. 171, § 1, p. 659;
Laws 1953, c. 178, § 1, p. 562;
Laws 1955, c. 231, § 10, p. 721;
Laws 1961, c. 256, § 1, p. 750;
Laws 1965, c. 315, § 1, p. 878;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 6;
Laws 1983, LB 369, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-403.03 - Nebraska Library Commission; director; salary increase; when effective.

51-403.03.
Nebraska Library Commission; director; salary increase; when effective.
Section 51-403 shall be so interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose, to provide, in the public interest, adequate compensation as therein provided for the director of the Nebraska Library Commission; and to permit a change of such salary as soon as same may become operative under the Constitution of the State of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 315, § 2, p. 879;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-404 - Director; duties.

51-404.
Director; duties.
It shall be the duty of the director of the commission (1) to administer the work and activities of the commission, (2) to purchase books, periodicals, other library materials, and all necessary equipment and supplies for the commission, (3) to keep a catalog of all books, periodicals and other library materials belonging to the commission, (4) to keep a record of all books and property added to the library of the commission, and the cost thereof, (5) to keep a record of all books, periodicals and other library materials loaned by the commission and notify the borrowers of the expiration period of the loan, and (6) to keep fiscal and other operational records in accordance with state regulations.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 115, § 4, p. 371;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-504;
R.S.1943, § 51-404;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-405 - Local libraries, agencies, or organizations; entitled to services, when.

51-405.
Local libraries, agencies, or organizations; entitled to services, when.
Any library, governmental agency, or any body of citizens or taxpayers organized for library purposes shall, upon complying with the rules prescribed by the Nebraska Library Commission, be entitled to the commission's services.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 115, § 5, p. 371;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-505;
R.S.1943, § 51-405;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-406 - Books; loans to libraries.

51-406.
Books; loans to libraries.
Any books, collection of books or other property of the Nebraska Library Commission may be loaned to any library, under such rules for the safekeeping, preservation, care, handling and management of the same as may be fixed by the Nebraska Library Commission.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 115, § 6, p. 371;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-506;
R.S.1943, § 51-406;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-407 - Nebraska Library Commission; reports from all libraries required.

51-407.
Nebraska Library Commission; reports from all libraries required.
The director shall each year obtain from all libraries in the state reports showing the conditions, growth, development and manner of conducting such libraries, together with such other facts and statistics regarding the same as may be deemed of public interest by the Nebraska Library Commission.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 115, § 7, p. 371;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-507;
R.S.1943, § 51-407;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-408 - Nebraska Library Commission; assistance to local libraries.

51-408.
Nebraska Library Commission; assistance to local libraries.
The director shall when asked give advice and instruction to all libraries or individuals and to all communities which may propose to establish libraries as to the best means for establishing, organizing and administering such libraries, selecting and cataloging books, and other duties of library management. The director shall, so far as possible, promote and assist by counsel and encouragement the formation of libraries where none exist, and the director may send one of his employees or assistants to aid in organizing new libraries or improving those already established.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 115, § 8, p. 371;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-508;
R.S.1943, § 51-408;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-410 - Nebraska Library Commission; disbursements; power of director.

51-410.
Nebraska Library Commission; disbursements; power of director.
The director may from time to time as needed draw a voucher signed by himself in favor of any party to whom money is due, stating in such voucher what the money is to be used for. Upon presentation of such order the Director of Administrative Services shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount thereof, not exceeding the amount of the appropriation for the purposes of the Nebraska Library Commission.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 115, § 10, p. 372;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-510;
R.S.1943, § 51-410;
Laws 1972, LB 1033, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-410.01 - Nebraska Library Commission Cash Fund; created; how funded.

51-410.01.
Nebraska Library Commission Cash Fund; created; how funded.
There is hereby created a fund to be known as the Nebraska Library Commission Cash Fund, from which shall be appropriated such amounts as are available and as shall be considered incident to the administration of the Nebraska Library Commission. All funds received by the Nebraska Library Commission for services rendered shall be paid into the state treasury and the State Treasurer shall credit the money to the Nebraska Library Commission Cash Fund.
Source
Laws 1975, LB 550, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-411 - Terms, defined.

51-411.
Terms, defined.
As used in sections 51-411 to 51-418, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Print shall include all forms of printing and duplicating, regardless of format or purpose, with the exception of correspondence and interoffice memoranda;
(2) State publications shall include any multiply produced publications printed or purchased for distribution by the state, the Legislature, constitutional officers, any state department or committee, or any other state agency supported wholly or in part by state funds;
(3) State agency shall include every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, and agency of the state and, when applicable, all subdivisions of each, including state institutions of higher education defined as all state-supported colleges and universities; and
(4) Governmental publications shall include any publications of associations, regional organizations, intergovernmental bodies, federal agencies, boards, and commissions, or other publishers that may contribute supplementary materials to support the work of the state Legislature and state agencies.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 1;
Laws 1988, LB 802, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-412 - Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse; created; duties; rules and regulations.

51-412.
Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse; created; duties; rules and regulations.
There is hereby created, as a division of the Nebraska Library Commission, a Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse. The clearinghouse shall establish and operate a publications collection and depository system for the use of Nebraska citizens. To this end, the Nebraska Library Commission shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be necessary to carry out sections 51-411 to 51-418.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 2;
Laws 1988, LB 802, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-413 - State agencies; publications; filing with Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse.

51-413.
State agencies; publications; filing with Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse.
Every state agency head or his or her appointed records officer shall notify the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse of his or her identity. The records officer shall upon release of a state publication deposit four copies and a short summary, including author, title, and subject, of each of its state publications with the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse for record purposes. One of these copies shall be forwarded by the clearinghouse to the Nebraska State Historical Society for archival purposes and one to the Library of Congress. Additional copies, including sale items, shall also be deposited in the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse in quantities certified to the agencies by the clearinghouse as required to meet the needs of the Nebraska publications depository system, with the exception that the University of Nebraska Press shall only be required to deposit four copies of its publications.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 3;
Laws 1979, LB 322, § 80;
Laws 1989, LB 18, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-414 - Depository contracts; standards; establish.

51-414.
Depository contracts; standards; establish.
The Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse may enter into depository contracts with any municipal or county public library, state college or state university library, and out-of-state research libraries. The requirements for eligibility to contract as a depository library shall be established by the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse. The standards shall include and take into consideration the type of library, ability to preserve such publications and to make them available for public use, and also such geographical locations as will make the publications conveniently accessible to residents in all areas of the state.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 4;
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-415 - Official list of publications; publish; contents.

51-415.
Official list of publications; publish; contents.
The Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse shall publish and distribute regularly to contracting depository libraries, other libraries, state agencies and legislators, an official list of state publications with an annual cumulation. The official list shall provide a record of each agency's publishing and show author, agency, title and subject approaches.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-417 - Distribution of state publications; restriction.

51-417.
Distribution of state publications; restriction.
The Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse shall not engage in general public distribution of either state publications or lists of publications. Sections 51-411 to 51-418 shall not affect the distribution of state publications distributed by state agencies, except that the agencies shall deposit in the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse the number of copies of each of their state publications certified by the clearinghouse.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 7;
Laws 1988, LB 802, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-418 - Interlibrary loan service; provide.

51-418.
Interlibrary loan service; provide.
The Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse shall provide access to local, state, federal and other governmental publications to state agencies and legislators and through interlibrary loan service to citizens of the state.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-501 - Museums; local governmental subdivisions; establishment; tax levy; limitation; authorization by election; discontinuance.

51-501.
Museums; local governmental subdivisions; establishment; tax levy; limitation; authorization by election; discontinuance.
(1) The city council of any city, the board of trustees of any incorporated village, the county board of any county, and the electors of any township at their annual town meeting shall have the power to establish a museum for the use of the inhabitants of such city, village, county, or township or to contract for the use of a museum already established and may levy a tax of not more than seven cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property within the city, village, township, or county to be levied each year and collected in like manner as other taxes in such city, village, county, or township and to be known as the museum fund. The levy shall be part of the levy of the city, village, county, or township and shall be subject to sections 77-3442 and 77-3443.
(2) When the county board makes a levy for a county museum, it shall omit from the levy of the museum tax all property within the limits of any city, village, or township in such county which already maintains a museum by public tax. Before establishing such county museum or levying such tax, the county board shall submit the question to the voters of the county and a majority of the voters voting thereon shall have authorized the establishment of such county museum and the levying of the tax. Such questions shall be submitted at a general election only, and when so submitted and carried, it is hereby made the duty of the county board to include the county museum in its next succeeding estimate and levy.
(3) The electors of the county may discontinue such levy by vote of the people in the same manner that the initial levy was authorized, except that the proposition to discontinue such levy shall be placed on the ballot by the county board of such county at a general election only when requested to do so by a petition signed by at least twenty percent of the legal voters of such county based on the total vote cast for Governor at the last general election in the county.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 1, p. 766;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 180;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 156;
Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 62;
Laws 1997, LB 269, § 31;
Laws 1998, LB 306, § 6.
Cross References
For other provisions for establishment of museums:
Cities of the first class, see section 16-251.
Cities of the metropolitan class, see section 14-102.
Annotations
The county board was permitted under this section to provide for the establishment of a museum to be constructed by public-donated funds and to levy a tax for the maintenance of the museum thereafter. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., Inc. v. Hall County Museum Board, 186 Neb. 615, 185 N.W.2d 671 (1971).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-502 - Museums; city or village; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancy, how filled.

51-502.
Museums; city or village; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancy, how filled.
A city or village may establish and maintain a museum pursuant to sections 51-501 to 51-513 when approved by at least fifty-one percent of the votes cast at the election by the electors of the city or village voting on the proposition. Notwithstanding the provisions of any home rule charter to the contrary, any city or village which established a museum prior to April 10, 1957, or any city or village contracting for the use of a museum already established shall not be required to hold an election to contract for or to establish and maintain such a museum for any term of years deemed necessary or advisable by such city or village. When the electors of a city or village approve the establishment and the maintenance of a museum pursuant to sections 51-501 to 51-513, the city council or village board shall establish and maintain a museum pursuant to such sections. Such city or village shall appoint a museum board of not less than five but not more than nine members to be chosen from the citizens of the city or village at large. Except as further provided in this section, neither the mayor nor any member of the city council or village board shall be a member of the museum board. The members of the museum board first appointed shall hold office, the first for a term of one year, the second for a term of two years, the third for a term of three years, the fourth for a term of four years, the fifth for a term of five years, the sixth for a term of one year, the seventh for a term of two years, the eighth for a term of three years, and the ninth for a term of four years from the first day of July following their appointment. As their terms expire, one member shall be chosen annually thereafter for a term of five years. In cases of vacancies by resignation, removal, or otherwise, the city council or village board shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term. Cities having home rule charters may fix by ordinance the number of members of such museum board. No member shall receive any pay or compensation for any services rendered. However, the city council of any city or the board of trustees of any village which is contracting for the use of a museum already established shall be the museum board and may establish the city council or board of trustees as the museum board without regard to the requirements for terms and numbers of members on the board set forth in this section.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 2, p. 767;
Laws 1963, c. 306, § 1, p. 903;
Laws 1965, c. 316, § 1, p. 880;
Laws 1989, LB 444, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-503 - Museums; county or township; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancies, how filled; compensation.

51-503.
Museums; county or township; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancies, how filled; compensation.
When the electors of any county or of any township shall have voted to establish and maintain a museum, the county board of such county or the township board of such township shall appoint a museum board of not less than five but not more than nine members, no member of which shall be a member of the county or township board, the five members of the museum board first appointed shall hold office, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years, the sixth member shall be for a term of one year, the seventh for a term of two years, the eighth for a term of three years, and the ninth for a term of four years, from the first day of July following their appointment; and as the terms of the members expire, the county or township board shall appoint annually one trustee to serve for a term of five years. In case of vacancies, the county or township board shall have the power to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. No trustee shall receive any pay or compensation for any services rendered as a member of such board.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 3, p. 768;
Laws 1963, c. 306, § 2, p. 904;
Laws 1965, c. 316, § 2, p. 881.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-504 - Museums; trustees; officers; appointment; meetings; quorum.

51-504.
Museums; trustees; officers; appointment; meetings; quorum.
The trustees of any city, village, county, or township museum shall immediately after their appointment meet and organize by electing from their number a president, secretary and such other officers as may be necessary. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 4, p. 769;
Laws 1963, c. 306, § 3, p. 904.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-505 - Museums; board; powers.

51-505.
Museums; board; powers.
The museum board shall have the power to make and adopt such bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own guidance and for the government of the museum as it may deem expedient and not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 51-501 to 51-512. The board shall have power to employ any and all personnel necessary for the operation of the museum and to fix their salaries.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 5, p. 769.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-506 - Museums; board; finances; care of building.

51-506.
Museums; board; finances; care of building.
The museum board shall have exclusive control of expenditures, of all money collected or donated to the credit of the museum fund, of the renting or construction of a museum building and the supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms, or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for that purpose.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 6, p. 769.
Annotations
Because the vote establishing museum hereunder limited the tax levy to the maintenance of a museum constructed by public-donated funds, it was held that tax funds cannot be used for construction purposes. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., Inc. v. Hall County Museum Board, 186 Neb. 615, 185 N.W.2d 671 (1971).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-507 - Museums; funds; disbursement; acquisition from private sources; kept separate and apart; manner of disbursement.

51-507.
Museums; funds; disbursement; acquisition from private sources; kept separate and apart; manner of disbursement.
All taxes levied or collected shall be kept for the use of the museum, separate and apart from other funds of the city, village, county, or township. They shall be drawn upon and paid out by the treasurer of such city, village, county, or township upon vouchers signed by the president of the museum board and authenticated by the secretary of such board, and shall not be used or disbursed for any other purpose or in any other manner. All funds donated or in any other way acquired from private sources, including paid memberships in a local museum association, for the erection, maintenance, or support of any museum shall be kept for the use of the museum, separate and apart from all other funds of the city, village, county or township. They shall be drawn upon and paid out by the treasurer of such museum board upon vouchers signed by the president of the museum board and authenticated by the secretary of such board, and shall not be used or disbursed for any other purpose or in any other manner.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 7, p. 769;
Laws 1963, c. 306, § 4, p. 905.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-508 - Museums; public use; admission charges; rules and regulations.

51-508.
Museums; public use; admission charges; rules and regulations.
Every museum supported by public tax shall be open to the use of the public, subject to such reasonable regulations and admission charges as the museum board may adopt to render such museum of the greatest use to the public. The board may exclude from the use of the museum any person who shall willfully violate or refuse to comply with rules and regulations established for the government thereof. The power of the museum board under this section may be exercised by the other contracting party as set forth in a contract which has been entered into by a city or village for the use of a museum already established.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 8, p. 769;
Laws 1963, c. 306, § 5, p. 905;
Laws 1989, LB 444, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-509 - Museums; board; report; contents.

51-509.
Museums; board; report; contents.
Except where a contract is entered into for the use of a museum already established, the museum board shall, on or before the second Monday in June in each year, make a report to the city council, village board, or to the county or township board as to the condition of its trust on June 1 of such year, showing all money received or expended and a general report on all its activities in the operation and supervision of the museum and any information and suggestions it may deem of general interest, or as the city council, village, county, or township board may require. The report shall be in writing and verified by affidavit of the proper officers of such board.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 9, p. 770;
Laws 1989, LB 444, § 3.
Annotations
Holding that the county had an interest in result of pending litigation and had standing to intervene on the question as to whether proceeds from a tax levy could be used to pay for construction costs based in part on this section. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., Inc. v. Hall County Museum Board, 186 Neb. 615, 185 N.W.2d 671 (1971).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-510 - Museums; gifts and devises; title in trust; revenue bonds; payment.

51-510.
Museums; gifts and devises; title in trust; revenue bonds; payment.
Any person may make gifts or devises of money, lands, or other property to or for the benefit of any public museum. The title to property so donated or devised may be made to and shall vest in the museum board of such museum and their successors in office, and the board shall thereby become the owners thereof in trust to the uses of the museum of the city, village, county, or township, but such museum board may pledge and use any unrestricted gifts or devises for the payment of the principal of or the interest or redemption premium on any revenue bonds issued for the benefit of such museum.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 10, p. 770;
Laws 1965, c. 316, § 3, p. 881.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-511 - Museum; conveyance of real estate or other property; procedure; applicability of section.

51-511.
Museum; conveyance of real estate or other property; procedure; applicability of section.
The museum board may, by resolution of the majority of the board, direct the sale, conveyance, or disposition of any real estate or other property owned by the museum board or by the museum upon such terms and conditions as the museum board deems in the best interest of the museum, except that the provisions of this section shall not include any items or property subject to the Unmarked Human Burial Sites and Skeletal Remains Protection Act or the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. The museum board shall properly document the sale, conveyance, or disposition of any real estate or other property, including a brief description of the real estate or other property, the disposition made, the name of the recipient of the real estate or other property, the amount tendered or a description and stated value of real estate or other property received in exchange, and the date of the transaction. All funds derived from such sales shall be deposited in the museum fund and kept for use by the museum separate and apart from other funds of the city, village, county, or township as authorized by section 51-507.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 11, p. 770;
Laws 1986, LB 960, § 35;
Laws 1993, LB 750, § 1;
Laws 1993, LB 59, § 5.
Cross References
Unmarked Human Burial Sites and Skeletal Remains Protection Act, see section 12-1201.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-512 - Museums; property; exempt from execution and taxation.

51-512.
Museums; property; exempt from execution and taxation.
The property of any public museum, including the museum property of a contracting party set forth in a contract with a city or village for the use of a museum already established, shall be exempt from execution and taxation, as is other public property.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 224, § 12, p. 771;
Laws 1989, LB 444, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-513 - Museums; revenue bonds; purpose; issuance; payable; sale; refunding.

51-513.
Museums; revenue bonds; purpose; issuance; payable; sale; refunding.
The city council of any city, the board of trustees of any incorporated village, the county board of any county and the electors of any township at their annual town meeting, who have established a museum pursuant to the provisions of sections 51-501 to 51-503, shall have the power to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of (1) purchasing and improving a site or sites for the location of a museum or museum buildings, structures or educational or historical exhibits, (2) erecting museum buildings, structures and educational or historical exhibits, (3) acquiring historical collections and other museum items, (4) acquiring furniture, furnishings and equipment for any of the foregoing, or (5) paying any outstanding notes, obligations, or other indebtedness incurred in connection with the museum. Such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the admission charges authorized by section 51-508, nontax revenue received from the operation of such museum, or from unrestricted gifts, devises, or other property and funds of such museum. Such bonds shall be of such tenure, form, and denominations, be payable in such installments, at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their date, and at such place or places, bear interest at such rate or rates payable at such place or places and evidenced in such manner, be redeemable prior to maturity with or without premium, and contain such other provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this section as the governing body of the issuing city, village, county or township shall determine. All bonds issued under the authority of this section and all interest coupons applicable thereto shall be construed to be negotiable instruments despite the fact that they are payable solely from a specified source. Such bonds may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and at such times as may be determined by the governing body of the issuer. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this section and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by the issuing agency by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the governing body may deem necessary but not exceeding an amount sufficient to refund the principal of the bonds to be so refunded, together with any unpaid interest thereon and any premiums necessary to be paid in connection therewith. Such refunding may be either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the payment of the bonds to be refunded thereby or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 466, § 1, p. 1508.