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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 520-1-1-.03 - Confidentiality Of Circulation And Registration Records

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The Alabama Public Library Service subscribes to a policy that
				the Circulation and registration records maintained by the Alabama Public
				Library Service and the public libraries in Alabama are confidential
				records.
(1) The term "registration
			 records" includes any information which the Alabama Public Library Service and
			 public libraries in Alabama require a patron to provide in order to become
			 eligible to borrow books and other materials.
(2) The term "circulation records" includes
			 all information which identifies the patrons utilizing particular books and any
			 other library materials in any medium and format.
(3) It is recognized that public library use
			 by an individual should be of a confidential nature. The registration and
			 circulation records and information concerning the use of public libraries and
			 the Alabama Public Library Service shall be confidential. Registration and
			 circulation records shall not be open for inspection by, or otherwise available
			 to, any agency or individual except for the following entities:
(a) the library which manages the
			 records.
(b) the state public
			 library service for a library under its jurisdiction when it is necessary to
			 assure the proper operations of such operation. Aggregate statistics shown from
			 registration and circulation records, with all personal identification removed,
			 may be released or used by a library for research and planning
			 purposes.
(c) proper legal
			 procedures in compliance with the federal and state laws regarding the Privacy
			 Act.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 520-1-1-.04 - Public Participation At Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Executive Board Meetings

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(1) CHIEF
			 OBJECTIVES:
(a) All regular (as announced
			 through official state communication channels and through regular APLS
			 communication channels) and special meetings of the Board shall be open to the
			 public. The Board desires to hear the viewpoints of citizens and considers the
			 responsible presentation of these viewpoints vital to the efficient operation
			 of our organization.
(b) The Board
			 also recognizes its responsibility or proper governance, and therefore the need
			 to conduct its business in an orderly and efficient manner. The Board therefore
			 establishes the following procedures to receive input from citizens.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-1 - FEDERAL PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS FY2012 › Section 520-2-1-.01 - Library Services And Technology Act (LSTA) State-Administered Program

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(1)
GENERAL
.
(a) The Library Services and Technology Act
			 (LSTA) of 1996 will hereinafter be referred to either by its full name, by the
			 abbreviation "LSTA", or by the word "Act".
(b) The purposes of the Library Services and
			 Technology Act (LSTA) are to:
1. Enhance
			 coordination among Federal programs that relate to library and information
			 services;
2. Promote continuous
			 improvement in library services in all types of libraries in order to better
			 serve the people of the United States;
3. Facilitate access to resources in all
			 types of libraries for the purpose of cultivating an educated and informed
			 citizenry;
4. Encourage resource
			 sharing among all types of libraries for the purpose of achieving economical
			 and efficient delivery of library services to the public;
5. Promote literacy, education, and lifelong
			 learning and to enhance and expand the services and resources provided by
			 libraries, including those services and resources relating to workforce
			 development, 21st century skills, and digital
			 literacy skills;
6. Enhance the
			 skills of the current library workforce and to recruit future professionals to
			 the field of library and information services;
7. Ensure the preservation of knowledge and
			 library collections in all formats and to enable libraries to serve their
			 communities during disasters;
8.
			 Enhance the role of libraries within the information infrastructure of the
			 United States in order to support research, education, and innovation;
			 and
9. Promote library services
			 that provide users with access to information through national, state, local,
			 regional, and international collaborations and networks.
(c)
Use of Funds Within the
			 States
. Insofar as it is consistent with the purposes of the Act,
			 the determination of the best uses of the funds provided under the Act shall be
			 reserved to the States in accordance with the State five year plan. In Alabama,
			 development of the five year plan and administration of the funds are the
			 responsibilities of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS), the official
			 state agency charged with the extension and development of public library
			 services.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-1 - FEDERAL PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS FY2012 › Section 520-2-1-.02 - Activities Allowable Under The State Plan

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The following activities are allowable under LSTA:
(1) The following are examples of but not
			 limited to statewide activities administered by APLS and may include partnering
			 with other agencies and organizations:
(a)
			 Library service education
(b)
			 Statewide licensing of electronic databases
(c) Summer library program
(d) Children-at-risk program
(e) Collection development
(f) Regional Library for the Blind and
			 Physically Handicapped
(g)
			 Technology program (including filtering technology)
(h) Resource sharing (such as interlibrary
			 loan)
(i) Technical support to
			 maintain regional and/or statewide electronic infrastructures for public
			 libraries
(j) Library awareness
			 program
(k) Program to encourage
			 reading and literacy
(l) Statewide
			 initiatives
(m) Library service
			 programs and projects
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-1 - FEDERAL PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS FY2012 › Section 520-2-1-.03 - Strengthening Communities

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(1) Program title:
Strengthening Communities
.
Grants shall
			 be for:
(1) promoting awareness of community
			 services through the local public library and
(2) enabling the public library to become a
			 community activity and learning center for persons of all ages.
(a)
Stipulations:
1. An applicant may apply for only one grant
			 per grant cycle under this program.
2. The maximum LSTA grant is
			 $20,000.
3. Required local match
			 must equal 25% of the LSTA grant award. Up to 25% of the required local match
			 may come from project personnel salaries.
4. Up to 75% of the total project cost may be
			 used for library materials.
5.
			 Funds may be used for equipment, including computers, display shelving, and
			 other equipment to support the purposes of a project. For any project which
			 involves the purchase of equipment or software for an amount per unit of $5,000
			 or more, the applicant must submit technical specifications and a justification
			 for use with the project application.
6. Funds may be used for staff
			 training.
7. Funds may be used for
			 mileage expenses at the current state rate not exceeding 10% of the total
			 project cost.
8. Funds may be used
			 for outreach projects for persons who are homebound and for persons located in
			 such places as institutions, hospitals, nursing homes, and senior citizen
			 centers.
9. Funds may be used for
			 programs and services to enable disabled library users to access library
			 resources and services.
10. Funds
			 may be used for supplies and for contractual expenses, including printing,
			 programs, and services.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-1 - FEDERAL PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS FY2012 › Section 520-2-1-.05 - Strengthening Information Technology

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The purpose of this grant category is to improve library
				services for users through:
1)
			 updating technological equipment,
2) accessing information through electronic
			 networks,
3) paying the costs for
			 libraries to acquire other technologies to record, save, and retrieve
			 information, and
4) training
			 library staff and users.
(1) Project title:
Digitization of High-Demand Rare
Library Materials
.
Grants
				shall be for equipment, software, and contractual services necessary for the
				conversion of analog images of high-demand rare library materials (including
				text and pictures) into digital images for free worldwide Internet
				access.
(a)
Stipulations:
1. An applicant may apply for only one grant
			 per grant cycle under this program.
2. The maximum LSTA grant is
			 $15,000.
3. Required local match
			 must equal 25% of the LSTA grant award. Up to 25% of the required local match
			 may come from project personnel salaries.
4. Project funds may be used for the
			 following purposes:
1) an image capture
			 device, such as a scanner or digital camera;
2) a computer and pre-developed software to
			 interface with the image capture device;
3) contractual services performed by a
			 dedicated digitization agency external to the grantee to perform the
			 digitization; and
4) staff training
			 to learn how to perform the conversion process.
5. Applicants must comply with all copyright
			 laws. Materials to be digitized must be of such a kind that they may be legally
			 available for free worldwide Internet access.
6. The applicant must explain and use
			 specific and effective methods to make persons aware of, and to encourage their
			 use of, the digitized library materials.
7. Federal and required local matching funds
			 are
not
allowable for the following
			 costs:
1) software development;
2) supplies;
4) maintenance costs; and
5) other ongoing expenses.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-1 - FEDERAL PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS FY2012 › Section 520-2-1-.06 - Strengthening Youth And Family

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The purpose of this program is to target library and
				information services (1) to youth (from birth through 17) in underserved urban
				and rural communities, including youth from families with incomes below the
				poverty line, and (2) to the parents and care-givers to improve their
				child-caring knowledge and skills.
(1)
			 Project title: Strengthening Youth and Family. Grants shall be for programs and
			 services for children and youth at risk to support their educational and
			 recreational needs and to fund family literacy programs. These programs and
			 services may include the development of partnerships with other organizations
			 providing services for children such as schools, pre-schools, youth detention
			 centers, youth courts, housing authorities, community service agencies, and
			 child-care centers.
(a) Stipulations:
1. In this program title there is one small
			 library development subprogram and one general subprogram:
(i) Small library development subprogram: A
			 public library with a population in its legal service area of 10,000 or less
			 may apply for one grant under this subprogram if it is applying for $10,000 or
			 less; or it may apply under the general subprogram for $10,001 up to $20,000
			 but it may not apply under both subprograms.
(ii) General subprogram: A public library
			 with a population in its legal service area of 10,001 or more may apply under
			 this subprogram for up to $20,000. A public library with a population in its
			 legal service area of 10,000 or less may apply under this subprogram for
			 $10,001 up to $20,000 but it may not apply under both subprograms.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-2 - SUPPLEMENTAL STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-2-2-.01 - Purposes

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The purposes of state aid funds are to support and improve
				existing libraries and library systems and to encourage the development of new
				library programs and services where needed.
Author:
Nancy C. Pack, Director
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§41-8-(1-10).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-2 - SUPPLEMENTAL STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-2-2-.02 - Definitions

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(1)
Public Library:
A public
			 library is a library established in accordance with the
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
, for the purpose of providing free public library
			 service to the population in its legal service area. Public libraries may or
			 may not have BRANCHES (auxiliary service outlets with quarters separate from
			 the central library, with no less than a basic collection of materials, a
			 regular staffing level, and an established service schedule, but without a
			 separate policy-making board of trustees). The following are types of public
			 libraries:
(a)
Municipal Public
			 Library:
A public library established and maintained by a city, town, or
			 other municipality, whose policy-making board of trustees is appointed by the
			 municipal authority.
(b)
County Public Library:
A public library established and maintained
			 by a county for the use of the whole or a part of a county, whose policy-making
			 board is appointed by the county commission.
(c)
City-County Public Library:
A public library established and maintained by joint contractual agreement or
			 joint resolution between county and municipal governments, with a single
			 policy-making board appointed in accordance with the agreements.
(d)
District Library:
A public
			 library serving a taxing district which has been authorized by legislative
			 action and created by majority vote of the residents of the district, whose
			 policy-making board is elected in accordance with the provisions of the
			 legislative action.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-2 - SUPPLEMENTAL STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-2-2-.03 - Library Establishment, Policy And Service Requirements

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To qualify for state aid, public libraries (whether or not they
				are members of systems) and public library systems must comply with the
				appropriate requirements as follows.
(1) A public library and a public library
			 system must be legally established according to
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §§11-90-(1-4). A copy of the ordinance or
			 resolution establishing the public library and copies of public library system
			 contracts must be on file with the Alabama Public Library Service
			 (APLS).
(2) In order to receive
			 state aid, a library board must:
(a) employ a
			 qualified library director;
(b)
			 notify APLS of official board appointments and the terms to be served within 30
			 days of the appointment;
(c)
			 designate at least two board members to complete APLS trustee training
			 (effective 2021);
(d) meet a
			 minimum of four times a year;
(e)
			 have written bylaws governing its functions;
(f) approve written policies for the public
			 library which cover the following:
1. Library
			 objectives
2. Patrons
3. Personnel, including memberships in
			 professional organizations, attendance at professional meetings, grievance
			 procedures, job descriptions, performance evaluations, etc.
4. Cooperation with other libraries
5. Public relations
6. Materials selection policies
7. Regular services and special services to
			 groups, the handicapped, nonresident borrowers, shut-ins, etc.
8. Overdue fines and other fees and
			 charges
9. Gifts and
			 memorials
10. Physical
			 facilities
11. Other
(g) approve a written five-year,
			 long-range program of public library service which will be reviewed each year
			 and updated as needed. The program should include as a minimum but not limited
			 to:
1. The community's information needs and
			 services
2. Staff
			 development
3. Collection
			 development
4. Facilities
			 development
5. Technology
			 development
(h) approve
			 a written disaster/emergency plan which will be reviewed each year and updated
			 as needed.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-2 - SUPPLEMENTAL STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-2-2-.05 - Statement Of Fiscal Responsibility Requirement

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(1) All
			 public libraries receiving state aid funds appropriated by the State of Alabama
			 and administered by the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) in any fiscal
			 year shall, in the first quarter of the subsequent fiscal year, provide to APLS
			 a
Statement of Fiscal Responsibility
denoting the
			 usage of state aid funds during the most recently completed fiscal year. All
			 public libraries receiving and using state aid funds in a fiscal year, either
			 directly or indirectly, shall comply annually. The form and substance of the
Statement of Fiscal Responsibility
shall be mandated
			 by APLS and shall be made available to the public libraries of Alabama by
			 APLS.
(2) APLS shall make the
Statement of Fiscal Responsibility
form available to
			 the public libraries of Alabama on or prior to October 1. In addition to the
			 certification of receipt and expenditure of state aid, the public library
			 director shall indicate that the funds were utilized in accordance with the
			 public library's Five-Year Plan of Service on file with APLS. All segments of
			 the form must be completed by the public library and signed by the public
			 library's Director and notarized.
(3) The financial records of the library and
			 all the financial records of the libraries to which it transfers state aid will
			 be made available upon request from APLS to the Alabama Department of Examiners
			 of Public Accounts and/or the Alabama Public Library Service. The library may
			 be subject to an annual financial review by a licensed public accountant unless
			 APLS requests an audit to be done by the Department of Examiners of Public
			 Accounts. Copies of this document will be forwarded to APLS and the Alabama
			 Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
(4) APLS shall accept a certified public
			 accountant audit detailing the usage of state aid funds by a public library in
			 lieu of the
Statement of Fiscal Responsibility
, if the
			 audit is received in the first quarter of the subsequent fiscal year and the
			 audit provides a comparable reporting of the
Statement of Fiscal
			 Responsibility.
(5)
			 Failure to comply with these audit requirements for state aid funds shall
			 result in the suspension of further funding of state aid funds to noncompliant
			 public libraries.
Author:
Nancy C. Pack, Director
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
,
				  §§41-8-(1-10).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-2 - SUPPLEMENTAL STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-2-2-.06 - State Aid Documentation Requirements

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All documentation required for the receipt of state aid must be
				filed with APLS by the deadlines specified below or within 30 days of mailing
				of forms from APLS. Filing of documentation with APLS after a deadline may
				result in delay in receipt of state aid funds.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
JULY 1
OCT. 1
DEC. 15
JAN. 1
Notification of change in system membership
							 status
X
Documentation of new eligibility to receive state
							 aid
X
Copies of contracts from public library
							 systems
X
Copies of contracts between county and municipal
							 libraries
X
State aid application form
X
[State Aid] Agreement Between the Alabama Public
							 Library Service and Public Libraries
X
Annual statistical report form
X
Statement of Fiscal Responsibility
X
Author:
Nancy C. Pack, Director
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§41-8-(1-10).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-2 - SUPPLEMENTAL STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-2-2-.07 - Appeal Process

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(1) A public
			 library or public library system that fails to meet any of the Rules and
			 Regulations for State Aid may request special consideration by submitting a
			 state aid appeal form to the APLS Director. Such consideration shall be subject
			 to the approval of the APLS Executive Board following a recommendation by the
			 APLS Director.
Author:
Nancy C. Pack, Director
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
,
				  §§41-8-(1-10).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-2 - SUPPLEMENTAL STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-2-2-.08 - State Aid Forfeiture

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(1) Due to a breach
			 of the obligation of any public library (independent or system member) to
			 fulfill the requirements of state aid rules and regulations by the time of the
			 beginning of the last quarterly payment of state aid, said funds appropriated
			 for the use of the library not in compliance shall be forfeited. The forfeiture
			 shall result in the state aid funds being used in statewide support services in
			 accordance with the concept of state aid support.
(2) Any public library not receiving or
			 certified to receive state aid funds two consecutive years shall be removed
			 from the list of eligible recipients for state aid funds. The formerly
			 designated state aid funds of an ineligible public library shall be assigned to
			 another public library of the same geographic county at the discretion of the
			 APLS Director.
Chapter 520-2-2 filed September 30, 1982.
Repealed and
				  new chapter adopted:
Filed March 10, 1989.
Repealed and new
				  chapter adopted:
Filed March 30, 1992.
Repealed and
				  New
Rule:
Filed December 18, 2006; effective January
				  22, 2007.
Author:
Nancy C. Pack, Director
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§41-8-(1-10).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-4 - ALABAMA LIBRARY INFORMATION NETWORK › Section 520-2-4-.01 - STARS: State Of Alabama Resource Sharing Program

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(1) STARS procedures in effect October 1, 2003
(a)
STARS
is a statewide public library program developed to provide all public libraries with an opportunity to participate in electronic interlibrary loan and resource sharing and to create a statewide union catalog of the holdings of Alabama public libraries to be known as the STARS Catalog or the STATE OF ALABAMA GROUP CATALOG. It is assumed that each library will attempt to borrow locally first. The procedures for using STARS are standardized to improve access to libraries throughout the state. Libraries are encouraged to use STARS by following the appropriate procedures and honoring the policies of the lending libraries.
(b) The STARS CATALOG or STATE OF ALABAMA GROUP CATALOG is a union catalog that will combine the existing holdings of Alabama's OCLC libraries with batch loads of the holdings of public libraries in Alabama whose holdings are not in OCLC.
1. APLS staff coordinates the batch loading process with OCLC/SOLINET and Public libraries.
2. Public library staff are trained by APLS staff to add their holdings to and delete them from the STARS catalog in order to maintain a current, accurate database. Once trained, each library is responsible for maintaining its records in the STARS catalog.
(c) Regional headquarters and the APLS Reference/ILL Department (also know as the statewide resource sharing center) accepts requests by telephone. APLS also accepts requests via email, SIRSI request module, US mail, fax, OCLC, and in person. If the request is not a RUSH or an emergency, libraries should make an effort to batch their requests and send them once a day. APLS accepts any type of request: subject, title, author, ready-reference or research.
(d) When placing a request to APLS or a headquarters library, as much detail as possible should be supplied. The library should give a complete and specific description of the information needed: age of patron if this will affect the reading level of depth of detail; type of material needed such as books and/or articles if limited by format; amount of material needed; purpose such as club program, school paper, adult general interest, if this will affect the kind of material to be sent; and list of sources already checked.
(e) Requests to most other libraries in Alabama should be made through OCLC or by the manner agreed upon by supplying and requesting libraries.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-3-1 - SERVICES TO STATE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-3-1-.01 - Collection Development Policies

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(1) Goals and
			 Objectives: The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) will strive to empower
			 all Alabama citizens by providing equal access to the world's library and
			 information resources. These goals and objectives may be summarized as:
(a) To provide public libraries with backup
			 resources that will enable them to provide Alabama citizens access to library
			 materials electronically or on-site to obtain information and services that
			 meet their needs.
(b) To provide
			 job-related resources to State of Alabama employees and elected officials. The
			 materials acquired to serve state government will be selected to serve needs
			 not met by other State collections.
(c) To provide specialized library materials
			 to persons with disabilities.
(d)
			 To prepare library staff through continuing education materials to use current
			 and new technologies in order to assist users in accessing
			 information.
(e) To provide
			 professional materials to public libraries to ensure that children and youth at
			 risk in Alabama will receive the library services they need to support their
			 educational and recreational needs.
(f) To provide resources to public libraries
			 that support programs and ensure library services for users who are of diverse
			 geographic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, or who have limited
			 functional literacy or limited information skills.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-3-1 - SERVICES TO STATE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-3-1-.02 - Circulation Policies

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(1)
Patrons served
: The Alabama Public Library Service
			 (APLS) provides services to the following categories of patrons:
(a)
In-state
			 libraries
.
(b)
Out-of-state libraries
.
Interlibrary
			 loan services are provided to out-of-state libraries under the guidelines of
			 the
Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States, revised
			 2001
. (American Library Association, 2001).
(c)
State
			 employees
. In this category are included all state
			 officials, legislators, state employees, legislative employees, and members of
			 state boards, commissions, and authorities, etc. (those who receive their
			 paychecks directly from the State Treasury). State employees are eligible for
			 direct loans of library materials, interlibrary loan services, and reference
			 services. A registration card must be filled out and returned to APLS before
			 material is borrowed. A state employee who has not borrowed material in 36
			 months must re-register.
(d)
Blind and Physically Handicapped (BPH)
			 patrons
.
A BPH patron certified by the BPH Division staff
			 as handicapped, a member of the family of a handicapped person, or a
			 professional working with the handicapped may borrow print materials from the
			 BPH collection.
(e)
General public
. Members of the general
			 public are strongly encouraged to use their local libraries. Members of the
			 general public may borrow APLS materials through their local libraries through
			 the interlibrary loan process.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-3-1 - SERVICES TO STATE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Appendix A - Library Bill Of Rights

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The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are
				forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should
				guide their services.
I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the
				interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the
				library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin,
				background, or views of those contributing to their creation.
II. Libraries should provide materials and information
				presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials
				should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal
				disapproval.
III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment
				of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.
IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups
				concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to
				ideas.
V. A person's right to use a library should not be denied or
				abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.
VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms
				available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an
				equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or
				groups requesting their use.
Adopted June 19, 1939 by the ALA Council.
Adopted October 14, 1944; June 18, 1948; February 2, 1961; June
				27, 1967; January 23, 1980; inclusion of "age" reaffirmed January 23,
				1996.
Reprinted by permission from the American Library
				Association.
Author:
Nancy C. Pack, Director
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala. 1975,
				  §§41-8-(1-10).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-3-1 - SERVICES TO STATE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Appendix C - Alabama's Resident's Request For Recons ideration of Library Material

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Author:
Nancy C. Pack, Director
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala. 1975,
				  §§41-8-(1-10).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-4-1 - ELIGIBILITY OF BLIND AND OTHER PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS FOR LOAN OF LIBRARY MATERIALS › Section 520-4-1-.01 - Description Of The Alabama Regional Library For The Blind And Physically Handicapped

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(1) The Alabama
			 Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (BPH) is a division
			 of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS). BPH is co-sponsored by the
			 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), a
			 division of the Library of Congress.
(2) NLS was established through the
			 Pratt-Smoot Act in 1931. The Act authorized the Librarian of Congress to
			 arrange with other libraries "to serve as local or regional centers for the
			 circulation of such books, under such conditions and regulations as he may
			 prescribe".
(3) BPH works in
			 conjunction with a Consumer Advisory Council comprised of organizations and
			 individuals having an interest in library services to blind and physically
			 handicapped persons. The purpose of the Council is to make recommendations to
			 BPH regarding library services to eligible persons in Alabama.
Author:
Nancy C. Pack, Director
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§41-8-(1-10). Title 2, U.S. Code, §135a,
				  Pratt-Smoot Act.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-4-1 - ELIGIBILITY OF BLIND AND OTHER PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS FOR LOAN OF LIBRARY MATERIALS › Section 520-4-1-.02 - Consumer Advisory Council Bylaws

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(1) NLS provides
			 materials and playback equipment to BPH for dissemination to persons who meet
			 the following eligibility requirements:
(a)
			 Blind persons whose visual acuity, as determined by competent authority, is
			 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses, or whose widest
			 diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20
			 degrees.
(b) Other physically
			 handicapped persons as follows:
1. Persons
			 whose visual disability, with correction and regardless of optical measurement,
			 is certified by competent authority as preventing the reading of standard
			 printed material.
2. Persons
			 certified by competent authority as unable to read or unable to use standard
			 printed material as a result of physical limitations.
3. Persons certified by competent authority
			 as having a reading disability resulting from organic dysfunction and of
			 sufficient severity to prevent their reading printed material in a normal
			 manner.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-7-1 - STATE OF ALABAMA CONSTRUCTION FUND GRANTS FOR ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARIES › Section 520-7-1-.01 - State Of Alabama Construction, Planning Or Renovation Grant For Alabama Public Libraries

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(1)
PURPOSE
. The purpose of the grant program is to aid Alabama public libraries with the improvement of library services to the citizens of Alabama through matching construction grants funded by the State of Alabama for the planning of new public library buildings, expanding or renovating existing library buildings for improved accessibility, public safety and safer working conditions.
(a) Grant request matches:
Grant request
Local match
$0 - $5,000
10%
$5,001 - $25,000
20%
$25,001 - $50,000
30%
(b) Alabama public library construction grants:
1. Library expansion;
2. Library renovation:
(i) Handicapped access.
(ii) Repairs to existing facility.
(iii) Facility safety issues.
4. Planning a new library facility.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 530 - ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Chapter 530-X-1 - ORGANIZATION › Section 530-X-1-.01 - Organization

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By Acts 1965, No. 220, p.305§2, and Acts 1979, No. 79-435,
				p.690, the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board was established to carry out
				the provisions of
Code
of Ala.
				1975
, §§
								9-17-101 through
				9-17-110 and
				40-17-160 through
				40-17-166.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Acts 1965, No. 200,
				  p.305§2; Acts 1979, No. 79-435, p.690; and Acts 1980; No. 80-739,
				  p.1504,§4.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 530 - ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Chapter 530-X-1 - ORGANIZATION › Section 530-X-1-.02 - Administration

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The Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board laws are administered
				by the administrator who is appointed by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. The
				Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board is located at 777 South Lawrence Street, Suite
				100, Montgomery, Alabama 36104. [Telephone: (334) 2425649].
Authors:
Leonard Pakruda, Mark Nelson
Statutory Authority:
Acts 1965, No. 220,
				  p.305,§4; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 231, p.354; Acts 1979, No. 79-435,
				  p.690; and Act No. 81-1136.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 530 - ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Chapter 530-X-1 - ORGANIZATION › Section 530-X-1-.03 - Declaratory Rulings

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The Board may issue declaratory rulings to any person
				substantially affected by a rule with respect to the validity of the rule, or
				with respect to the applicability to any person, property, or state of facts of
				any rule or statute enforceable by the Board, or with respect to the meaning
				and scope of any order of the Board. Such petitions shall be as follows:
--------------------------------------------------------------
IN RE: THE PETITION OF ____________________ DOCKET
				NO.__________
(State petitioner's name) FOR A DECLARATORY RULING ON
______________________________________________________________
(filled in by the Board) (state rule number, statute for which
				interpretation sought, etc.)
PETITION FOR A DECLARATORY RULING
(a) The body petition shall be set out in
			 numbered paragraphs as follows:
1.
			 Petitioner's name:
2. Petitioner's
			 full address:
3. All rules or
			 statutes that may be involved in the petition, if known:
4. Clear and concise statement of the precise
			 factual situation involved:
5. The
			 exact question to which an answer is desired:
6. The reasons for submitting the
			 petition:
7. Full Disclosure of the
			 petitioner's interest:
8. Statement
			 as to whether the petitioner's case is presently under consideration by the
			 Board or in any pending proceeding:
9. Subscription and verification by the
			 petitioner before a notary public:
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 530 - ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Chapter 530-X-1 - ORGANIZATION › Section 530-X-1-.04 - Petition For Adoption Of Rule

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Any person who wishes to propose that the Liquefied Petroleum
				Gas Board adopt, amend, or repeal any rule shall submit said proposal in the
				following form:
PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF
				RULE
1.
Petitioner
Name:____________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________
Phone:___________________________________________________
2.
Character of
			 Change
I propose that the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board
A. () adopt the following new
			 rule.
B. () amend Rule
			 ________________ as follows.
C. ()
			 repeal Rule _______________ in total.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 530 - ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Chapter 530-X-1 - ORGANIZATION › Section 530-X-1-.05 - Request Public Records From The Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board

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Public records may be requested in writing using the Board's
				public records request form. Questions may be directed to the Administrator.
				The public request form will be made available on the Board's website. A fee
				shall be assessed for costs incurred for searching and producing records as
				described in rule 530-X-1-.05. Records request will be categorized as either
				Standard records or Time-intensive records. The Board shall acknowledge all
				request within two (2) business day of receipts. The Board will provide
				records, provided that the request has been submitted on the Board approved
				form and all fees are paid in full. The Board reserves the right to review
				and/or deny any records request that compromises legally protected information
				or to which the release of said records would be detrimental to the public.
				Standard-Records - are designated as public records that are easily made
				available to the public with little or no preparation time and with limited
				redaction needed to withhold legally protected information. These requests
				should be processed within fifteen (15) days, the requestor will be notified by
				the Board within fifteen (15) days. Time-Intensive Records - are designated as
				records that would involve more than eight (8) hours of preparation with need
				for review and redaction with regards to legally protected information. These
				requests should be processed within forty-five (45) days of receipts. If the
				Board is unable to process the request within forty-five (45) days, the
				requestor with be notified by the Board within forty-five (45)
				days.
Author:
R. Dewayne Whiddpn
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										9-17-105.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 530 - ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Chapter 530-X-2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Section 530-X-2-.01 - Purpose

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The Board shall have the power to make and enforce rules and
				regulations governing the design, construction, location, installation, and
				operation of containers, tanks, systems, and equipment for storing, utilizing,
				handling, and transporting liquefied petroleum gases and rules to secure the
				substantial accuracy of all meters, safety devices, and regulators generally
				used in connection with such gases. Said rules and regulations shall be such as
				are reasonably necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the
				public and persons using such gases, and shall be adopted only after a public
				hearing thereon. All rules and regulations shall be posted on the Board's
				website and available for download by the public. The Board will provide upon
				request a printed copy of the rules and regulations to any entity lacking the
				resources to access the Board's website. Any time that the rules and
				regulations are altered in any way, the revisions shall be posted on the
				website within 30 days and all liquefied petroleum gas permit holders shall be
				notified in writing to review the regulations online for said revisions. The
				board may adopt as its own rules the published regulations of the National Fire
				Protection Association or any other nationally recognized agency covering the
				same subject by reference thereto. All rules and regulations so adopted by the
				Board shall become effective 30 days after adoption thereof. Acts 1965, No.
				220, p. 305, §5.
Authors:
Leonard Pakruda, Mark Nelson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-17-105 as amended.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 530 - ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Chapter 530-X-2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Section 530-X-2-.04 - Procedures For Liquefied Petroleum Gas Filling Stations

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DOT cylinders with a water capacity of less than 250 pounds
				shall be charged at cylinder filling plants or from mobile units specially
				designed and equipped for cylinder filling as specified in this
				regulation.
(a) All DOT cylinders of
			 less than 250 water pound capacity shall be charged by weight only except those
			 cylinders into which is dispensed fuel for motor fuel purposes used on the
			 premises and not transported in commerce as defined by
Code of Federal
			 Regulations
Title 49.
(b)
			 All retail off-premises cylinder filling stations shall be plainly marked as
			 follows:
Name of LP-Gas Station Owner
Board License or Permit Number
Emergency Telephone Number
(c) It shall be the responsibility of permit
			 holders to ensure that only trained, qualified personnel fill LP-gas cylinders
			 or containers.
Personnel filling cylinders shall deny service to any customer
				refusing or lacking the means to transport a cylinder(s) in accordance with
				LP-Gas codes adopted by the Alabama LP-Gas Board.
(d) All LP-gas motor fuel filling stations
			 shall have a sign displayed that is legible and in plain view of the general
			 public. The sign shall read, "All motor vehicles licensed in Alabama that use
			 LP-gas as a motor fuel are required by law to have displayed, a current LP-gas
			 motor fuel decal purchased through the Alabama LP-Gas Board. The price of the
			 decal covers the Alabama Motor Fuel Tax for the year of issuance. Operation of
			 an LP-gas powered vehicle licensed in Alabama, upon the public roads and
			 highways of Alabama, without the required decal constitutes a Class B
			 misdemeanor (
Code of Ala. 1975
, Section
			 40-17-161).
(e) Mobile units specially
			 designed for cylinder filling must be equipped as follows:
1. The mobile unit must be equipped with a
			 single delivery hose not exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in length.
2. There must be an excess-flow valve
			 installed at the delivery hose-to-pipe connection with a flow rate not
			 exceeding twenty-five (25) gallons per minute.
3. For the filling of other than motor fuel
			 cylinders, properly functioning scales must be present for use.
4. All electrical wiring and components must
			 comply with NFPA 70 National Electrical Code or Code of Federal Regulations
			 Title 49 (CFR 49), whichever is applicable.
5. Points of transfer must be in compliance
			 with the edition of NFPA 58 LP-Gas Code currently adopted by the
			 board.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 530 - ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Chapter 530-X-2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD › Section 530-X-2-.05 - Reporting Incidents/Vehicle Accidents/Complaints

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(1) Alabama L-P Gas Board permit holders are
			 directed and required to report to the board the following:
(a) Fires and explosions in structures
			 equipped with an LP-gas system operational at the time of the incident or
			 incidents involving any uncontrolled release of LP-gas must be reported to the
			 Alabama LP-Gas Board. Upon discovery, the permit holder shall report such
			 incidents by telephone communication followed by written communication on a
			 form provided by the board. All information requested must be provided in order
			 that the administrator of the board may determine if further investigation is
			 warranted. The incident scene shall not be disturbed by a permit holder except
			 as directed by emergency or law enforcement responders at the scene or by a
			 representative of the Alabama LP-Gas Board.
(b) Vehicle accidents involving LP-gas cargo
			 tank vehicles must be reported to the Alabama LP-Gas Board. Such accidents
			 shall be reported as soon as possible by telephone communication followed by
			 written communication on a form provided by the board. All information
			 requested must be provided to assist the administrator of the board in
			 determining necessary action.
(c)
			 Complaints of defective installations or other problems with customer LP-gas
			 systems which the permit holder cannot correct and resolve must be reported to
			 the Alabama LP-Gas Board. In addition to board reporting requirements, the
			 permit holder must also provide the affected customer with the necessary board
			 form to file a complaint with the Alabama LP-Gas Board.