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Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 135 - LIBRARY TRAINEESHIPS › Section 135.5 - Selection

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Candidates for library trainee shall be selected by the
					 State Librarian from an employment list established by the Civil Service
					 Commission of the Commonwealth which ranks successful candidates in order of
					 final earned ratings.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 135 - LIBRARY TRAINEESHIPS › Section 135.6 - Contract for employment by State Library

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A candidate selected for and accepting employment as a
					 library trainee shall execute a contract with the Commonwealth whereby he
					 promises to comply with the following:
(1) Attend an approved graduate library
				  school as a full-time candidate for a master's degree in library
				  service.
(2) Perform full-time
				  employment for the Commonwealth, as defined in §
										135.1 (relating to
				  definitions).
(3) Accept the
				  penalties specified in §
										135.9 (relating to penalties) for
				  failure to comply with the terms of the contract.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 135 - LIBRARY TRAINEESHIPS › Section 135.7 - Phase I, on-the-job training

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(a) During the first year as a library
				  trainee, the trainee shall attend as a full-time student an approved graduate
				  library school to be selected by the library trainee. For those library
				  trainees paid from funds received, under the Library Services and Construction
				  Act (20 U.S.C.A. §
											351 et seq.), the course of study shall be
				  directed toward public librarianship. The course of study, in any case, shall
				  lead to a master's degree in library service within one calendar year or within
				  the normal duration of time required by the school to attain a master's degree
				  except that any library trainee who must discontinue his academic courses due
				  to sickness, pregnancy, accident, military duty, or any reason beyond his
				  control, may upon approval of the State Librarian be continued as a library
				  trainee on an inactive basis, and at a later time resume full-time academic
				  work. In such a case, the library trainee shall be dropped from the State
				  Library payroll until he resumes active status. The State Librarian will decide
				  the length of time such person is to be continued on such an inactive basis and
				  such time shall not be counted for purposes of computing the duration of
				  services required to be performed by the library trainee.
(b) To remain on the State Library payroll as
				  a library trainee, the trainee shall maintain academic standing satisfactory to
				  the proper authorities of the graduate library school and leading to graduation
				  within the normal duration of time required by the school to obtain a master's
				  degree. If such satisfactory standing is not maintained, the library trainee
				  shall be subject to the penalties described in §
										135.9 (relating to penalties). If
				  the trainee selects a school requiring more than one calendar year to attain a
				  master's degree, he shall be reimbursed by the State only for his first
				  calendar year as a master's degree student.
(c) No library trainee shall retain trainee
				  status if he voluntarily drops from the State Library payroll. In such a case
				  he shall be subject to the penalties described in § 135.9.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 135 - LIBRARY TRAINEESHIPS › Section 135.8 - Phase II, service in the interest of the Commonwealth

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(a) Within six months of receiving a master's
				  degree in library service and of being dropped from the State Library payroll
				  as a library trainee, the library trainee shall commence to fulfill his
				  contractual obligation to the Commonwealth by performing full-time library
				  duties in an approved Commonwealth library for a period twice the length of
				  time the library trainee is on the State Library payroll as a library trainee,
				  but not to exceed two years, except as follows:
(1) Any library trainee who has graduated
				  from a graduate library school and has accepted employment in an approved
				  Commonwealth library but who cannot continue such employment because of
				  sickness, pregnancy, accident, military duty, or because of any reason beyond
				  his control, may upon approval of the State Librarian postpone fulfilling such
				  contractual obligation and shall be continued on an inactive basis. At a later
				  time such library trainee may resume employment and satisfy any remaining
				  obligation, provided such obligation is fully satisfied within no more than two
				  years from being reinstated on an active basis.
(2) In such cases the State Librarian shall
				  decide the length of time such person is to be continued on an inactive basis,
				  and such time shall not be counted for purposes of computing the duration of
				  services required to be performed by the library trainee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 135 - LIBRARY TRAINEESHIPS › Section 135.9 - Penalties

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(a) Any library
				  trainee found to be in breach of the contract he has executed with the
				  Commonwealth for any of the reasons set forth in this chapter or for any other
				  reason shall be subject to the penalty outlined under the terms of the contract
				  he has executed with the Commonwealth.
(b) The library trainee shall commence
				  refunding the Commonwealth funds within six months after being notified by the
				  State Librarian that the obligation of refunding has accrued.
(c) For the purpose of insuring that the
				  investment of the Commonwealth in the training of the library trainee is not
				  wasted or lost, and that the purposes of the traineeship program are not
				  frustrated, the library trainee shall refund all of the training costs paid to
				  the graduate library school in his name. Repayment shall be exonerated on a
				  prorated basis for each month of service completed.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												135.6 (relating to contract for
						employment by State Library); 22 Pa. Code §
												135.7 (relating to Phase I,
						on-the-job training) and 22 Pa. Code §
												135.8 (relating to Phase II,
						service in the interest of the
						Commonwealth).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 137 - USE OF THE STATE LIBRARY › Section 137.1 - Purpose of the State Library

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The purpose of the State Library is to provide information
					 and foster continuing education by:
(1) Making available all library materials of
				  the State Library for use by libraries, agencies of State and local government
				  and to the public generally.
(2)
				  Coordinating a statewide system of local libraries.
(3) Providing advice and counsel to local
				  libraries, district library centers, and regional resource centers,
				  municipalities and groups on the development and improvement of library
				  service.
(4) Inspecting local
				  libraries, district library centers and regional resource centers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 137 - USE OF THE STATE LIBRARY › Section 137.2 - Penalties

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Penalties for the nonreturn, loss or damage of library
					 materials borrowed from the State Library will be as follows:
(1)
Overdue library materials.
The State Librarian may levy a penalty of up to 10¢ for each day a
				  book, phonograph record album, or other piece of library materials is not
				  returned by a library borrower after the book, record album, or other piece is
				  due to be returned. The total penalty per item will not exceed $10. The State
				  Librarian will determine in which divisions or sections of the State Library
				  such penalties will be levied, and will draw up such additional rules as may be
				  necessary to enforce this paragraph.
(2)
Lost library materials.
The State Librarian shall collect from library borrowers who lose materials a
				  sum of money sufficient to reimburse the Commonwealth for such loss, the amount
				  to be determined by the cost of replacing the lost material.
(3)
Replacement of library materials.
In the event of lost or damaged library materials, the State
				  Librarian may require that the borrower provide replacement copy or suitable
				  substitute copy. Such replacement or substitution copy shall be determined by
				  the State Librarian.
(4)
Failure to pay.
Failure on the part of State Library borrowers
				  to pay required penalties shall result in loss of borrowing privileges until
				  such time as penalties are paid. The State Librarian may develop such
				  additional guidelines for enforcing this provision as may become
				  necessary.
The provisions of this §
												137.2 issued under section 201(2),
						(9) and (15) of The Library Code (24 P.S. §
													4201(2), (9) and
						(15)) (Repealed; replaced by 24 Pa.C.S.
						Chapter 93 (relating to Public Library
						Code)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › PURPOSE; REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN › Section 141.1 - Local libraries

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(a) The
					 purpose of financial assistance to local public libraries by the Commonwealth
					 is to encourage and enable the improvement of public library service throughout
					 this Commonwealth and thereby to fulfill those educational, informational, and
					 recreational needs of its residents served by public library agencies. In order
					 that State funds shall be applied to this end, section 304 of The Library Code
					 (24
					 P.S. §
												4304) requires that each library
					 applying for State aid shall submit plans for use of the funds leading to the
					 achievement of applicable standards after five years of participation in State
					 aid.
(b) Plans for the use of State
					 funds shall be related to the improvement of library service, and such
					 improvement can only be measured in relation to applicable standards of
					 service. Although section 303 of The Library Code (24 P.S. §
												4303) does not fix minimum standards of
					 library service, the State Librarian is authorized by section 201(5) of The
					 Library Code (24 P.S. §
												4201(5)) "to counsel local
					 libraries on minimum standards for number and quality of library staff,
					 resources of books and other materials, location of new libraries, hours and
					 physical facilities."
(c) Section
					 303 of The Library Code also states that "State-aid shall be paid when a
					 library achieves the applicable standards determined by counseling with the
					 State Librarian pursuant to the advice and recommendations of the Advisory
					 Council on Library Development, or submits plans as set forth in Section 304 of
					 this Act leading to the achievement of such standards . . . ," and section 304
					 (24
					 P.S. §
												4304) provides "libraries qualifying
					 for aid shall have five years to achieve applicable standards. Further
					 extensions of time may be permitted with the approval of the State Librarian
					 acting under regulations made by the Advisory Council."
The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
														4101-4503) was repealed by the act of
						  November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93
						  (relating to Public Library Code).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › PURPOSE; REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN › Section 141.2 - District library centers

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(a) The
					 primary purpose of State aid to district library centers is to enable such
					 libraries to exercise leadership in developing a coordinated system of library
					 services among all the local libraries of a district which will bring maximum
					 diversity, quality and use to all the residents of the district.
(b) Such State aid is intended to provide
					 services and resources beyond those which a district library center offers as a
					 local library and for which it is receiving State financial assistance. While
					 the extent of district services and activities shall be related to the amounts
					 of State funds available, each district library center receiving State aid
					 shall offer reference services to all persons and local libraries, and
					 interlibrary loan services through local libraries applying therefor and take
					 steps toward meeting all of the criteria specified in §
											141.22 (relating to district
					 library centers).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › PURPOSE; REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN › Section 141.3 - Regional library resource centers

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The purpose of State aid to regional library resource
						centers is to enable such libraries to build up major research collections in a
						planned and joint relationship and to make such specialized materials and
						services available to all the residents of this Commonwealth under rules and
						regulations promulgated by a board consisting of the head librarians of all
						regional library resource centers and under the chairmanship of the State
						Librarian.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › PROCEDURE › Section 141.11 - Submission of plan

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(a)
					 Plans for the use of State funds shall be submitted in accordance with
					 instructions provided by the State Library.
(b) The plan shall cover the calendar year in
					 which the library applies, or the calendar year immediately following, or the
					 fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) which contains the date in which State aid
					 is received.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › PROCEDURE › Section 141.12 - Prohibited expenditures of State funds

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State funds shall not be expended for any of the
						following purposes:
(1) Payment of
					 rent to any municipality or to the library board of directors.
(2) Investment purposes, including stocks,
					 bonds, long term notes, real estate for income or appreciation or any expense
					 in connection with such real estate already owned, or for any other purchases
					 for long term income or capital appreciation.
(3) Any library expenditure prohibited under
					 The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
												4101-4503).
The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
														4101-4503) was repealed by the act of
						  November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93
						  (relating to Public Library Code).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › PROCEDURE › Section 141.13 - Unexpended balances

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State aid is intended for expenditure during the year
						covered by the library's plan for its use, but if an unexpended balance does
						remain the library shall perform the following:
(1) Indicate such unexpended balance of State
					 funds within its financial report required under §
											131.32 (relating to proof of
					 eligibility).
(2) Submit to the
					 State Library for approval an amended plan for the use of these funds, or
					 include such unexpended balance of State funds within its plan for the use of
					 the next payment of State aid.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › PROCEDURE › Section 141.14 - Amendments to plan

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A library board of directors may submit amendments to its
						plan for the use of State funds for approval by the State Librarian at any time
						during the period covered by the plan. Approval of amendments to a library's
						plan shall be subject to the same considerations as those applied to the
						original plan.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › PROCEDURE › Section 141.15 - General nature of plan

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The plan for use of State funds need not be for special
						or extraordinary projects. It may represent a simple program to add State funds
						to local funds for the purpose of increasing expenditures for books, salaries,
						operating expenditures, or capital expenditures, and to join in the cooperative
						practices of the district library center system of the library's district. The
						State aid may be apportioned to any use which leads to the library's increased
						effectiveness or efficiency over and above the level reached the preceding
						year. The plan should include a statement of how the library board of directors
						expects the intended use of State funds to improve the quality of the services
						of the library.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL › Section 141.22 - District library centers

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(a)
General.
In approving or disapproving plans for the use of
					 State funds for district library center service, decisions of the State
					 Librarian shall be determined by whether or not the library meets or surpasses
					 the minimum standards set forth in subsections (b)-(f) or whether or not the
					 plan leads toward achievement of them.
(b)
Structure and government.
The structure and government of a district library center shall be as
					 follows:
(1) A district library center is a
					 library designated as such by the State Librarian and the Governor's Advisory
					 Council on Library Development and which shall receive State aid for the
					 purpose of making resources and services available without charge to all the
					 residents and the taxpayers of its district as specified by section 211 of The
					 Library Code (24 P.S. §
													4211).
(2) The library must meet or exceed minimum
					 standards as a local library or a library system and fully qualify for State
					 aid for its direct service area.
(3) There shall be an advisory council to the
					 district center to review the district budget and help develop the district
					 plans, policies, services, and programs. It shall consist of a librarian and
					 trustee from each library in the district, except that districts shall have the
					 option to develop a plan of rotation of local library representation if
					 membership is representative of the various sized local libraries in the
					 district and the various parts of the district, and if local libraries
					 designate their own representative in turn. In such cases, membership shall not
					 be less than 9 members, one of whom must be from the district center board, and
					 shall include at least 30% trustees and at least 30% librarians. It shall meet
					 at least three times a year.
(4)
					 The library shall file with the State Librarian for approval a 5 year plan for
					 the development and provision of district services and resources. The library
					 shall actively seek input on the plan from local librarians and trustees and
					 provide the opportunity for them to participate in its development. Progress on
					 the plan shall be evaluated annually and revisions made as needed. Copies of
					 the plan and an annual review and necessary revisions shall be sent to the
					 State library and local libraries in the district.
(5) The library shall submit appropriate
					 written reports at least annually to the State Library, the member libraries of
					 the district, and the municipalities from which it receives its financial
					 support.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL › Section 141.23 - Regional library resource centers

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In approving or disapproving plans for the use of State
						funds for regional library resource center service, decisions of the State
						Librarian shall be guided by whether the plan for the use of such State aid is
						in accord with the objectives agreed upon by the board of head librarians of
						regional library resource centers and such rules and regulations as such board
						may promulgate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 141 - PLANS FOR THE USE OF STATE AID › CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL › Section 141.28 - Basic standards for bookmobiles

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(a)
					 A bookmobile is a vehicle especially designed and equipped to carry books and
					 other library materials and to function as a mobile library. It maintains a
					 regular schedule of community stops throughout the service area of the local
					 library or library system which operates it.
(b) For a plan to be approved for the use of
					 an equal distribution grant which is awarded to a local library or library
					 system for a bookmobile, the following requirements shall be fulfilled:
(1) The local library or library system shall
					 be governed as specified in §
												141.21(2)(i)(B)
					 (relating to local libraries).
(2)
					 The local library or library system must qualify for basic
per
					 capita
aid as specified in section 303(1) of The Library Code
					 (24
					 P.S. 4303(1)).
(3) The central library unit as defined in §
												141.27(b)
					 (relating to basic standards for branch libraries) must qualify for an equal
					 grant.
(4) Service shall be
					 provided as follows:
(i) The bookmobile shall
					 be at stops not less than 20 hours weekly at times and in locations which
					 afford all residents good access to it and which best suit their
					 needs.
(ii) The bookmobile shall be
					 able to provide some ready reference service.
(iii) The staff of the bookmobile shall be
					 ready and willing to communicate with the headquarters library for reference
					 assistance and interlibrary loans.
(5) Library materials shall be provided as
					 follows:
(i) The bookmobile shall have a shelf
					 capacity of at least 2,000 items and shall offer a selection of not less than
					 6,000 different titles annually which have currency and are demonstrably useful
					 to all residents of its service area.
(ii) Libraries with bookmobiles shall expend
					 annually, for the purchase of materials for use on each qualifying bookmobile,
					 twice the amount of the equal distribution grant for that bookmobile. For
					 example, if the equal distribution grant is $900, then the expenditure for
					 library materials in the year of the grant must be not less than
					 $1,800.
(6) Personnel
					 policies shall be as follows:
(i) The
					 bookmobile must be in the charge of a person who has been trained to recognize
					 and provide for the informational, educational, and recreational needs of the
					 residents of its service area. The training may be provided by the local
					 library or library system which operates the vehicle or by the district library
					 center.
(ii) At all stops, the
					 bookmobile shall be staffed by a person trained as specified in subparagraph
					 (i), and the person in charge shall work on it during the majority of hours
					 that the bookmobile is at stops.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.2 - Long-range plan

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(a)
				  Commonwealth Libraries, in consultation with the Advisory Council on Library
				  Development, will prepare a 3 to 5 year long-range plan for the allocation of
				  grants available to municipalities for public library planning, acquisition,
				  development or rehabilitation from the Fund. In preparing the long-range plan,
				  Commonwealth Libraries will consult with municipal officials and library
				  representatives. The long-range plan will be reviewed each year by Commonwealth
				  Libraries and modified as need dictates. The long-range plan will include the
				  following components:
(1) A library facility
				  needs assessment, including an analysis of the need in different geographical
				  regions of this Commonwealth and of libraries serving various size
				  municipalities, and a consideration of county library system plans.
(2) An action plan to meet the need for
				  improved library facilities through the use of the Fund and other available
				  moneys.
(3) Commonwealth Libraries'
				  policies concerning the grants for public library facilities.
(4) A plan for Commonwealth Libraries'
				  administration of the program, including provision of technical assistance,
				  monitoring of ongoing projects and evaluation of completed projects.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.3 - Eligible project costs

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(a)
				  Commonwealth Libraries, in accordance with the policies in its long-range plan
				  for library facilities, may provide grants to pay for the following eligible
				  project costs:
(1) Planning.
(2) Acquisition.
(3) Development.
(4) Rehabilitation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.4 - Eligible grantees

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(a) A
				  municipality that intends to plan, acquire, develop or rehabilitate a public
				  library is eligible to apply for a grant.
(b) The public library for which a
				  municipality applies for a grant shall have a formal, legal relationship with
				  that municipality, either by being a department or unit of local government or
				  through a contract describing mutual obligations and
				  responsibilities.
(c) A
				  municipality, alone or in cooperation with other municipalities, is eligible to
				  apply for a grant for a public library funded by local tax revenue or monies
				  raised by the levy of special taxes to establish or maintain, or both, a public
				  library which directly provides public library service, delegates
				  responsibility for public library service to a board of directors, or delegates
				  responsibility for public library service to a nonprofit corporation.
(d) If a public library serves more than one
				  municipality, the municipalities shall come to mutual agreement and designate
				  one to apply for a grant for that library.
(e) When a public libary is sponsored by a
				  school district or any entity other than a municipality, the municipality where
				  the public library is located may apply for a grant for that public
				  library.
(f) The public library
				  that benefits from the grant shall be receiving State aid under Article III of
				  the Library Code (24 P.S. §§
											4301-4304) at the
				  time of the grant application and shall continue to receive State aid for the
				  term of the grant. If the public library did not exist prior to the
				  grant-funded project to acquire, plan, develop or rehabilitate its facility,
				  that newly formed public library is eligible for and may apply to receive State
				  aid under Article III of the Library Code when it opens to the
				  public.
The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
													4101-4503) was repealed by the act of
						November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93
						(relating to Public Library Code).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.5 - Funding guidelines

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(a)
				  Commonwealth Libraries will award grants from the Fund to municipalities to pay
				  up to 50% of eligible public library project costs.
(b) The municipality shall demonstrate that
				  sufficient matching funds from eligible sources are available to meet at least
				  50% of project costs.
(c) The
				  municipality shall demonstrate that the grant award plus other available funds
				  are sufficient to complete the proposed project.
(d) Commonwealth Libraries will give priority
				  to economically distressed communities in awarding grants meeting 50% of costs
				  and may award grants meeting a smaller percentage of project costs to
				  municipalities whose local economies better enable local support of the
				  project. For purposes of this grant program, in deciding whether a community is
				  considered economically distressed, Commonwealth Libraries will be guided by
				  one or more of the following criteria:
(1) The
				  public library to benefit from the grant received equalization aid in the year
				  of the grant application or will be eligible to receive equalization aid in the
				  year following the grant application under section 303(b)(6) of the Library
				  Code (24 P.S. §
												4303(b)(6)).
(2) The municipality is a city, borough,
				  incorporated town or township having a market value per capita below the
				  twentieth percentile of all like cities, boroughs, incorporated town and
				  townships, as certified annually by the State Tax Equalization Board.
(3) The municipality is a county or is
				  located in a county having a personal income per capita below the twentieth
				  percentile of all counties, as certified annually by the Department of
				  Revenue.
(4) The municipality is a
				  county or is located in a county or is a minor civil division with a population
				  of 25,000 or higher having an average annual unemployment rate above the
				  eightieth percentile of all counties or all minor civil divisions, as
				  determined annually by the Department of Labor and Industry.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.6 - Eligible matching funds

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(a)
				  Commonwealth Libraries may award Federal library construction funds, when
				  available, to pay additional portions of project costs and meet matching
				  requirements of grants awarded from the Fund. Priority for these Federal grants
				  will be given to municipalities in economically distressed communities, using
				  criteria in §
										142.5(d)
				  (relating to funding guidelines).
(b) The municipality may use Federal funds,
				  other than those awarded under subsection (a), which are available to it or to
				  the public library, as matching funds, if the Federal funds are not already
				  being used to match another State grant.
(c) The municipality may use State funds,
				  other than those awarded from the Fund, and which are available to it or to the
				  public library, as matching funds, if the funds were not appropriated as
				  compensation to public libraries under the Library Access Statewide Card
				  Program or as library State-aid under terms of Article III of the Library Code
				  (24
				  P.S. §§
											4301-4304).
(d) The municipality may use the following
				  local monies, costs and contributions as matching funds:
(1) Local tax revenues.
(2) Proceeds from local bond
				  issues.
(3) Cash contributions from
				  individuals, corporations and others.
(4) The fair market value of land or
				  buildings provided to the public library by the municipality up to 2 years
				  previous to award of the grant. The market value shall be for the time at which
				  the land or buildings were designated for the public library.
(5) Costs incurred by the municipality or the
				  public library up to 2 years prior to filing of the initial application for the
				  following:
(i) Services of a library building
				  consultant, registered architect, engineering firm used in the development of
				  plans for the project.
(ii)
				  Acquisition of real estate as part of the project.
(iii) Physical site preparation.
(6) Third-party in-kind
				  contributions and third-party costs which conform to the rules in §§
											142.7-142.9 (relating to third-party
				  in-kind contributions and third-party costs; valuation of donated services; and
				  valuation of donated equipment, buildings and land).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.7 - Third-party in-kind contributions and third-party costs

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(a) The municipality may use third-party
				  in-kind contributions and third-party costs towards satisfying the matching
				  requirement only when those contributions and costs are directly related to the
				  public library planning, acquisition, development or rehabilitation project.
				  The municipality may not use third-party in-kind contributions and third-party
				  costs for operation of the public library to count towards satisfying the
				  matching requirement.
(b) If
				  third-party in-kind contributions and third-party costs are used as matching
				  funds, the municipality shall be able to verify those contributions and costs
				  from its records or the records of the public library. The municipality shall
				  show from the records how the value placed on third-party in-kind contributions
				  was calculated. To the extent feasible, the municipality shall verify the value
				  of volunteer services by using the same methods that the municipality or the
				  public library uses to support the allocation of its regular personnel
				  costs.
(c) The municipality may use
				  third-party in-kind contributions towards satisfying the matching requirement
				  only when, if the municipality or public library receiving the contributions
				  were to pay for them, the payments would be eligible matching funds.
(d) The municipality may not use third-party
				  in-kind contributions towards satisfying the matching requirement if they
				  represent indirect costs.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												142.6 (relating to eligible
						matching funds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.8 - Valuation of donated services

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(a)
				  The municipality shall value volunteer services provided by individuals to the
				  municipality or public library at rates consistent with those ordinarily paid
				  for similar work in the municipality or public library. If the municipality or
				  public library does not have employes performing similar work, the municipality
				  shall use rates consistent with those ordinarily paid by other employers for
				  similar work in the same labor market. In either case, the municipality may
				  include a reasonable amount for fringe benefits in the valuation.
(b) When an employer other than the
				  municipality or public library furnishes free of charge the services of an
				  employee in the employe's normal line of work, the municipality shall value the
				  services at the employe's rate of pay exclusive of fringe benefits and the
				  employer's overhead costs. If the services are in a different line of work,
				  subsection (a) applies.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												142.6 (relating to eligible
						matching funds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.9 - Valuation of donated equipment, buildings and land

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(a) The municipality may count as matching
				  funds the market value of donated equipment, buildings or land at the time of
				  donation.
(b) If it is necessary to
				  establish the market value of land or a building, Commonwealth Libraries may
				  require that the market value be established by a certified real property
				  appraiser and that the value be certified by the municipality and by the public
				  library.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												142.6 (relating to eligible
						matching funds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.10 - Title to site

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(a) The
				  municipality or public library shall have or obtain a full title or other
				  interest in the site upon which the public library facility is or will be
				  located, including right of access, that is sufficient to insure the
				  undisturbed use and possession of the facility as a public library for 50 years
				  or the useful life of the project to be funded by the grant, whichever is
				  shorter.
(b) If the title to the
				  site upon which the public library facility is or will be located is held by
				  the municipality, the municipal officials shall pass a resolution or ordiniance
				  ensuring the undisturbed use of the facility as a public library for 50 years
				  or the useful life of the project to be funded by the grant, whichever is
				  shorter.
(c) If during the 50-year
				  period, the municipality or public library desires that the facility be used
				  for other than public library purposes, it may request a waiver from the State
				  Librarian. In deciding whether to grant that waiver, the State Librarian will
				  consider the public library's need for a facility and how that need will be
				  met.
(d) Recipients of grants for
				  public library facilities under the act may not dispose of nor at any time
				  convert property acquired with the grant to other than the purposes approved in
				  the project application without the prior written approval of the Commissioner
				  of Libraries, the State Librarian. If disposition or conversion occurs without
				  prior written approval, the State Librarian may require:
(1) The recipient to refund all grant funds
				  for the particular project, including 10% annual interest compounded four times
				  annually from the date the original grant-in-aid was received until it is
				  repaid.
(2) Acquisition by the
				  recipient of equivalent replacement land, as determined by the State
				  Librarian.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.11 - Beginning the grant project

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Before grant project work is advertised or placed on the
					 market for bidding, the municipality shall get approval from Commonwealth
					 Libraries of final working drawings and specifications.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.12 - Completing the grant project

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(a)
				  The sponsoring municipality shall complete its grant project within a
				  reasonable time.
(b) The
				  municipality shall complete the grant project in accordance with the grant
				  application and approved drawings and specifications.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.13 - Supervision and inspection by the municipality

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In the case of grants for development or rehabilitation,
					 the municipality shall retain a licensed architect or professional engineer for
					 supervising or inspecting at the project site to insure the work conforms to
					 the approved drawings and specifications when the supervision is determined to
					 be necessary by Commonwealth Libraries.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 142 - GRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES › Section 142.14 - Operation and maintenance of facility

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An authorized representative of the grantee shall sign a
					 form provided by the Agency to assure that, when the project is completed,
					 sufficient funds will be available for effective operation and maintenance of
					 the public library.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 143 - STATE DOCUMENT DEPOSITORIES › Section 143.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Depository collection
-A gathering of
					 official Commonwealth publications in a formally organized library organized
					 either for public use under The Library Code (24 P. S. §§
											4101-4503), or for academic use in a state
					 accredited institution of higher education.
Publication
-Any printed or otherwise
					 reproduced item prepared for distribution to the public, or used within any
					 state agency as a regulatory instrument, including but not limited to
					 documents, pamphlets, studies, brochures, books, annual reports, codes,
					 regulations, journals, periodicals or magazines printed by or for the
					 Commonwealth, its legislature, its courts, its constitutional offices, or any
					 authority, board, commission, department or other State governmental agency or
					 issued in conjunction with, or under contract with, the Federal government,
					 local units of government, private individuals, institutions or
					 corporations.
The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
													4101-4503) was repealed by the act of
						November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93
						(relating to Public Library Code).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development › Chapter 143 - STATE DOCUMENT DEPOSITORIES › Section 143.2 - Purpose

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The purpose of establishing depository collections of
					 publications of all of the governmental agencies of this Commonwealth in
					 selected academic and public libraries is to make the publications readily
					 available to the citizens of the Commonwealth and to enable the selected
					 libraries to provide information found in the publications to their
					 clientele.