California Code
PART 11 - LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 4 - California Library Services Act

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 18700. - 18700. This chapter shall be known as the California Library...

Section 18701. - 18701. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in...

Section 18702. - 18702. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide...

Section 18703. - 18703. In adopting this chapter, the Legislature declares that its...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 18710. - 18710. As used in this chapter, the following terms have...

ARTICLE 3 - Administration

Section 18720. - 18720. (a) There is hereby established in the state government...

Section 18722. - 18722. The concurrence of seven members of the state board...

Section 18723. - 18723. Members of the state board shall serve without pay....

Section 18724. - 18724. The duties of the state board shall be to...

Section 18725. - 18725. The state board shall serve as the State Advisory...

Section 18726. - 18726. The State Librarian shall be the chief executive officer...

ARTICLE 4 - Local Public Library Services

Section 18730. - 18730. Any public library or combination of public libraries may...

Section 18731. - 18731. A California public library may participate in universal borrowing....

ARTICLE 5 - Library System Services

Section 18740. - 18740. A library system, eligible for funds under this article,...

Section 18743. - 18743. Each member library of a system shall provide equal...

Section 18745. - 18745. Each system shall annually apply to the state board...

Section 18746. - 18746. Each system shall annually apply to the state board...

Section 18747. - 18747. Each system shall establish an administrative council whose membership...

ARTICLE 6 - Statewide Services

Section 18760. - 18760. The state board shall establish and administer two or...

Section 18761. - 18761. Each reference center established by the state shall provide...

Section 18762. - 18762. Each reference center established pursuant to Section 18760 may...

Section 18763. - 18763. The budget of any reference center established pursuant to...

Section 18764. - 18764. The state board shall designate one or more of...

Section 18766. - 18766. The state board shall establish and maintain a statewide...

Section 18767. - 18767. The state board shall establish and maintain a computerized...