In order to make the said library an effective supplement of the public educational system of the said District and to furnish the system of branch libraries provided for in § 39-101, the Board of Library Trustees, hereinafter provided, is authorized to enter into agreements with the Board of Education of the said District for the establishment and maintenance of branch libraries in suitable rooms in such public-school buildings of the said District as will supplement the central library and branch libraries in separate buildings. The Board of Library Trustees, hereinafter provided, is authorized within the limits of appropriations first made therefor, to rent suitable buildings or parts of buildings for use as branch libraries and distributing stations.
(June 3, 1896, 29 Stat. 244, ch. 315, § 2; Apr. 1, 1926, 44 Stat. 229, ch. 98,§ 2.)
1981 Ed., § 37-102.
1973 Ed., § 37-102.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 39 - Libraries and Cultural Institutions
§ 39–101. Public library established; Mayor authorized to accept gifts
§ 39–103. Persons entitled to use of library; deposit of fees
§ 39–105. Board of Trustees — Duties; deposit of fines
§ 39–106. Mayor authorized to seek appropriations for library expenses
§ 39–107. Purchase, rent, and sale of library-related items; use of profits
§ 39–107a. Authority to accept donations and gifts
§ 39–108. Confidentiality of circulation records
§ 39–109. Establishment of the Library Enhancement Task Force. [Repealed]
§ 39–110. Membership and organization of the Library Enhancement Task Force. [Repealed]
§ 39–111. Duties of the Task Force. [Repealed]
§ 39–112. Establishment of the Library Development Trust Fund
§ 39–113. Competitive process for performance of work
§ 39–114. Library Collections Account
§ 39–115. Books from Birth program