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Article 1 - Libraries
§ 39-3-1. Establishment of libraries by counties and municipalities - It is hereby declared to be the policy of this...
§ 39-3-3. Funds for establishment and operation of libraries - Where any public library or public library system is established...
§ 39-3-8. Joint city-county public library systems - The board of trustees of any municipal public library, or...
§ 39-3-9. Regional public library systems - Two (2) or more counties by action of their boards...
§ 39-3-11. Participation by municipalities in county libraries, county regional library systems or city-county library systems - When a county public library, city-county public library system or...
§ 39-3-17. Library boards of trustees; organization; general powers and duties - If the staff member does not request a hearing, the...
§ 39-3-19. Library boards of trustees; annual reports - At the close of each year the administrative board of...
§ 39-3-21. Free use of libraries; reimbursements for services - Every public library or public library system established or maintained...
§ 39-3-23. Construction of article - This article shall not be construed to abrogate the force...
Article 3 - Mississippi Library Commission
§ 39-3-101. Creation; composition; qualifications, appointment and terms of office of members - There is hereby created a board of commissioners of the...
§ 39-3-103. Organizational meeting; officers - Within thirty days after the selection and appointment of the...
§ 39-3-107. General powers and duties of commission - The Mississippi Library Commission, upon request, shall give advice to...
§ 39-3-109. How funds drawn - The board of commissioners of the Mississippi Library Commission may...
§ 39-3-111. Acceptance of gifts and federal funds - The board of commissioners of the Mississippi Library Commission may...
Article 5 - Interstate Library Compact
§ 39-3-201. Enactment and terms of compact - The Interstate Library Compact is hereby enacted into law and...
§ 39-3-203. Agreements for construction or maintenance of interstate libraries; compliance with other governing laws - No county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state...
§ 39-3-205. State library agency defined - As used in the compact, "state library agency" with reference...
§ 39-3-207. Eligibility for aid of district partly within state - An interstate library district lying partly within this state may...
§ 39-3-209. Compact administrator and deputy administrators - The director of the Mississippi Library Commission shall be the...
§ 39-3-211. Notices in event of withdrawal from compact - In the event of withdrawal from the compact the governor...
Article 7 - Library Materials Security
§ 39-3-301. Short title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 39-3-305. Definitions - As used in this article the term: "Without authorization" means...
§ 39-3-307. Applicability of article - The provisions of this article shall apply to all libraries,...
§ 39-3-309. Penalties for violations of § 39-3-303 - Any person who violates the provisions of section 39-3-303 is...
§ 39-3-311. Construction of article; effect of acquittal or conviction upon subsequent proceedings - The provisions of this article are supplemental to other criminal...
§ 39-3-313. Detention and questioning of suspects - Any person employed by a library or any person charged...
Article 9 - Mississippi Statewide Library Development System Act of 1988
§ 39-3-351. Short title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 39-3-353. Definitions - For purposes of this article: "Administrative board" shall mean that...
§ 39-3-355. Committee to develop system of public service incentives within public library accreditation program - The Mississippi Library Commission shall be responsible for developing a...
§ 39-3-357. State aid to accredited public library systems - Each accredited public library system shall receive an annual allocation...
§ 39-3-359. Library commission as primary resource library; commission to provide services to libraries - The commission shall be the primary resource library for Mississippi...
§ 39-3-361. Authorization to employ consultants and other staff - The commission may employ consultants and other staff to implement...
§ 39-3-363. Development of statewide master plan for public libraries - The commission shall develop a statewide master plan for public...
§ 39-3-365. Confidentiality of library user records - Records maintained by any library funded in whole or in...
§ 39-3-367. Release and use of aggregate statistics - Aggregate statistics shown from registration and circulation records, with all...
§ 39-3-369. Use of records for purpose of collecting overdue materials and fines - No provision of this article shall be construed to prohibit...