1. The trustees of any consolidated, county, district or town library may establish with any financial institution or the county treasurer, as custodian, a special fund, to be known as the gift fund of the ........ consolidated library, the gift fund of the county library, the gift fund of the ........ district library or the gift fund of the ........ town library, as the case may be. The money in such a fund must be derived from all or any part of any gift, bequest or devise, including the interest thereon, and any additional money of the library that is needed to supplement or match any gift, bequest or devise in the gift fund. The fund must be a separate and continuing fund and no money in the fund reverts to the general fund of the county at any time.
2. The money in a gift fund of a library may be used for construction of new library buildings, capital improvements to library buildings, special library services or other library purposes. No expenditure from a gift fund of a library may be made until authorized by the trustees.
3. The trustees may invest or reinvest all or part of the money in the gift fund of a library in any investment authorized for city and county money under chapter 355 of NRS.
4. The trustees may transfer all or part of the money in any gift fund of a library to a library foundation to be used solely for the support of the library.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 354; A 1967, 1061; 1985, 10; 2017, 519)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 379 - Public Libraries
NRS 379.002 - Goal of public libraries and information centers.
NRS 379.003 - Master plan for libraries.
NRS 379.0051 - "Consolidated library" defined.
NRS 379.0053 - "County library" defined.
NRS 379.0055 - "District library" defined.
NRS 379.0056 - "Library foundation" defined.
NRS 379.0057 - "Public library" defined.
NRS 379.0059 - "Town library" defined.
NRS 379.007 - Purpose of certification; certificate revocable.
NRS 379.0073 - Regulations establishing standards for certification.
NRS 379.00785 - Petition for review of criminal history; fee.
NRS 379.0079 - Renewal of certification; information required of applicant; grounds for nonrenewal.
NRS 379.0083 - Regulations establishing fees relating to issuance and renewal of certificate.
NRS 379.0087 - Regulations setting forth standards for approval of courses of study or training.
NRS 379.009 - Filing and update of directory of personnel who hold certificates.
NRS 379.010 - County library: Establishment and maintenance; county library fund.
NRS 379.0223 - Consolidated library district: Name.
NRS 379.0224 - Consolidated library district: Boundaries.
NRS 379.0225 - Issuance of bonds by consolidated or county library district.
NRS 379.023 - Town library: Establishment and maintenance; levy of tax; town library fund.
NRS 379.027 - Powers and duties of librarian.
NRS 379.030 - Payment of claims against library fund.
NRS 379.040 - Library to be free and accessible to public; regulations of trustees.
NRS 379.070 - Establishment and maintenance.
NRS 379.107 - Powers and duties of librarian.
NRS 379.120 - Library to be free and accessible to public; regulations of governing authority.
NRS 379.142 - "Political subdivision" defined.
NRS 379.144 - Transfer of money to regional library.
NRS 379.145 - Division of property on withdrawal.
NRS 379.146 - Regional library board: Appointment; terms; number.
NRS 379.147 - "Library" defined.
NRS 379.1473 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 379.1475 - Agreement to form regional network of libraries.
NRS 379.148 - Governing board of regional network of libraries: Members; organization; duties.