Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 379 - Public Libraries
NRS 379.026 - Gift funds of libraries: Establishment; sources; use; investment of money; transfer of money to library foundation.


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

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 379.005 - Definitions.

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 379.0075 - Prohibition on denying application for certification solely on immigration or citizenship status; submission of alternative personally identifying number instead of social security number; confidentiality of social security number or a...

NRS 379.0077 - Submission of application for certification and fingerprints; issuance of provisional certificate. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding...

NRS 379.0078 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for certification; grounds for denial of certification; duty of State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the...

NRS 379.00785 - Petition for review of criminal history; fee.

NRS 379.0079 - Renewal of certification; information required of applicant; grounds for nonrenewal.

NRS 379.008 - Confidentiality of application for certification and related documents; penalty; inspection of file by applicant.

NRS 379.0082 - Suspension of certification for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certification. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state...

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 379.020 - Trustees of county library: Appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation; expenses; removal.

NRS 379.021 - County library district: Procedure for formation; levy of tax for maintenance; library fund; separate account for gift fund and library fund.

NRS 379.022 - Trustees of county library district: Appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation; expenses; removal; additional trustees if service extended.

NRS 379.0221 - Consolidated library district: Consolidation of city into county library district in certain counties.

NRS 379.0222 - Trustees of consolidated library district: Appointment; terms; compensation; removal; executive director.

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 379.0227 - Consolidated library district: Levy of tax; fund for the consolidated library; transfer of money to separate account.

NRS 379.023 - Town library: Establishment and maintenance; levy of tax; town library fund.

NRS 379.025 - Powers and duties of trustees of consolidated, county, district, town or other public library.

NRS 379.026 - Gift funds of libraries: Establishment; sources; use; investment of money; transfer of money to library foundation.

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 379.050 - Transfer of property of district library to new county library in certain counties; merger of county library districts in certain counties; merger or consolidation of city or town library with county library district.

NRS 379.055 - Transfer of county library district’s property, money, contracts and appropriations to consolidated library district.

NRS 379.060 - Extension of services of consolidated, county or district library: Contracts with counties, cities, towns and school districts.

NRS 379.065 - Provision of library services of county library district in contiguous territory served by another library district or library: Request; joint study; determination by board of county commissioners; alteration of boundaries.

NRS 379.070 - Establishment and maintenance.

NRS 379.105 - Governing authority of city library: Governing body of city or trustees; powers and duties of governing authority.

NRS 379.106 - Gift fund: Establishment; sources; use; investment of money; transfer of money to library foundation.

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 379.143 - Establishment and maintenance by agreement; apportionment of expenses; custody of money.

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.

NRS 379.1483 - Governing board of regional network of libraries: Duty to establish policies and procedures to govern programs and activities for libraries.

NRS 379.1485 - Procedure for requests by participating library and governing board of regional network of libraries for grants of money related to regional services.

NRS 379.149 - Power of governing board of regional network of libraries to contract with state agencies.

NRS 379.1495 - Compliance with Open Meeting Law; availability of records; exemption from certain taxes; service of certain persons on governing body; nondisclosure of contributors.

NRS 379.150 - Agreements with State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator for improvement of services.

NRS 379.160 - Willful detention of or damage to property of public library; penalties; liability of parent or guardian.