Effective: September 29, 1999
Latest Legislation: House Bill 283 - 123rd General Assembly
Public libraries in two or more counties, or four or more libraries, including two or more types, within a metropolitan area, as defined by the state library board, may form a regional library system by agreement in the manner set forth in this section.
(A) The libraries authorized to form a regional library system may include any of the following types of libraries: academic, public, special, and school, including cooperative ventures established by two or more school districts. For the purposes of this section, those libraries may be serving the general public, public or private schools, colleges or universities, or a profession, occupation, or business.
An agreement for the formation of a regional library system shall first be approved by the governing bodies of the participating libraries. For the purposes of this section, the governing body of a library means the board of trustees of a public library, the board of education of a public school or school system if the library is a public school library, or otherwise the board of trustees or directors or other recognized governing board or committee of any private school, college, university, association, or union, public or private, which provides, controls, or maintains a library that is intended to be a participating library.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, the agreement and an application for the formation of the regional library system shall be submitted to the state library board in the form and in accordance with rules prescribed by the state library board, with a plan of service describing the specific purposes for which the system is formed and the means by which those purposes are to be accomplished.
(C) Upon approval of the application by the state library board and the making by that board or some other authority or authorities of a grant or grants for the system, the regional library system shall become operable. The state library board shall approve no more than seven regional library systems.
A regional library system shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of at least seven and no more than fifteen persons, to be selected from among the representatives of the participating libraries, duly appointed as such representatives by the governing bodies of the participating libraries.
The number of trustees, the manner of selection, the terms of office, and the provisions for filling vacancies shall be determined by the agreement between the governing bodies of the participating libraries and shall be set forth in the application submitted to the state library board. Nothing pertaining to the organization and operation of a regional library system shall be construed to infringe upon the autonomy of any participating library or of the governing body of any library.
(D) No area library service organization or metropolitan library system in existence on March 30, 1999, shall be required to submit a new agreement and application to the state library board in order to continue operation as a regional library system on and after that date. Any agreement that applied under this section immediately prior to March 30, 1999, to an area library service organization or metropolitan library system that continues operation as a regional library system under this division shall continue to govern the applicable regional library system to the extent authorized by sections 3375.90 to 3375.93 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Section 3375.01 | State Library Board.
Section 3375.011 | Free Photocopy of Driver's License or Identification Card.
Section 3375.02 | Appointment of State Librarian - Duties.
Section 3375.04 | Control and Management of State Library.
Section 3375.06 | County Free Public Library - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.07 | Tax Levy for Maintenance of County Free Public Library.
Section 3375.09 | Tax Levy by Board of Township Trustees for Maintenance of Library.
Section 3375.10 | Township Free Public Library - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.12 | Municipal Free Public Libraries - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.121 | Municipal Library District Created.
Section 3375.14 | School Libraries.
Section 3375.15 | School District Free Public Library - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.16 | Board of Education May Transfer, Convey, or Lease Property for Library Purposes.
Section 3375.17 | Tax Levy by Board of Education for Operation of Library.
Section 3375.18 | Board of Education May Provide Building or Property for Public Library Service.
Section 3375.19 | County Library District.
Section 3375.201 | Election on Creating County District Library.
Section 3375.21 | Resolution for Inclusion of Subdivision in County Library District.
Section 3375.211 | Submission of Resolution to Electors.
Section 3375.212 | Consolidation With Another Subdivision.
Section 3375.213 | Assets, Liabilities and Levies.
Section 3375.22 | County Library District - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.23 | Tax Levy by Board of County Commissioners for County Library District.
Section 3375.28 | Creation of Regional Library District.
Section 3375.31 | Tax Levy by Board of County Commissioners for Regional Library District.
Section 3375.32 | Meeting of Boards of Library Trustees - Organization - Election of Clerk - Bond.
Section 3375.33 | Boards of Library Trustees Are Bodies Politic and Corporate.
Section 3375.34 | Name of Board of Library Trustees.
Section 3375.35 | Rules of Procedure - Annual Report.
Section 3375.351 | Payment of Employees by Direct Deposit.
Section 3375.361 | Liability for Loss of Public Funds.
Section 3375.37 | Statement Filed With County Auditor.
Section 3375.38 | Compliance With Duties Relating to Moneys Credited to Board of Library Trustees.
Section 3375.39 | Accounting by Clerk - Count and Certificate.
Section 3375.391 | Treasurer to Credit Earnings on Investments.
Section 3375.392 | Policies for Use of Credit Card Accounts.
Section 3375.40 | Board of Library Trustees - Powers and Duties.
Section 3375.401 | Purchase of Liability Insurance.
Section 3375.402 | Establishment of Museums.
Section 3375.403 | Contract for Public Library Service.
Section 3375.404 | Issuance of Notes and Anticipation Notes.
Section 3375.41 | Contracts Over $50,000 to Require Bidding Procedure.
Section 3375.411 | Retirement Systems for Library Employees.
Section 3375.42 | Contract for Library Service - Tax Levy.
Section 3375.431 | Board of Education May Issue Bonds for Libraries.
Section 3375.44 | Payment of Interest - Retirement of Bonds - Annual Levy.
Section 3375.45 | Control and Management of Sinking or Bond Retirement Fund.
Section 3375.46 | Bureau of Municipal Research and Information May Be Established.
Section 3375.481 | Consortium of County Law Library Resources Boards.
Section 3375.61 | Financial Aid to Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association.
Section 3375.62 | Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.63 | Eligibility for Membership on Board of Public Library Trustees.
Section 3375.64 | Public Library Information Network.
Section 3375.65 | Library Information Network Board of Trustees.
Section 3375.66 | Duties and Powers of Board of Trustees.
Section 3375.67 | Dissolution of Network.
Section 3375.79 | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant Fund.
Section 3375.80 | Libraries Designated as Resource Centers.
Section 3375.81 | Essential Library Services Support Program.
Section 3375.82 | Administration of Grants.
Section 3375.83 | Interstate Library Compact.
Section 3375.84 | Interstate Library Compact Definitions.
Section 3375.85 | Aid to Interstate Library District Partly Within State.
Section 3375.90 | Formation of Regional Library System.
Section 3375.91 | Board of Trustees of Regional Library System - Powers and Duties.
Section 3375.92 | Clerk and Deputy Clerk of Board - Duties.
Section 3375.93 | Dissolution of or Withdrawal From Regional Library System.