The governing body of any library supported by state, county, or municipal governments or by public school districts is authorized to enter into agreements with the South Carolina State Library for the library's participation in the statewide library network and to enter into cooperative agreements with other libraries for collection development, resource sharing, and library services.
The director of the State Library, subject to the approval of the State Library Board, has the power to enter into agreements with any library located in the State, including private and federal libraries, to allow participation in the state resource sharing network and for coordination of the state library program with any library.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 178, Section 2.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 60 - Libraries, Archives, Museums and Arts
Chapter 1 - South Carolina State Library
Section 60-1-30. Director of State Library; qualifications; evaluation and term of office.
Section 60-1-40. Duties and authority of board.
Section 60-1-50. Duties of director.
Section 60-1-60. Duties of State Library in executing library policy.
Section 60-1-70. State Library to provide research services to General Assembly and others.
Section 60-1-80. State Library to provide assistance to public libraries and county governments.
Section 60-1-100. Services of libraries open to public; fees for certain services; penalties.
Section 60-1-110. State Library to assist libraries of state institutions.
Section 60-1-120. Library services to be rendered to blind and physically handicapped readers.
Section 60-1-140. State Library to establish statewide library network.
Section 60-1-160. State Library to receive statistical reports from libraries.