The governing authority may, in lieu of supporting and maintaining its own public library, enter into a contract with an existing public library and make annual payments of money to such library, whose library materials and services shall be available without charge to all persons living within the area represented by such governing authority. Any school board may contract for school library service from an existing public library which shall agree to furnish books to a school or schools under the terms of the contract.
All money paid to a library under such a contract shall be expended solely for the maintenance and support of the library.
Structure West Virginia Code
§10-1-1. &Quot;public Library" and &Quot;governing Authority" Defined
§10-1-2. Power of Governing Authority to Establish and Maintain Libraries; Financing
§10-1-3. Regional Library Defined; Apportionment of Regional Library Expenses
§10-1-3a. Authority of Regional Library Board to Disburse Funds
§10-1-4. Contract With Existing Public Library
§10-1-6. Board of Library Directors -- Powers and Duties
§10-1-7. Free Use of Libraries
§10-1-9. Library Board to Be a Corporation; Vesting of Title to Bequests or Donations
§10-1-10. Injury to Library Property; Penalty
§10-1-11. Willful Retention of Library Property
§10-1-11a. Effect of Article on Existing Laws
§10-1-12. State Library Commission
§10-1-13. State Library Commission Officers
§10-1-14. Same. Powers and Duties
§10-1-14a. West Virginia Program for Open Education Resources; Material Description
§10-1-15. State Library Commission Disposition of Monetary Gifts
§10-1-16. Regional Libraries and Library Areas Establishment and Location
§10-1-18. Regional Libraries and Library Areas Powers of West Virginia Library Commission
§10-1-19. Regional Libraries and Library Areas Transfer of Certain Libraries to Library Commission
§10-1-20. Aid to Libraries by Library Commission
§10-1-22. Confidential Nature of Certain Library Records