History: L. 1873, ch. 136, §§ 1, 2; R.S. 1923, 75-2501, 75-2502; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1870, ch. 112, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-2503; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1879, ch. 112, § 6; R.S. 1923, 75-2504; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 450, § 2; June 30.
History: L. 1870, ch. 112, §§ 7, 8; R.S. 1923, 75-2505, 75-2506; L. 1931, ch. 290, §§ 1, 2; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1870, ch. 112, §§ 10, 13; R.S. 1923, 75-2507, 75-2508; Repealed, L. 1931, ch. 290, § 6; May 28.
History: L. 1870, ch. 112, § 14; R.S. 1923, 75-2509; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1871, ch. 143, § 2; R.S. 1923, 75-2510; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1871, ch. 143, § 3; R.S. 1923, 75-2511; L. 1931, ch. 290, § 3; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1871, ch. 143, § 4; R.S. 1923, 75-2512; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1871, ch. 143, § 5; R.S. 1923, 75-2513; L. 1951, ch. 450, § 1; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1871, ch. 143, § 6; R.S. 1923, 75-2514; L. 1931, ch. 290, § 4; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 450, § 2; June 30.
History: L. 1873, ch. 136, §§ 3, 4; R.S. 1923, 75-2515, 75-2516; Repealed, L. 1931, ch. 290, § 6; May 28.
History: L. 1873, ch. 136, § 5; L. 1899, ch. 163, § 5; R.S. 1923, 75-2517; Repealed, L. 1931, ch. 290, § 6; May 28.
History: L. 1873, ch. 136, § 6; R.S. 1923, 75-2518; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1873, ch. 136, § 7; R.S. 1923, 75-2519; L. 1931, ch. 290, § 5; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1873, ch. 136, §§ 8, 9; R.S. 1923, 75-2520, 75-2521; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 422, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1905, ch. 485, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-2522; L. 1969, ch. 398, § 1; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 118, § 7; July 1.
History: L. 1903, ch. 403, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-2523; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 118, § 7; July 1.
History: L. 1907, ch. 384, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-2524; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 118, § 7; July 1.
History: L. 1933, ch. 294, § 1; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 118, § 7; July 1.
History: R.S. 1923, 75-2525; L. 1963, ch. 423, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 2, § 1; July 1.
History: R.S. 1923, 75-2526; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 2, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1889, ch. 241, § 2; R.S. 1923, 75-2527; L. 1974, ch. 294, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 404, § 7; L. 1987, ch. 295, § 10; L. 1989, ch. 48, § 95; L. 1992, ch. 272, § 13; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 2, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1889, ch. 241, § 3; R.S. 1923, 75-2528; L. 1963, ch. 423, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 294, § 7; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 2, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1889, ch. 241, § 4; L. 1901, ch. 252, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-2529. Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 2, § 2; July 1.
History: R.S. 1923, 75-2530 to 75-2532; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 445, § 1; June 30.
History: L. 1963, ch. 423, § 1; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 2, § 2; July 1.
(b) The state library shall provide library and informational services to the judicial, legislative and executive branches of the state government and the state library shall also provide extension services to all of the residents of the state.
(c) For the benefit of blind readers of Kansas, the state library may make available books and other reading matter in Braille, talking books or any other medium of reading used by the blind. To this end, the state library is authorized to provide library services for the blind and other handicapped persons through contract, agreement or otherwise with the library of congress or any regional library thereof.
(d) The chief officer of the state library shall be the state librarian.
(e) The state librarian may apply for and receive public or private grants, gifts and donations of money for the state library. All moneys received for grants, gifts and donations shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state library fund.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 299, § 33; L. 1983, ch. 280, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 116, § 41; L. 1998, ch. 24, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 375; July 1.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 435, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 36; L. 1981, ch. 329, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 53; July 1.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 59; July 1.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 4; L. 1971, ch. 184, § 34; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 15; L. 1977, ch. 187, § 5; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 37; L. 1983, ch. 280, § 2; L. 1985, ch. 273, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 16; July 1, 1975.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 6; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 17; July 1, 1975.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 7; L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 162, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 8; July 1.
The state librarian may establish area or branch offices and service centers of the state library for the purpose of facilitating local library service. The state librarian shall provide leadership and assistance in the organization and development of local library agencies through field visits, conferences, and institutes, and shall give advice and counsel to libraries, municipalities, organizations or individuals in details of library processes and of management, and may send a staff member to aid in organization or in improvement of library methods. The state librarian may help organize, set up standards for, and advise in the management of county and regional libraries, and may enter into contracts with municipalities and with library boards to effectively execute demonstration libraries or affiliated library systems, and may assume administrative responsibility and control of any contractual projects during any period when state or federal funds are being used to support such projects.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 9; July 1.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 10; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 382, § 5; July 1.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 12; July 1.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 13; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 332, § 57; July 1.
(1) Seven members shall be professional librarians appointed by the governor. The professional organizations representing the following types of librarians shall each submit a list of three nominees for appointment to the board and the governor shall appoint one member from each such list: (A) Public librarians; (B) school librarians; (C) regents' librarians; (D) community college librarians; (E) private college librarians; (F) regional library systems librarians; and (G) special librarians. It shall be the responsibility of the state librarian to collect the names of nominees from the professional organizations of the librarians and to transmit them to the governor.
(2) Four members shall be appointed by the governor as follows: (A) One member who is a trustee of a public library; (B) two members representing the general public; and (C) one member who shall be a qualified member of the Kansas federation of women's clubs.
(3) Three members shall be members ex officio and shall not be entitled to vote. Such members shall be: (A) The executive officer of the board of regents or the designee of the executive officer; (B) the commissioner of education or the designee of the commissioner; and (C) the state librarian.
(b) Each appointed member of the board shall serve for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies except members first appointed to the board shall serve the following terms, as designated by the governor: Three shall serve for terms of four years, three for terms of three years, two for terms of two years and three for terms of one year. The appointed members of the board shall not serve more than two consecutive four-year terms.
(c) It shall be the duty of the governor to make appointments in the manner provided by subsection (a) to fill vacancies on the board as they occur. Any person appointed to a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(d) The board shall organize annually by electing a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The vice-chairperson shall preside at meetings in the absence of the chairperson. The state librarian shall serve as secretary of the board. The board shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as meetings are called by the secretary.
(e) The board shall:
(1) Advocate for statewide library services and resources, encouraging cooperation among libraries and promoting and encouraging innovative library services;
(2) advise and counsel the state librarian on policies and management and the state library strategic plan;
(3) review and approve the annual plans of regional systems of cooperating libraries;
(4) promote collaboration with the state board of regents to ensure the inclusion of libraries on the KAN-ED network and the continued availability of statewide library reference resources;
(5) perform such other duties and functions as provided by law; and
(6) recommend statewide priorities for interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing.
(f) Members of the board attending meetings of the board, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by the board, shall be paid amounts provided in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto. Amounts paid under this section shall be paid from appropriations to the state library upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state librarian or a person designated by the state librarian.
History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 14; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 89; L. 1975, ch. 416, § 19; L. 1983, ch. 281, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 1; July 1.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this act, the state library of Kansas board shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the state library advisory commission and the Kansas library network board in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the state library of Kansas board shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the state library advisory commission or the Kansas library network board in which the powers, duties and functions were vested prior to the effective date of this act.
(c) Whenever the state library advisory commission or the Kansas library network board, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the state library of Kansas board established by this act.
(d) On the effective date of this act, any officer or employee who was an officer or employee of the state library advisory commission or the Kansas library network board and who immediately prior to the effective date of this act was engaged in the performance of the same or similar powers, duties and functions which are transferred to or imposed upon the state library of Kansas board or the state librarian by this act and who, in the opinion of the state librarian, is necessary to perform such powers, duties and functions shall become an officer or employee of the state librarian and shall retain all retirement benefits which such officer or employee had before the effective date of this act and the officer's or employee's services shall be deemed to have been continuous. Any classified employee so transferred shall retain the employee's status as a classified employee.
(e) The balances of all funds or accounts thereof appropriated or reappropriated for the state library advisory commission or the Kansas library network board are hereby transferred within the state treasury to the state librarian and shall be used only for the purpose for which the appropriation was originally made. Liability for all accrued compensation or salaries of officers and employees who are transferred to the state librarian under this act shall be assumed and paid by the state librarian.
(f) All books, records and other property of the state library advisory commission or the Kansas library network board are hereby transferred to and become the property of the state library of Kansas board.
(g) All rules and regulations of the state library advisory commission or the Kansas library network board in existence on the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be duly adopted rules and regulations of the state library of Kansas board established by this act until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.
(h) All orders and directives of the state library advisory commission or the Kansas library network board in existence on the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be orders and directives of the state library of Kansas board established by this act until revised, amended or nullified pursuant to law.
History: L. 2007, ch. 114, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1965, ch. 105, § 1; June 30.
(a) "Board" means the library board of any library established or operating under authority of the laws of Kansas.
(b) "Participating board" or "participating library" means a board or library or district that is cooperating and participating in a regional system of cooperating libraries.
(c) "Regional system of cooperating libraries" means two or more libraries cooperating in a system approved by the state board and officially designated as a regional system of cooperating libraries under this act.
(d) "System board" means the governing board comprised of representatives of libraries in a regional system of cooperating libraries, and which is authorized by this act to direct and plan library service for a regional system to the extent and in the manner provided by this act.
(e) "Library" may include school, community junior college, college or university libraries to the extent authorized by rules and regulations of the state board, but does not include law libraries.
(f) "State board" means the state library of Kansas board.
(g) "System librarian" means a person (not a state officer or employee) who has been certified by the state board as being qualified by education or experience to perform duties as a librarian for a regional system of cooperating libraries, and who shall attend system board meetings but shall not be a voting member thereof.
History: L. 1965, ch. 105, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 214, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 3; July 1.
(a) A statement of purpose for establishment of the proposed system and an outline of the proposed program of the system.
(b) A list of the counties to be included in the proposed regional system of cooperating libraries and any exclusions therefrom.
(c) A list of the participating libraries within the proposed regional system of cooperating libraries, together with the names and addresses of the members of the board of each such library.
(d) Letters or resolutions from each of the boards of participating libraries indicating the interest and attitude of such board toward establishment of the regional system of cooperating libraries.
(e) A list of the current budgets of each participating library showing items for library material and personnel for each such budget.
(f) Indication of local support appropriate to the operation of the proposed regional system of cooperating libraries.
(g) The number of persons to be served by the system, showing those presently within the taxing districts supporting one of the participating libraries, and those persons not within such a district.
(h) Such other information as may be requested by the state librarian.
History: L. 1965, ch. 105, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 4; July 1.
History: L. 1968, ch. 214, § 2; March 26.
Northwest Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Trego, Gove, Logan, Wallace, Graham, Sheridan, Thomas, Sherman, Norton, Decatur, Rawlins, and Cheyenne.
Central Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Phillips, Rooks, Ellis, Rush, Pawnee, Smith, Osborne, Russell, Barton, Jewell, Mitchell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Republic, Cloud, Ottawa, and Saline.
North Central Library System, comprised of the counties of Washington, Clay, Dickinson, Marion, Marshall, Riley, Pottawatomie, Geary, Wabaunsee, Morris, Chase, and Lyon.
Southeast Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Greenwood, Elk, Chautauqua, Coffey, Woodson, Wilson, Montgomery, Anderson, Allen, Neosho, Labette, Linn, Bourbon, Crawford, and Cherokee.
South Central Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Kiowa, Stafford, Pratt, Barber, Rice, McPherson, Reno, Harvey, Kingman, Harper, Sedgwick, Sumner, Butler, and Cowley.
Northeast Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Nemaha, Jackson, Shawnee, Osage, Brown, Doniphan, Atchison, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Douglas, Johnson, Franklin, and Miami.
Southwest Kansas Library System, comprised of the counties of Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton, Morton, Wichita, Kearny, Grant, Stevens, Scott, Lane, Ness, Finney, Hodgeman, Gray, Ford, Haskell, Seward, Meade, Clark, Edwards, and Comanche.
History: L. 1968, ch. 214, § 4; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 5; July 1.
Any taxing district which regularly levies .25 mill or more of tax for the support of a public library, and which taxing district has been included in a regional system, may petition to be excluded from the regional system. Such petition shall be made and presented to the state board. The state board shall consider any such petition and if such taxing district meets the requirement for making such a petition and if excluding such taxing district from the regional system will do no manifest harm thereto, the state board may enter its order excluding and detaching such taxing district from the regional system and making such adjustment to the organization of such regional system as may be appropriate to continue the operation of the regional system without interruption.
The system board shall have the authority and power to (1) operate a system of library service to and for participating libraries, (2) the system board may purchase service from a participating library for the benefit of the regional system of cooperating libraries, (3) the system board may contribute to or receive contribution from any participating library, and may receive and utilize any gift of funds or property donated to the regional system of cooperating libraries, (4) the system board may contract with any one or more participating libraries and the board of each participating library is hereby authorized to contract with the system board or with any one or more other boards, but any such contract shall provide that the same shall not take effect until approved by the state librarian, (5) the system board may contract with any other system board or any board, but any such contract shall provide that the same shall not take effect until approved by the state librarian, and (6) employ a system librarian and such other persons as the regional board may find convenient or necessary.
History: L. 1965, ch. 105, § 4; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 6; July 1.
History: L. 1968, ch. 214, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 7; July 1.
Participating boards shall have the power and are hereby authorized to pay for services purchased from the system board.
Any funds appropriated by the legislature and administered by the state librarian for the promotion of library services may be used to pay all or part of the expenses and equipment of any regional system of cooperating libraries.
The system board shall be subject to the cash basis and budget laws of the state. The budget of the system board shall be prepared, adopted and published as provided by law and hearing shall be held thereon in the first week of the month of August of each year. The tax levy made pursuant to the budget shall be based upon the certified preliminary abstract of property values submitted to the director of property valuation pursuant to K.S.A. 79-1604, and amendments thereto, and shall be certified to the county clerks of each county in the territory of the regional system of cooperating libraries.
Each system board is hereby authorized to levy not in excess of 3/4 mill of tax to be used for library purposes on all of the taxable property within the boundaries of the regional system of cooperating libraries that is not within a district supporting a library with funds of the district.
History: L. 1965, ch. 105, § 5; L. 1983, ch. 282, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 205, § 7; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 8; July 1.
History: L. 1965, ch. 105, § 6; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 9; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 1; July 1.
(a) "Local public libraries" mean (1) Kansas libraries operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1215 to 12-1248, inclusive, and amendments thereto; (2) libraries operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 12-1260 to 12-1270, inclusive, and amendments thereto; (3) libraries operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 12-1276, and amendments thereto; (4) libraries operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 72-1623, and amendments thereto; or (5) municipalities contracting with any library for the furnishing of library services to such municipality pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1230 or 12-1269, and amendments thereto;
(b) "regional libraries" mean the regional systems of libraries heretofore organized and operating under authority of K.S.A. 75-2547 to 75-2552, inclusive, and amendments thereto;
(c) "state library" means the Kansas state library created and operating under authority of K.S.A. 75-2534, and amendments thereto; and
(d) "state librarian" means the state librarian appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 75-2535, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 343, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 20, § 1; March 24.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 382, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 330, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 263, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 162, § 3; July 1.
(b) Except as provided by subsection (d), no local public library shall be eligible for any state grants-in-aid if the total amount of the following paragraphs is less than the total amount produced from such sources for the same library for the previous year, based on the information contained in the official annual budgets of municipalities that are filed with the division of accounts and reports in accordance with K.S.A. 79-2930, and amendments thereto:
(1) The amount produced by the local ad valorem tax levies for the current year expenses for such library;
(2) the amount of moneys received from the local ad valorem tax reduction fund for current year expenses for such library;
(3) the amount of moneys received from taxes levied upon motor vehicles under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-5101 et seq., and amendments thereto, for current year expenses for such library; and
(4) the amount of moneys received in the current year from collections of unpaid local ad valorem tax levies for prior year expenses for such library.
(c) Local public library districts in which the assessed valuation decreases shall remain eligible for state grants-in-aid so long as the ad valorem tax mill rate for the support of such library has not been reduced below the mill rate imposed for such purpose for the previous year.
(d) If a local public library fails to qualify for eligibility for any state grants-in-aid under subsection (b), the state librarian shall have the power to continue the eligibility of a local public library for any state grants-in-aid if the state librarian, after evaluation of all the circumstances, determines that the legislative intent for maintenance of local tax levy support for the on-going operations of the library is being met by the library district.
(e) The distribution so determined shall be apportioned and paid on February 15 of each year.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 382, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 330, § 2; L. 1985, ch. 274, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 20, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 24, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 330, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 20, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 24, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 436, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 335, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 24, § 4; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 7; L. 1974, ch. 382, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 330, § 4; L. 1998, ch. 24, § 5; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 8; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 9; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 10; L. 1974, ch. 382, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 376; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 10; July 1.
(b) The state librarian, with the approval of the director of accounts and reports, shall maintain a cost system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In accordance with such cost system, the state librarian shall fix, charge and collect fees for such computerized information and cataloging services to recover all or part of the operating expenses incurred therefor.
History: L. 1976, ch. 362, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 332, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 162, § 4; July 1.
History: L. 1976, ch. 362, § 2; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 332, § 3; July 1.
(a) "Publication" means any report, pamphlet, book or other materials provided by a state agency for use by the general public;
(b) "state agency" means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau, society or any agency, division or unit within any state office, department, board, commission or other state authority.
History: L. 1976, ch. 358, § 1; July 1.
(b) Each state agency shall deposit with the Kansas state library and the state historical society one printed copy of any publication issued by such state agency. If more copies are needed, the state librarian shall request the specified quantity.
(c) The state librarian shall forward two copies of all such publications to the library of congress, one copy to the center for research libraries and one or more copies shall be retained permanently in the Kansas state library. Additional copies, as may be prescribed by rule and regulation, may be required for the depository system.
History: L. 1976, ch. 358, § 2; L. 2002, ch. 151, § 10; July 1.
(b) To be designated as a complete depository library any Kansas resource library, regional public library, libraries in institutions of higher education or other libraries must contract with the state librarian agreeing at a minimum to provide adequate facilities for the storage and use of any such publication and to render reasonable service without charge to qualified patrons in the use of such publication and to maintain its full collection of such publications indefinitely subject to disposal upon approval by the state librarian. Any library designated as a complete depository shall receive one copy of every state publication deposited with the Kansas state library. Any library designated as a selective depository shall receive only copies of publications which such library requests.
History: L. 1976, ch. 358, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1976, ch. 358, § 4; July 1.
History: L. 1992, ch. 123, §§ 1 to 3; July 1.
History: L. 1992, ch. 123, § 4; July 1.
History: L. 1981, ch. 319, § 1; July 1.
(a) "Board" means the state library of Kansas board created by this act.
(b) "Regional systems of cooperating libraries" means the regional systems of cooperating libraries created under authority of K.S.A. 75-2547 through 75-2552, and amendments thereto.
(c) "Systems librarians" means the chief officers of the regional systems of cooperating libraries.
(d) "Public libraries" means libraries operated under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1215 through 12-1248, and amendments thereto.
(e) "Public librarians" means the chief officers of the public libraries.
(f) "State library" means the Kansas state library created and operating under authority of K.S.A. 75-2534, and amendments thereto.
(g) "State librarian" means the chief officer thereof, appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 75-2535, and amendments thereto.
(h) "Regents' librarians" means the chief officers of the libraries at institutions operated by the Kansas state board of regents.
(i) "School librarians" means the chief officers of libraries operated by unified school districts.
(j) "Community college librarians" means chief officers of libraries operated by community colleges established pursuant to K.S.A. 71-1401 through 71-1420, and amendments thereto.
(k) "Private college librarians" means chief officers of libraries operated by accredited independent institutions as defined in K.S.A. 72-6107, and amendments thereto, and the chief officer of the library operated by Washburn university of Topeka.
(l) "Special librarians" means the chief officers of all other publicly supported and private libraries, including special purpose libraries and archives located in Kansas.
(m) "Library network" means an organization of types of libraries interconnected to achieve their common purposes through cooperative use of communications, computer technology, library and human resources.
History: L. 1981, ch. 319, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 11; July 1.
History: L. 1981, ch. 319, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 114, § 12; July 1.
History: L. 1981, ch. 319, §§ 4 to 10; Repealed, L. 2007, ch. 114, § 13; July 1.
History: L. 1981, ch. 319, § 11; July 1.
History: L. 1981, ch. 319, § 12; Repealed, L. 2007, ch. 114, § 13; July 1.
History: L. 1981, ch. 319, § 13; July 1.
(b) The state librarian may operate a central library materials purchasing activity to centrally order and collect payments for specialized library materials for libraries in Kansas. The state librarian shall fix, charge and collect fees for such specialized library materials to recover all or part of the operating expenses incurred for such central library materials purchasing activity and the provision of such specialized library materials.
(c) The state librarian may conduct library workshops and conferences for librarians and other interested persons and may fix, charge and collect fees for such workshops and conferences to recover all or part of the operating expenses incurred therefor.
(d) The state librarian shall administer the state library fund. All expenditures from the state library fund shall be for operating expenses, including official hospitality, and shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state librarian or by the state librarian's designee.
(e) The following receipts, proceeds and other moneys received by the state librarian shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state library fund:
(1) All moneys received by the state librarian for fees fixed, charged and collected under this section;
(2) all receipts for sales of goods and services under K.S.A. 75-2563, and amendments thereto;
(3) all proceeds from sales of duplicate books, sets of works or other duplicate or temporary material under K.S.A. 75-2540, and amendments thereto; and
(4) all moneys received from sales of surplus property of the state library under the state surplus property act.
History: L. 1994, ch. 162, § 1; July 1.