5. Librarians-Law silent NOTE. The State Board of Education is authorized to issue professional teachers' certificates of high-school, junior high school, grammar, primary, and kindergarten grade, also superintendents' and supervisors' certificates. Said board has established regulations for the certification of librarians. (Utah State Board of Education, Requirements for Certification of Superintendents, Supervisors, Teachers, Librarians, and Coordinators, 1936, Salt Lake City, Utah, Department of Public Instruction, pp. 21-22.) 6. Relationships With State Library Agencies-Law silent 7. Relationships With Public Libraries (a) District-The city council of a city of the third class (less than 7,000 population) or the board of trustees of an incorporated town and the board of education of any school district in which such city or town is located are authorized to cooperate in the establishment of a free public library and to contract between themselves as to the proportions that such city or town or school district shall pay towards the establishment and maintenance of such public library. (b) County-Law silent. (c) State-Law silent. REVISED STATUTES OF UTAH, 1933, secs. 15-1-1, 51-2-12, 75-7-9, 75-7-10, and 75-11-20. Vermont 1. Procedures for Establishment-Law silent 2. Financial Support (a) District (towns and incorporated school districts)-Expense for transporting (b) County (No county unit for school and library purposes.) (c) State-Law silent. 3. Administration and Supervision-Law silent 4. Books (a) District (towns and incorporated school districts)—Persons found guilty of introducing obscene literature "into a family or place of education" are subject to fine or imprisonment. (b) County (No county unit for school and library purposes) (c) State-Law silent 5. Librarians-Law silent NOTE. The State Board of Education shall provide for the examination and certification of teachers. No regulations have been adopted by the Board for the certification of school librarians. (Correspondence, State Department of Education, March 21, 1939.) 6. Relationships With State Library Agencies (a) District-A union superintendent, a supervising principal, a superintendent of a town school district and an incorporated school district, and the school directors may apply to the free public library commission for traveling libraries for use in the schools of such districts, the expense of transportation to be paid from the school funds of the district. See (c). (b) County (No county unit for school and library purposes.) (c) State The commissioner of education is ex officio a member of the Free Public Library Commission. Said commission is authorized to provide better library services to the people of the State, especially "to rural schools and farm homes," and to circulate traveling libraries among schools. See (a). 7. Relationships With Public Libraries (a) District-See (c). (b) County (No county unit for school and library purposes.) (c) State The Free Library Commission "may assist free public libraries in towns, whose grand list, exclusive of polls, does not exceed $10,000, provided such town through its library trustees satisfies the commission that it has a free public library or libraries which are doing practical and efficient work for the public benefit and are rendering useful assistance to the public schools." PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF VERMONT RELATING TO EDUCATION, REVISED, as amended in 1935, 1937 and 1939. Secs. 4165, 4183, 4415, 4422, 4426 and PUBLIC LAWS of Vermont, 1933, sec. 8621. 1. Procedures for Establishment Virginia (a) District (applies to the 24 city school districts)—See 2 (a). (b) County (applies to the 100 county school districts)-See 2 (b). (c) State See 2 (c). 2. Financial Support (a) District (applies to the 24 city school districts)—Patrons of any public school may raise funds for libraries for said school. See following paragraph. (b) County (applies to the 100 county school districts).1 (1) Unit libraries-Whenever the patrons and friends of any public school shall raise by private subscription the sum of 15 dollars or more, the board in counties and the school board in cities shall appropriate the sum of 15 dollars for this purpose. (2) Library fees-"Except in special town school districts preserved under the provisions of sec. 653, no laboratory or other special fees, or charges of any kind, for school supplies or materials, other than library fees and examination paper, pens, pencils, and ink shall be levied or collected from resident pupils entitled to attend either primary, grade, or high school of the public-school system, by any city, county or town school board, city or town council or board of supervisors, or the State Board of Education or any person employed in such school . . ." (c) State-Whenever a school and county or city board of education have each contributed 15 dollars for a unit library, the State Board of Education (hereinafter called State Board) shall appropriate 30 dollars thus making a minimum of 60 dollars for such library. 3. Administration and Supervision (a) District (applies to the 24 city school districts)-Money raised by patrons of schools in cities for unit libraries shall be tendered to the clerk of the city school board. Includes a few special town school districts. (b) County (applies to the 100 county school districts)-Money raised by patrons of schools in counties for unit libraries shall be tendered to the clerk of the county board of education. (c) State-Unit libraries shall be purchased and properly cared for under rules adopted by the State Board. The treasurer shall not receive any 4. Books commission for receiving and disbursing funds for school libraries. (a) District (applies to the 24 city school districts)—See (c). (b) County (applies to the 100 county school districts) 1-See (c). (c) State (1) Selection-Persons introducing obscene books into a "place of education," shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (2) Care-Persons found guilty of wilfully mutilating books or other property belonging to the library of any educational institution are subject to fine or imprisonment. Persons found guilty of wilfully removing books or other property belonging to the library of any educational institution are subject to fine or imprisonment. Persons found guilty of failing to return books or other property belonging to the library of an educational institution within 30 days after receiving notice in writing from the custodian shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (3) Public documents-The director of the Division of Purchase and Printing shall deliver one copy of the Acts of the Assembly to the library of each educational institution in the State maintaining a library. 5. Librarians-Law silent NOTE. The State Board is authorized by law to provide for the licensing of teachers. It has adopted regulations governing the certification of school librarians. (Regulations governing the certification of teachers in Virginia, Richmond, State Board of Education, its bulletin, vol. 18, no. 4, 1936. p. 6.) 6. Relationships With State Library Agencies (a) District (applies to the 24 city school districts)-Law silent (b) County (applies to the 100 county school districts) 1-Law silent (c) State The State Board shall, unless otherwise provided by law, appoint a board of directors, consisting of five members which shall have the management of the State library (except the law library), the appointment of the librarian and other employees subject to such rules and regulations as the General Assembly shall prescribe. 7. Relationships With Public Libraries (a) District (applies to the 24 city school districts)-Law silent (b) County (applies to the 100 county school districts) 1 (1) County free libraries—The management shall be vested in a board of 5 trustees consisting of the county superintendent of public schools and 4 persons appointed by the judge of the circuit court of the county. (2) Regional libraries-The management shall be vested in a board of of five trustees, four appointed by the judge or judges of the circuit court or courts of the region and one a county superintendent, 1 Includes a few special town school districts. provided that provision may be made by the judge or judges for service in rotation of each of several superintendents. (c) State Policy of State to promote establishment and development of public libraries. THE VIRGINIA CODE OF 1936, secs. 347(11) 362, 365, 610, 628 and 4549; and 1938 SUPPLEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA CODE OF 1936, secs. 390, 672 and 713. 1. Procedures for Establishment Washington (a) District-Boards of directors in cities of the second and third classes must spend money for libraries. See 2 (a). (b) County County superintendents of common schools (hereinafter called county superintendent) may establish circulating libraries. See 2 (b). (c) State-Law silent 2. Financial Support (a) District—It shall be the duty of boards of directors in cities of the second and third classes "to provide and pay for such materials, supplies, and libraries, as may be necessary for the schools . . ." NOTE.-School districts in Washington are classified as follows: First class (districts containing cities of the first or second classes); second class (districts containing cities of the third or fourth classes or, maintaining a 4-year accredited high school); third class (any other school district); consolidated (districts which have been formed by the consolidation of two or more school districts, or any union high school district which has voted in favor of consolidation); joint district (school districts composed of territory in two or more counties); and union high school district (any school district established for the purpose of maintaining a high school by the union of two or more contiguous districts in the same county). (b) County At the time fixed for the levy of the county tax, the county commissioners of each county may levy a tax, of not to exceed one-tenth of one mill on each dollar of the assessed valuation of said county, the proceeds of which, when collected, shall constitute a circulating school library fund for the payment of all bills created for the purchase of books and fixtures by the county superintendent. (c) State-Law silent 3. Administration and Supervision (a) District-Law silent (b) County County superintendents may establish circulating libraries for the use and benefit of the pupils of the common schools of their respective counties. (c) State Law silent 4. Books (a) District (1) Selection-Every board of directors, unless otherwise provided by law, shall exclude from schools and school libraries all books, tracts, papers, and other publications of any immoral or pernicious tendency. (2) Care Any pupil who shall deface or otherwise injure any book or books belonging to the district library shall be liable to suspension and punishment, and the parent or guardian shall be liable for damages, on complaint of the teacher or director or other person residing in the district. Persons found guilty of wilfully detaining books or other property belonging to any public or incorporated library or "other educational institution" for 30 days after notice in writing to return the same, given after the expiration of the time which by the rules of such institution such article or other property may be kept are subject to fine or imprisonment. (3) Public documents-The State superintendent of public instruction (hereinafter called State superintendent) shall furnish each district library a copy of his or her biennial report to the Governor. (b) County-Duty of county superintendents to purchase books for circulating libraries and to enforce rules for their distribution, care, and use. See 3(b). (c) State-Books placed in county circulating libraries must be recommended by the State Board of Education or the State superintendent. 5. Librarians-Law silent NOTE. All certificates and diplomas, except temporary or special certificates, shall be issued or countersigned by the State superintendent. The Department of Public Instruction issues teacher-librarian credentials. (Certification of teachers, Olympia, Wash., Department of Public Instruction, 1937, p. 6.) 6. Relationships With State Library Agencies (a) District-Law silent (b) County-Law silent (c) State The State superintendent shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties now vested in and required by the former State library committee. These duties include the administration of the State library, except the powers and duties relating to the State law library. 7. Relationships With Public Libraries (a) District (1) Establishment of library-Any governmental unit has power to establish and maintain a library, either by itself or in cooperation with other governmental units. A school district, except a union high school district, is defined by law, for the purpose of this act, as a governmental unit. (2) Board of trustees-The management and control of a school district library shall be vested in a board of five trustees elected in the manner in which school directors are elected. Said trustees may submit to the qualified voters of such school district at a special election called for that purpose, the proposition of whether a special levy of not to exceed two mills, which shall be in addition to all other taxes levied by or for said school district, shall be levied upon all the taxable property of said district for the purpose of providing for the support of said library. (3) Contract-Any school district may contract for school library service from any existing library, such service to be paid for from funds available to the school district for library purposes. (b) County-Law silent |