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comply with such request and fix the amount of such allowance or allowances."

(c) State Law silent

NEW MEXICO PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE, 1938 Compilation, secs. 20 and 116; and NEW MEXico Statutes, 1929, secs. 133-203.

1. Procedures for Establishment

(a) District

New York

(1) Any-Inhabitants of any district authorized to vote a tax for the establishment and maintenance of a school library. See 2 (a) (1). (2) City-Board of education in a city authorized to establish and maintain libraries which may be open to the public.

(b) County Law silent

(c) State Law silent

2. Financial Support (a) District

(1) Any-The inhabitants of any district when duly assembled in any district meeting shall have power: "to vote a tax for the establishment of a school library and the maintenance thereof, or for the support of any school library already owned by said district, and for the purchase of books therefor, and such sum as they may deem necessary for the purchase of a bookcase."

Trustees also authorized to insure the school library in some company created by or under the laws of New York or authorized by law to transact business in said State, in a sum fixed by a district meeting and to raise the premium by a district tax and comply with the conditions of the policy.

(2) Union free-Board of education of every union free school district authorized to insure the school library in a company, the type of which is described in the previous paragraph.

(3) City-Each city and school district in the State is authorized to raise moneys by tax in the same manner as other school moneys are raised or to receive moneys by gift or devise, for starting, extending, or caring for the school library.

(b) County Law silent

(c) State -The Commissioner of education (hereinafter called commissioner) is authorized to withhold its share of public-school moneys from any city or district which uses library moneys for any other purpose than that for which they are provided, or for disobedience of the rules of said commissioner.

3. Administration and Supervision

(a) District

(1) Use and care of library-The school library shall be a part of the school equipment and shall be kept in the school building at all times. Such library shall be devoted to the exclusive use of the school except as otherwise provided by the rules of the commissioner and except in a district where there is no free library, in which case such school library shall be a circulating library for the use of the residents of the district. See (c).

(2) Library use of school buildings-Trustees or boards of education may permit the use of the schoolhouse and rooms therein, when not in use for school purposes, to be used for public library purposes, or as stations of public libraries.

(3) Community service-Boards of education in cities authorized to open libraries to public. See 1 (a) (2).

(b) County-Law silent

(c) State The commissioner shall prescribe rules regulating books, the conditions under which a school library may be used by the public in a district in which a free library is situated, the management of school libraries and their use as circulating libraries by the residents of the districts in which they are situated, and reports of school librarians. See 4 (c) and 5 (c)

4. Books

(a) District

(1) Selection--The district superintendent of schools shall have power
to advise trustees relative to the purchase of library books.
(2) Care-Kept in schoolhouse. See 3 (a) (1).

Any person found guilty of maliciously injuring a book or other property belonging to an "incorporated institution devoted to educational work subject to fine and imprisonment or both."

(3) Use-See 3 (a) (3).

(b) County.-Law silent

(c) State-The commissioner shall prescribe rules and regulations for "the purchase, recording, safekeeping, and loaning of books in school libraries, and the use of such books by pupils and teachers in the public schools."

5. Librarians

(a) District

(1) Selection-No trustee can hold the office of librarian. Boards of education of union free school districts are authorized "to appoint such librarians as they may from time to time deem necessary."

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Boards of education in a city or union free high school district maintaining an academic department or high school may employ a person to act as school librarian, who may be engaged for all or a part of the time in the performance of the duties of the position as may be directed by the board. The person so employed may be the librarian of the free library. In all other districts the trustees or board of education may appoint a competent person to act as librarian. In case of a failure of a city or union free school district maintaining an academic department or high school to employ a librarian as above provided, the teacher of English in such school shall be the librarian. In case of a failure to appoint a librarian in any other district, the teacher, or if there be more than one teacher, the principal teacher, shall act as librarian.

The superintendent of schools of a city shall possess, subject to the by-laws of the board of education, power to issue such licenses to teachers, school librarian, and other members of the teaching and supervisory staff as may be required under the regulations of the board in cities in which such board requires its teachers to hold qualifications in addition to or in advance of the minimum qualifications prescribed by law.

In a city having a population of 400,000 or more (applies to Buffalo and New York), the board of education shall designate, subject to certain legal restrictions, the kind and grades of licenses required of school librarians and other employees.

(2) Salaries In a city or union free school district maintaining an academic department or high school, the board of education may employ and fix the compensation of a person to act as school librarian. See (a) (1).

In cities of the first glass having a population of one million or over (applies to New York) salary schedule B-3 for library assistants in high schools and training schools is $1,500 for the first year with an annual increase (up to 12) of $100.

NOTE. While this is the only place in the statutes in which the salary of school librarian is specified, the State Department of Education has taken the position that a teacher-librarian serving in a high-school department, unless the board has adopted a special schedule for such librarian, must receive at least the schedule salary for regular high-school teachers. The same provision applies to

librarians in elementary schools (Correspondence, State Department of Education, Feb. 25, 1939).

(b) County-Law silent

(c) State-The commissioner shall prescribe rules relating to the contents and submission of reports of school librarians.

NOTE. The law provides that the commissioner shall prescribe, subject to approval by the board of regents of the University of the State of New York (hereinafter called regents), regulations governing the examination and certification of teachers employed in all public schools of the State except that no such regulation in a city having a population of 400,000 or more (Buffalo and New York) shall cause the discontinuance of service of persons who have satisfactorily completed their probationary periods or the removal of such persons from their positions in a manner other than that provided by law. In New York, school librarians are classified as teachers of special subjects. types of certificates are provided-provisional and permanent. of these certificates require special training in library science. cates for Teaching Service, 1939, Albany, N. Y.)

6. Relationships With State Library Agencies

(a) District-Law silent

(b) County-Law silent

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Both

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(c) Sate The State library is a department of the University of the State of New York.

7. Relationships With Public Libraries

(a) District

(1) Establish public library-Any school district may establish a public
library with or without branches, and may raise money by tax to
equip and maintain such library.

(2) Contract for service-Any school district may contract with a free
library registered by the regents or with any municipal or district
body having control of such library to furnish library privileges to
the people of the district under the terms stated in the contract.
(3) Permit library use of school buildings-See 3 (a) (2).

(4) Open school library to public-See 3 (a) (3).

(5) Employ public librarian-See 5 (a) (1).

(6) Transfer property to library-"The board of education of any city or union free school district or the electors of any other district, by legal vote duly approved by the regents may give to any free library any of the books or other public-school library property not required in such school library, provided such free library is registered by the regents and situated in such city or district; and the school authorities or body making the transfer shall hereafter be relieved of all responsibility pertaining to the property so transferred." (b) County-Law silent (c) State-Law silent

EDUCATION Law, 1936 (University of the State of New York Bulletin) secs. 53, 206 (10), 222 (1), 275 (7), 31G (8) and (14),395 (4), 455 (2), 552, 868 (6), 870 (6), 872 (5), and 883 (B-3), and CAHILL'S CONSOLIDATED LAWS OF NEW YORK, 1930, secs. 1118, 1118 (a), 1135, 1135 (a), 1137, 1138, 1141 and 1428.

North Carolina

1. Procedures for Establishment-Law silent

2. Financial Support

(a) District-Law silent

(b) County-Law silent

(c) State

(1) State provides 8-months' term-The act appropriating funds for the administration and operation of a uniform system of public schools for a term of 8 months itemizes the objects of school expenditures to be included in the budget. Libraries is one of the items.

NOTE. In 1901 the General Assembly of North Carolina made an appropriation of $2,500 for the purchase of books for publicschool libraries on a three-way-matching basis-the State contributing 10 dollars provided the patrons of a school and the county board of education each raised 10 dollars. Later assemblies increased the State appropriation and changed the bases for distribution. The most significant change was made in 1923 when the basis for distribution was raised to 50 dollars and the type of schools to be aided was restricted to union schools (elementary and secondary). This situation prevailed until 1931 when the General Assembly passed the act appropriating funds for the administration and operation of a uniform system of public schools for a term of 8 months. At that time special aid for libraries in union schools was discontinued and a fund for library supplies and replacement was allotted from the State appropriation for public-school support. (Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina for the Scholastic Years 1933-1934 and 1935-1936. Pt. 1, p. 38.) (2) State textbook commission furnish library books-The State textbook commission is "authorized and empowered" to buy, sell, or rent library books to be placed in the public schools of the State from a list to be selected by the State superintendent of public instruction (hereinafter called State superintendent), with the approval of the State Board of Education; said books to be placed in

such schools as may be designated by the State Textbook Commission; provided, that such library books shall be purchased in accordance with rules and regulations duly promulgated by the State Board of Education (hereinafter called State Board).

3. Administration and Supervision-Law silent

4. Books

(a) District

(1) Selection-Unlawful to exhibit obscene literature in any school. See (c).

(2) Care Persons wilfully stealing, detaining, or mutilating books or other property belonging to "any incorporated institution" devoted to educational purposes shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be fined or imprisoned.

(b) County Law silent

(c) State State superintendent selects library books furnished by State Textbook Commission. See 2 (c) (2).

5. Librarians-Law silent

NOTE. The State Board shall have entire control of examining, accrediting without examination, and certificating all applicants for teachers, supervisors, and administrators in all public elementary and secondary schools, and shall prescribe rules for the same. Rules, including training in library science, have been adopted for school librarians on whole time and teacher-librarians giving part time to library duties.

6. Relationships With State Library Agencies

(a) District-See (c).

(b) County-Law silent

(c) State The State superintendent is ex officio a member of the Library Commission of North Carolina. Said commission shall give advice and counsel to all librarians in the State. Every public library in the State shall make a report to the commission; for this purpose a school library is interpreted as a “public library.”

7. Relationships With Public Libraries-Law silent

NORTH CAROLINA CODE 1935, secs. 4348, 4511 (f), 5570, 6597, 6599, and 6600; and Sub-Chapter XIX (p. 1954-61); also PUBLIC LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, Extra Session 1938 and Regular Session 1939, ch. 90 (pp. 110-11.)

North Dakota

1. Procedures for Establishment

(a) District-School board shall spend funds for school libraries. See 2 (a). (b) County-Law silent

(c) State-Law silent

2. Financial Support

(a) District-The district school board shall appropriate and expend each year not less than 10 or more than 25 dollars for each school of the district "for the purpose of a school library"; provided that when a school board of a common school has purchased and has in its library

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