2. Financial Support (a) District 1—District current school fund may be used for purchase of books and other library services. See following paragraph. (b) County 1-Each county board shall have the power, upon requisition of the principal of a school and, when district current school funds are involved, with the approval of the trustees of the district, and upon the recommendation of the county superintendent to purchase, for each public school in the county, books and provide mobile and other library services. The costs of such services shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be defrayed out of available county general school funds, district current funds under certain legal limitations, or other funds available for such purposes. Provided nothing shall inhibit or limit the right of schools or other agencies to raise and expend money for school library books. See following paragraph. (c) State The State superintendent of public instruction (hereinafter called State superintendent) shall allocate the State textbook apportionment under regulations of the State Board. If, by reason of careful textbook administration, a county school system shall have conserved a part of the credit in the State textbook fund, an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the unused portion of such credit, may on requisition to the State superintendent, be used for the requisition and purchase of books for public-school library use in the county. NOTE. The fund designated in the constitution as the county school fund is comprised of all State apportionable funds and all county current school funds which accrue to the credit of any county board. 3. Administration and Supervision (a) District Approval of district trustees required when district current funds are used for payment of books and other library services. Sec. 1060 (4), Florida School Laws indicates that it is the entire budget that is approved rather than specific requisitions. See 2 (b). (b) County County superintendent must recommend books and other library services purchased by county board; also plans for establishing and maintaining school libraries, or school libraries open to the public, and, in addition, such circulating or traveling libraries as are needed for the proper operation of the county school system. See 2 (b). (c) State Books and library services provided by the county board must meet the library standards approved by the State Board for schools of comparable size, condition, and organization. Likewise in establishing mobile circulating libraries, county boards are subject to the regulations of the State Board. 4. Books In every school building where elementary or high-school or continuation elementary and high-school subjects are taught there must be provided the minimum library facilities prescribed by the State Board. (a) District See 2 (b). (b) County 1 (1) Selection-See 2 (b). (2) Care County boards shall provide such rules for book classification, distribution, accounting, preservation, and care as are in its opinion 1 The law provides that each county is the unit for the control, organization, and administration of schools. The special tax school districts referred to in the law as school districts are subdivisions of the county and said county unit for school purposes. necessary or desirable and as are consistent with State Board rules for the government, maintenance and preservation of public-school libraries. See 1 (c). (3) Use May be open to public. See 3 (b). (c) State (1) Selection-Books purchased by county boards must meet standards of State Board. See 3 (c). (2) Publishers' Contracts State Board must approve lists of library books submitted by Courses of Study Committee and enter into contract with publishers for purchase of said books at minimum cost. L (b) County Library personnel shall be regarded as part of the instructional staff except as otherwise designated under regulations of the State Board. Only properly certificated school librarians shall be employed. (c) State School librarians employed by any public school of any county shall hold the certificate required by law and by regulations of the State Board in fulfilling the requirements of the law for the type of service rendered. NOTE. The Board has prescribed requirements for certification in special subjects or groups of subjects among which is library service (Certification of Teachers, State Department of Education, Tallahassee, Fla. 1939 p. 13). 6. Relationships With State Library Agencies (a) District Law silent (c) State State Library Board (board controlling State library) may upon request give assistance, advice, and counsel to all schools, as to the best means of establishing and administering libraries, selecting and cataloging books, and other details of library management. 7. Relationships With Public Libraries (a) District Law silent (b) County -Each county board may make contracts or agreements with county or community groups for a cooperative program of library establishment, maintenance and use, and all such contracts and agreements shall provide that such cooperative school and county or school and community libraries shall be established on public-school property and shall continue under the supervision and control of said county board; and such parts of the costs therefor as may, by contract or agreement, be properly chargeable to such county board shall be defrayed out of the county general fund or, under limitations prescribed by law, other available funds. (c) State-Law silent FLORIDA SCHOOL LAWS, 1939, secs. 119 (2) (3) (4) (6) (7) (10) (14) (15) (16) 401, 423 (9) (d), 433 (9) (d), 514-15, 726-31, 734, 926 (14), and 1690. The law provides that each county is the unit for the control, organization, and administration of schools. The specual tax school districts referred to in the law as school districts are subdivisions of the county and said county unit for school purposes. Georgia 1. Procedures for Establishment-Law silent 2. Financial Support (a) District-Law silent NOTE. The law provides that 3 percent of the taxes arising from the sale of malt beverages and wines shall be paid to the State Revenue Commission for enforcing the act and that the remainder shall be used by the State Board of Education (hereinafter called State Board) for the purpose of furnishing free textbooks to the children attending the common schools; and that any excess not needed for textbooks may be used by the State Board "for other school purposes." The State Department of Education reports that the Attorney General has ruled that library books are considered textbooks and that the State Board can set up such a sum as it sees fit for library books before "any excess" has accumulated. During the school year 1939-40 the State Board set aside $150,000 for the purchase of both elementary and high-school library books on condition that county and independent school district boards match the amount allocated by the State Board. (Correspondence, State Department of Education, Dec. 21, 1939.) 3. Administration and Supervision-Law silent 4. Books (a) District-Law silent (b) County Law silent (c) State-See 6 (c). 5. Librarians (a) District-Law silent (b) County-Law silent (c) State Certification-Law silent NOTE.-State Board shall provide for the certification and classication of teachers. It has set up subject-matter requirements in library science for teacher-librarians and librarians in high schools. (Certification of Teachers, 1939. Bulletin, State Department of Education, p. 12.) 6. Relationships With State Library Agencies (a) District-Law silent (b) County Law silent (c) State-Such of the public schools of Georgia as maintain libraries and desire to receive them, shall be supplied, free of charge, by the State librarian with Colonial, Revolutionary, and Confederate records and public documents. 7. Relationships With Public Libraries (a) District---Law silent (b) County Whenever the governing authorities of any political subdivision, other than municipal corporations, shall establish a public library therein, the county board of education shall, ex officio, constitute the library board; provided that in the establishment or maintenance of a public library or public library service by contract or cooperative agreement between said political subdivisions, the agreement between the respective governing authorities of said political subdivisions may provide that the library board of a political subdivision already maintaining a public library or public library service may constitute the library board, or said agreement may provide as to the constituency and method of selection of said board. (c) State Law silent CODE OF GEORGIA-1933, Constitution and sec. 101-210; Laws 1935, sec. 2; Extra session 1937-38, sec. 10; and School Laws 1937, sec. 3. 1. Procedures for Establishment Idaho (a) District-Trustees of every school district (except independent and joint independent Class A districts) shall spend funds for the establishment and maintenance of school libraries. See 2 (a). (b) County-Law silent. (c) State-Law silent. 2. Financial Support (a) District-Duty of trustees of every school district (except independent and joint independent Class A districts) to apply at least 3 percent of the moneys annually apportioned to the district to the maintenance and establishment of a school library. NOTE. It appears that the school moneys available to school districts are derived from district, county, and State sources. (b) County Law silent. (c) State-Law silent. 3. Administration and Supervision (a) District (1) Regulations-Trustees of every district (except independent and joint independent Class A districts) empowered to make such rules and regulations in regard to the library as they may deem expedient. (2) Records-Trustees of every district (except independent and joint independent Class A districts) must make a complete record of the books in the library and hold borrowers responsible for loss or damage. They shall also report annually to the county superintendent on the condition and status of the library. (b) County-See preceding paragraph. (c) State-Law silent. 4. Books (a) District (1) Selection-Trustees of all school districts shall exclude from schools and school libraries all books, papers, and catechisms of a sectarian nature. Trustees of all districts (except independent and joint independent Class A districts) shall select books purchased with money set aside for libraries from a list approved by the State Board of Education. See 2 (a). (2) Care-Books purchased with money set aside for school libraries shall be "kept in a suitable case or cases at the schoolhouse." See 2 (a). (3) Use-Books in school libraries established under provisions of 2 (a) "shall be loaned to pupils and patrons within the district for periods not exceeding 4 weeks at any one time." (b) County Law silent. (c) State-See (a) (1). 5. Librarians-Law silent NOTE. State Board of Education and board of regents of the University of Idaho (hereinafter called State Board) have entire supervision and control of the certification of teachers. The State Department of Education reports that there are no special regulations for the certification of librarians. spondence, April 23, 1939.) 6. Relationships With State Library Agencies (a) District-Law silent. (b) County-Law silent. (Corre (c) State State Board "shall supervise, govern, and direct the State Library Commission and adopt such regulations for its administration as may contribute to its efficiency in the service of the people and in promoting the educational welfare of the State." State superintendent of public instruction is secretary ex officio of State Library Commission. Said commission shall have management of the traveling library or libraries belonging to the State; shall cause said books to be distributed throughout the State; and shall cooperate with the "management of public schools" regarding the services. 7. Relationships With Public Libraries (a) District-Trustees of a school district "in which is situated no incorpo- (c) State-Law silent. IDAHO CODE, 1932, Vol. 2, secs. 32-114 (1), (10) and (14), 32-615 (12) and (22), 32-2001, 32-2002 and 32-2102. Illinois 1. Procedures for Establishment (a) District (1) Fewer than 1,000 inhabitants and not governed by any special act― Board of directors authorized to furnish libraries. |