Title 39 — Libraries and Cultural Institutions.

A free public library is hereby established and shall be maintained in the District of Columbia which shall be the property of the said District and a supplement of the public educational system of said District. Said library shall consist of a central library and such number of …

In order to make the said library an effective supplement of the public educational system of the said District and to furnish the system of branch libraries provided for in § 39-101, the Board of Library Trustees, hereinafter provided, is authorized to enter into agreements with…

All persons who are permanent or temporary residents of the District of Columbia shall be entitled to the privileges of the District of Columbia Public Library including the use of books and other materials, as a lending or circulating library, subject to rules and regulations es…

(a) The public library shall be in the charge of a Board of Library Trustees (“Board”), which shall be composed of 9 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, with the advice and consent of the Council of the District of Columbia. (b) Each member of the Board sh…

(a) The Board of Library Trustees shall: (1) Have the authority to provide for the care and preservation of the library; (2) Determine the policy of the public library; (3) Have the authority to procure all goods and services necessary to operate the library system, independent o…

The Mayor of the District is authorized to include in his annual estimates for appropriation sums as he may deem necessary for the proper maintenance of the library, including branches, for the purchase of land for sites for library buildings, and for the erection and enlargement…

The Board shall have power to purchase, rent, and sell library-related items, including, but not limited to, the following: film catalogs and other publications of the library; publications and items of special interest commemorating individuals and events connected with the libr…

(a) The Board of Library Trustees may accept donations, gifts by devise or bequest, grants, and any other type of asset, except real property as defined in § 10-801.01, from individuals, clubs, groups, corporations, partnerships, and other governmental entities. The Board shall a…

(a) Circulation records maintained by the public library in the District of Columbia which can be used to identify a library patron who has requested, used, or borrowed identified library materials from the public library and the specific material that patron has requested, used,…

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(a) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia a segregated, nonlapsing trust fund designated as the Library Development Trust Fund (“Trust Fund”) into which shall be deposited any revenue generated from: (1) The development of mixed-use projects inv…

Within 60 days of approval of a strategic plan by the Board of Library Trustees pursuant to § 39-111, the Mayor shall initiate a competitive process for the performance of the work described in the plan. The Mayor shall issue one or more solicitations for competitive sealed bids …

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing account the Library Collections Account (“Account”) into which shall be deposited: (1) All receipts from the sale of used books and other library materials; (2) Proceeds from the sale of library-related merchandise; (3) Gifts, grants, and …

(a) There is established the Books from Birth program as a program of the District of Columbia Public Library (“DCPL”), to be administered by the Executive Director of DCPL. (b) The Books from Birth program shall provide books to all children registered with the program, delivere…

(a) There is established as a special fund the Books from Birth Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Board in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund: (1) Funds appropriated by the District…

(a) There is established as a special fund the DCPL Revenue-Generating Activities Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Board in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) The Fund shall consist of the revenue from revenue-generating activities and services d…

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Any books of a miscellaneous character no longer required for the use of any executive department, or bureau, or commission of the government, and not deemed an advisable addition to the Library of Congress, shall, if appropriate to the uses of the free public library of the Dist…

The Public Library of the District of Columbia is hereby constituted a designated depository of governmental publications, and the Superintendent of Documents shall supply to such library 1 copy of each such publication, in the same form as supplied to other designated depositori…

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The enactment of this chapter by the Council is done pursuant to the authority vested in the Council under § 1-204.04(b).

As used in this chapter: (1) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia established under § 1-204.21. (2) The term “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia established under § 1-204.01. (3) The term “Commission” means the Commission on the Arts an…

(a) In order to evaluate and initiate action on matters relating to the arts, to encourage programs and the development of programs which promote progress in the arts, there is established, in the Office of the Mayor, in the District of Columbia, a commission to be known as the C…

The Commission shall: (a)(1) Take action concerning the needs of the residents of the District of Columbia for activities in the arts and humanities, and concerning the development and improvement of activities in the arts and humanities in the District of Columbia; (2) Prepare a…

(a) There shall be an Executive Director for the Commission who shall be appointed by the Commission. The Executive Director shall be the chief administrative officer of the Commission and shall be responsible for supervising the remainder of the staff of the Commission. He shall…

(a) There is established the Arts and Humanities Enterprise Fund (“Fund”) to be operated by the Commission. (a-1) There shall be deposited into the Fund: (1) Repealed. (2) Interest earned on money deposited into the Fund. (3) Private donations, gifts, and grants; and (4) Proceeds…

(a) The Mayor shall instruct the Office of Management and Budget Systems to coordinate with the Commission the establishment of a bookkeeping and accounting system to allow for swift transference of grant monies from the District government to a recipient, and shall instruct that…

(a)(1) On or before December 15, 2016, the Director of the Office of Planning (“Office”) shall submit to the Mayor and the Council and post on the Office’s website a comprehensive cultural plan (“Plan”). Before that date, the Office shall oversee the solicitation, through a reque…

(a) There is established in the District of Columbia a membership nonprofit corporation which shall be known as the Museum of the City of Washington, Incorporated (hereinafter the “Museum”). (b) The Museum is designated as the official cultural institution in the District of Colu…

The Museum shall maintain a designated agent to accept service of process for the Museum. Notice to or service upon the agent is notice or service upon the Museum.

The Museum may exercise those powers conferred upon a nonprofit corporation in Chapters 1, 2, and 4 of Title 29.

(a) A self-perpetuating Board of Directors is established to manage the affairs of the Museum. The Board shall have a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 23 members. Members of the Board shall include representatives of various geographical areas of the City, business people, and comm…

(a) The Board shall file such papers as may be required by the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia. (b) The Board may appoint such officers and employees as necessary to carry out the purposes of the Museum. (c) The Board shall have the power to adopt, amend, or repeal …

(a) The District of Columbia government may assist the Museum in carrying out this chapter by transferring or loaning to the Museum any District-owned real or personal property, facilities, furnishings, works of art, or historical artifacts. If the District of Columbia government…

Except as otherwise provided in a contract or legacy transferring or loaning property to the Museum, upon dissolution of the Museum as a corporation, all remaining assets shall be transferred to the Mayor of the District of Columbia. The Mayor shall make every effort to use the a…

The Museum may engage in such activities that make it eligible for treatment as an organization described in § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.) which may be exempt from federal taxation under § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.).

The Council of the District of Columbia retains the full right to repeal or amend this chapter at any time.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Arena Stage project” means the planning, development, acquisition, and construction of theater facilities and ancillary facilities to be located at 1101 6th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. (Square 472, Lot 123). (2) “Eligible organi…

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Subject to the appropriation of funds or the identification of legally available funds, the Mayor may provide economic assistance to pay all or a portion of the capital costs incurred by a project approved by the Council prior to November 1, 2009.

(a) The Council finds that the Washington Drama Society is an eligible organization, and that the Arena Stage Project will contribute to the redevelopment of the southwest waterfront and provide financial, economic, educational, and cultural benefits to the residents of the Distr…

The Mayor shall promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2, setting forth the criteria and standards for providing economic assistance under this chapter.

Within 45 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Mayor shall submit to the Council a report that states in detail the amount of economic assistance provided under this chapter during the preceding fiscal year, and names the recipients of the economic assistance and their use…