Each library region must be affiliated with an area reference and resource center designated by the State Librarian. [PL 2019, c. 150, §15 (AMD).]
1. Duties. An area reference and resource center may:
A. Provide a common borrower's card for libraries and residents within library regions, as determined through contractual arrangements between the Maine State Library and the area reference and resource center; [PL 2019, c. 150, §15 (AMD).]
B. Participate with the Maine State Library consultant or specialist in planning and conducting workshops on community-library planning; [PL 2019, c. 150, §15 (AMD).]
C. Provide office space and support services to the extent able to the Maine State Library consultant or specialist; and [PL 2019, c. 150, §15 (AMD).]
D. [PL 2019, c. 150, §15 (RP).]
E. Provide other cooperative activities and services as libraries may need or require.