Title 22, Title 22

A person who defaces, tears, or otherwise injures any book or other work or who fails to return any book taken by the person is liable to the state in three times the value of the book if the book is not replaced by a new one or another book of identical title, in good order and …

The Interstate Library Compact is approved, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Montana. The compact is in full as follows: INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT Article I. Policy and Purpose Because the desire for the services provided by libraries transcends governmental bo…

The executive officer of the state library commission shall be the compact administrator of the Interstate Library Compact.

(1) The purpose of this part is to provide a method for: (a) establishing, equipping, administering, and funding public libraries; and (b) contracting for library services from existing public libraries. (2) A public library district may contain the entire territory of a county, …

(1) Proceedings for the creation or enlargement of a public library district or the conversion of a public library to a public library district may be initiated by: (a) a petition signed by not less than 15% of the qualified electors who reside within the proposed district or the…

(1) The election on the question of whether to create a public library district must be conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5. (2) Only qualified electors residing within the proposed public library district may vote on the question of whether to create the dis…

(1) If a majority of the votes cast at the election in the territory of each county included in the proposed public library district approve the formation of the district, the governing body of each county shall, within 10 days of the receipt of the official canvass of the result…

(1) (a) If all or part of the territory served by an existing public library, as defined in 22-1-326, is included within the boundaries of a public library district, the governing body of each county with territory included in the district shall notify the governing body of the c…

(1) After appointment of the initial members of the board of trustees, all members must be elected by the electors of the public library district. (2) The election of members to the board of trustees must be held in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5. (3) (a) A candidate…

(1) The board of trustees of a public library district shall: (a) operate and maintain library property within the district and may conduct programs relating to libraries and make improvements to district property as the board considers appropriate; (b) prepare annual budgets as …

(1) The board of trustees shall annually prepare a budget for the ensuing fiscal year and present the budget to the governing body of each county with territory in the public library district at the regular budget meetings as prescribed in Title 7, chapter 6, part 40, and certify…

(1) The maximum property tax mill levy authorized for the operation of a public library district may be changed by an election on the question of changing the maximum mill levy. (2) A vote on the question of raising or lowering the maximum property tax mill levy in the public lib…

(1) A public library district may be dissolved after an election on the question of dissolving the district. The process of dissolving the district may be initiated by a petition of 15% of the electorate of the district or by a resolution of intent to dissolve the district adopte…

(1) If dissolution of a public library district is authorized by a majority of the electorate of the district, the county governing body shall order the dissolution and file the order with the county clerk. The dissolution is effective upon the earlier of the following: (a) 6 mon…

A multijurisdictional public library district created under the provisions of Title 7, chapter 11, part 10, must be administered according to the provisions of 22-1-305 through 22-1-317.

(1) The trustees of a public library district may establish a library depreciation reserve fund for the replacement and acquisition of property, capital improvements, and equipment necessary to maintain and improve district library services. (2) Money for the library depreciation…