Chapter 51, LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS
90 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-101 State Library; what constitutes.
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The books, pamphlets, maps and charts belonging to the state, now in the State Library, or which shall hereafter be added to the same, shall constitute the State Library.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-102 State Library; librarian.
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The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall have the charge of the State Library, of which he shall be librarian.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-103 State Library; directors; powers.
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The judges of the Supreme Court shall constitute a board of directors of the State Library. They shall have power to make such rules as they may deem proper, not inconsistent with sections 51-101 to 51-109, for the regulation of the library under their direction, and may prescrib…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-104 Book register; entries.
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The librarian shall cause to be kept a register of all books issued and returned at the time they shall be so issued and returned. None of the books, except the laws, journals, and reports of this state, which may be taken from the library, shall be detained more than ten days, a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-105 Books; injury or failure to return; penalty.
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If any person injures or fails to return any book taken from the library, he shall forfeit and pay to the librarian for the use of the library, double the value of the book, or of the set to which it belongs, if a set is broken by its loss, to be recovered in an action in the nam…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-107 Books; labeling.
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It shall be the duty of the librarian to cause each book to be labeled with a printed or stamped label containing the words Nebraska State Library, and also to write the same words on the thirtieth page of each volume.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-108 Books; sale, exchange, disposal; authorization.
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The directors may authorize the sale, exchange, or disposal of any surplus, damaged, defective, obsolete, or duplicate books in the library and surplus or obsolete books, reports, or pamphlets which are for sale or distribution by the librarian.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-109 Books; removal; penalty.
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If any person not authorized by the regulations made by the directors shall take a book from the library, either with or without the consent of the librarian, he shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-201 Public libraries; establishment; tax; amount authorized; limitation; library fund; county library; election required; merger authorized.
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The city council of any city, the board of trustees of any incorporated village, the county board of any county, and the electors of any township at their annual town meeting shall have the power to establish a public library free of charge for the use of the inhabitants of such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-201.01 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 51-201 to 51-219: (1) Basic services shall include, but not be limited to, free loan of circulating print and nonprint materials from the local collection and general reference and information services; and (2) Nonbasic services shall include, but not be …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-201.02 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds and declares that public libraries perform services which are vitally important for the maintenance of an educated and democratic society, including, but not limited to, providing information which stimulates thought, awareness, and involvement in issues of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-201.03 County library; petition to establish; procedure; election.
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(1) The registered voters of the incorporated and unincorporated areas of a county which do not have a public library may file an initiative petition with the county board requesting the establishment of a county library. The petition shall be filed by July 31 prior to a statewid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-201.04 County board; notice required; library merger; procedure; election.
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(1) At the time the county board decides to hold an election pursuant to section 51-201 on the question of establishing a public library, the county board shall notify the governing body and library board of each incorporated area within the county and shall publish in a newspape…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-201.05 Merger of county and municipal libraries; procedure.
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In a county that has an established county library, if a city council, village board, or township board of a city, village, or township that has a public library and the library board, if one exists, of the city, village, or township both adopt a resolution indicating that such c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-201.06 Merger; transfer of assets and employees.
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If a city, village, or township library merges with a county library under sections 51-201 to 51-219, (1) all assets shall be transferred to the county library, (2) all employees of the city, village, or township library shall be transferred to the county and shall receive at lea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-201.07 Withdrawal of municipal library from county library system; procedure.
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If the city council, village board, or township board and library board, if one exists, both adopt a resolution indicating that such city, village, or township library no longer desires to be a part of the county library system and notify the county board by filing the resolution…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-202 City or village library; library board; members; elected or appointed; terms; vacancies, how filled.
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(1) When any city council or village board decides by ordinance to establish and maintain a public library and reading room under sections 51-201 to 51-219, the city council or village board shall establish a library board. The library board shall have at least five members. Neit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-203 County or township library; board; members; election or appointment; terms; vacancies; how filled.
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When the county board of any county or the electors of any township vote to establish and maintain a public library, the county board or the township board shall establish a library board. The library board shall have at least five members. No member of the county board or townsh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-204 Library board; organization; officers; quorum.
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The members of any city, village, county, or township library board shall immediately after their appointment meet and organize by electing from their number a president, secretary, and such other officers as may be necessary. A majority of the members of a city, village, county,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-205 Library board; bylaws, rules, and regulations.
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The library board shall have the power to make and adopt such bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own guidance and for the government of the library and reading room as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with sections 51-201 to 51-219.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-206 Library board; mortgages; release or renewal.
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The president shall have the power to release, upon full payment, any mortgage constituting a credit to the library fund and standing in the name of such library board. The signature of the president on any such release shall be authenticated by the secretary of the board. The pr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-207 Library board; funds; buildings; custody and control.
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The library board shall have exclusive control of expenditures, of all money collected or donated to the credit of the library fund, of the renting and construction of any library building, and the supervision, care and custody of the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed, leas…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-208 Library board; use of library for city or school purposes; contracts.
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The library board of any public library may contract with the city council of any city, with the trustees of any incorporated village, with the county board of the county in which such library is located or of any adjacent county, or with the directors of any school district, to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-209 Public library; funds; disbursements; sinking fund; bonds.
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All taxes levied or collected and all funds donated or in any way acquired for the erection, maintenance, or support of any public library shall be kept for the use of the library separate and apart from all other funds of the city, village, county, or township, shall be drawn up…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-210 Library board; building sites; acquisition; procedure.
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Every library board created under sections 51-201 to 51-219 shall have power to purchase or lease grounds, to exercise the power of eminent domain, and to condemn real estate for the purpose of securing a site for a library building. The procedure to condemn property shall be exe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-211 Library board; general powers and duties; governing body; duty; discrimination prohibited.
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(1) The library board may erect, lease, or occupy an appropriate building for the use of a library, appoint a suitable librarian and assistants, fix the compensation of such appointees, and remove such appointees at the pleasure of the board. The governing body of the county, cit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-212 Public library; use and purpose.
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Except as provided in section 51-211, every library and reading room supported by public tax shall be forever free to the use of the inhabitants of the city, village, county, or township maintaining such library, subject always to such reasonable regulations as the library board …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-213 Library board; annual report; contents.
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The library board shall, on or before the second Monday in February in each year, make a report to the city council or village board or to the county or township board of the condition of its trust on the last day of the prior fiscal year. The report shall show all money received…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-214 Penalties; action to recover; disposition of funds collected.
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Penalties imposed or accruing by any bylaw or regulation of the library board and any court costs and attorney's fees may be recovered in a civil action before any court having jurisdiction, such action to be instituted in the name of the library board of the city, village, count…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-215 Public library; donations; library board may accept.
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Any person may make donation of money, lands or other property for the benefit of any public library. The title to property so donated may be made to and shall vest in the library board of such library and their successors in office, and the board shall thereby become the owners …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-216 Real estate; sale and conveyance; conditions; remonstrance; procedure.
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The library board may, by resolution, direct the sale and conveyance of any real estate owned by the library board or by the public library, which is not used for library purposes, or of any real estate so donated or devised to the library board or to the public library upon such…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-217 Public library; use by school districts.
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Any school district may in its discretion at its annual meeting, by a majority vote, authorize the school board to contract for the use of a public library by the inhabitants of such district.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-218 Public library; property; exemption from execution and taxation; when.
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The property of any public library shall be exempt from execution and shall be exempt from taxation to the extent it is used for a public purpose.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-219 Private and associate libraries; deposit and use; authorized; requirements.
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The library board shall have power to authorize any circulating library, reading matter, or work of art belonging to any private person, association or corporation, to be deposited in the public library rooms, to be drawn or used outside of the rooms only on payment of such fee o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-220 Law library; establishment; maintenance; supervision.
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The county board may, when in its discretion it shall deem it advisable, provide by purchase or otherwise for the procuring and maintaining of a suitable law library for the use of the public. Such library shall be under the supervision of the judges of the district court of the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-401 Nebraska Library Commission; members; term.
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A Nebraska Library Commission is hereby established composed of six members to be appointed by the Governor, one to serve one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years, and thereafter the Governor shall appoint a new member annually …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-402 Nebraska Library Commission; expenses; payment.
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The members of the Nebraska Library Commission shall serve without pay. They shall receive remuneration for expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the commission as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. These expenses shall be paid out of the funds of the Nebraska …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-403 Nebraska Library Commission; powers and duties; director; appointment; salary.
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The powers and duties of the Nebraska Library Commission shall be (1) to make rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for its government and operations, (2) to appoint a director, at a salary to be fixed by the commission, who shall be a technically trained, qualified, an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-403.03 Nebraska Library Commission; director; salary increase; when effective.
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Section 51-403 shall be so interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose, to provide, in the public interest, adequate compensation as therein provided for the director of the Nebraska Library Commission; and to permit a change of such salary as soon as same may become operati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-404 Director; duties.
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It shall be the duty of the director of the commission (1) to administer the work and activities of the commission, (2) to purchase books, periodicals, other library materials, and all necessary equipment and supplies for the commission, (3) to keep a catalog of all books, period…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-405 Local libraries, agencies, or organizations; entitled to services, when.
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Any library, governmental agency, or any body of citizens or taxpayers organized for library purposes shall, upon complying with the rules prescribed by the Nebraska Library Commission, be entitled to the commission's services.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-406 Books; loans to libraries.
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Any books, collection of books or other property of the Nebraska Library Commission may be loaned to any library, under such rules for the safekeeping, preservation, care, handling and management of the same as may be fixed by the Nebraska Library Commission.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-407 Nebraska Library Commission; reports from all libraries required.
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The director shall each year obtain from all libraries in the state reports showing the conditions, growth, development and manner of conducting such libraries, together with such other facts and statistics regarding the same as may be deemed of public interest by the Nebraska Li…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-408 Nebraska Library Commission; assistance to local libraries.
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The director shall when asked give advice and instruction to all libraries or individuals and to all communities which may propose to establish libraries as to the best means for establishing, organizing and administering such libraries, selecting and cataloging books, and other …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-410 Nebraska Library Commission; disbursements; power of director.
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The director may from time to time as needed draw a voucher signed by himself in favor of any party to whom money is due, stating in such voucher what the money is to be used for. Upon presentation of such order the Director of Administrative Services shall draw his warrant upon …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-410.01 Nebraska Library Commission Cash Fund; created; how funded.
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There is hereby created a fund to be known as the Nebraska Library Commission Cash Fund, from which shall be appropriated such amounts as are available and as shall be considered incident to the administration of the Nebraska Library Commission. All funds received by the Nebraska…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-411 Terms, defined.
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As used in sections 51-411 to 51-418, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Print shall include all forms of printing and duplicating, regardless of format or purpose, with the exception of correspondence and interoffice memoranda; (2) State publications shall include any mu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-412 Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse; created; duties; rules and regulations.
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There is hereby created, as a division of the Nebraska Library Commission, a Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse. The clearinghouse shall establish and operate a publications collection and depository system for the use of Nebraska citizens. To this end, the Nebraska Library Comm…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-413 State agencies; publications; filing with Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse.
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Every state agency head or his or her appointed records officer shall notify the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse of his or her identity. The records officer shall upon release of a state publication deposit four copies and a short summary, including author, title, and subject…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-414 Depository contracts; standards; establish.
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The Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse may enter into depository contracts with any municipal or county public library, state college or state university library, and out-of-state research libraries. The requirements for eligibility to contract as a depository library shall be e…