Title 30, Education and Culture

In the event of withdrawal from the Interstate Library Compact the compact administrator shall send and receive any notices required by Article XI (b) of the compact. [1965 c.354 §5] PUBLIC LIBRARIES

As used in ORS 357.400 to 357.621: (1) “Governing body” means the board, commission, council or other body which governs the local government unit. (2) “Local government unit” means any city, county, library service district established under ORS chapter 451, school district, com…

(1) The State Library Board shall establish minimum conditions that a public library must meet. (2) The conditions established under this section must, at least: (a) Include financial support from public funds and regularly scheduled open hours; and (b) Provide reasonable exempti…

Any local government unit may: (1) Establish, equip and maintain a public library. (2) Contract with an established public library or with a private society or corporation owning and controlling a secular or nonsectarian library for the purpose of providing free use of the librar…

(1) A public library may be established by a local government unit by any of the following ways: (a) The governing body may pass and enter upon its minutes a resolution or ordinance to the effect that a public library is established under the provisions of ORS 357.400 to 357.621.…

If a governing body acts under ORS 357.417 (1)(a) or (c), its order shall state the manner in which the local government unit proposes to finance the library, including the estimated amount of any annual tax levy necessary to provide for the library. If the governing body determi…

Any local government unit acting under ORS 357.417 shall notify in writing the State Library of its plan for establishing a public library. The State Library shall respond in writing within 30 days, commenting on the plan for establishing the library and on its relationship to th…

(1) No member of any public library board or the body appointing such board shall have any financial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract to which the library is a party, nor shall receive a salary or any payment for material or for services rendered the board…

(1) Each public library established under ORS 357.417 shall be governed by a library board unless some other method is specified in the charter, ordinance or resolution establishing the library. (2) Upon resolution, ordinance or election pursuant to ORS 357.417, the governing bod…

After appointment, the public library board shall meet and organize by the election of a chairperson from among its members. The librarian shall serve as secretary to the board and keep the record of its actions. [Amended by 1955 c.432 §9; 1975 c.112 §5; 1975 c.476 §23]

In the ordinance or resolution establishing the library, the governing body shall determine the library board’s responsibility for: (1) Appointment of the librarian and staff, fixing their compensation, determining their working conditions and prescribing their duties. (2) Formul…

Each public library established under ORS 357.417 shall make an annual report to the State Library and to the governing body on a form supplied by the State Library. [Amended by 1965 c.354 §9; 1975 c.476 §25]

(1) A local option tax for any of the purposes stated in ORS 357.410, 357.417 or 357.490 shall be submitted at an election as provided in this section. The governing body of the local government unit: (a) May order the election on its own resolution; or (b) Shall order the electi…

(1) Libraries organized under Oregon laws prior to September 13, 1975, are continued, and may have their organizations changed so as to conform to ORS 357.001 to 357.200, 357.330, 357.360, 357.400 to 357.621, 357.975 and 357.990 by resolution of the governing body of the local go…

No governing body which has established a public library under the laws of this state shall abolish or withdraw support for such library without first holding at least two public hearings on the matter at least 90 days apart. The governing body shall give public notice of the pub…

The state shall provide financial assistance for public library service to public libraries established pursuant to law from funds specifically appropriated therefor by annual grants to units of local government. The grants shall be expended to develop public library services for…

Units of local government and counties may apply to the State Library Board for annual establishment and development grants. The grants may be made from funds specifically appropriated for that purpose and are to be used to establish, develop or improve public library early liter…

The State Library Board shall administer the provisions of ORS 357.740 to 357.780 and shall adopt rules governing the application for and granting of funds under ORS 357.740 to 357.780. [1977 c.291 §3; 2015 c.328 §27]

(1) The State Library Board shall disburse moneys under this section based on the estimated total population of children, from birth to 14 years of age, in the state. For those areas of the state not served by local public libraries, the moneys available shall be reallocated to q…

(1) The Connecting Oregon Libraries Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Connecting Oregon Libraries Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) The Connecting Oregon Libraries Fund consists of any moneys depos…

As used in ORS 357.805 to 357.895, unless the context requires otherwise, “photocopy,” “political subdivision,” “public record” and “state agency” are defined by ORS 192.005. [Formerly 358.005; 1999 c.55 §2]

The office of State Archivist hereby is created. It shall be under the control and supervision of the Secretary of State, who shall, subject to any applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law, appoint and fix the compensation of the archivist and such assistants as…

(1) The State Archivist may negotiate for, acquire and receive public records, writings and illustrative materials of value or interest for legal, administrative, fiscal, tribal cultural, historical or research purposes. The State Archivist is constituted official custodian of al…

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, when the State Archivist has determined that public records are stored under conditions where they are no longer available for use or which are dangerous to the safety and protection of the records, or where no safe storage is available, a…

The State Archivist shall have a seal which shall have the coat of arms of the state engraved in the center thereof, with the following inscription surrounding such coat of arms: “The State Archivist, State of Oregon.” [Formerly 358.040]

The State Archivist, without charge therefor, shall give advice and assistance on public record problems to any legislative, executive or judicial officer of this state or any political subdivision in this state. The State Archivist from time to time also shall give general advic…

(1) With the approval of the State Archivist, an original or duplicate photocopy or other copy of any public record or writing may be filed with the State Archivist by any of the public officers mentioned in ORS 357.855, or a political subdivision, for the purpose of insuring the…

The State Archivist shall be accorded, for the purposes of ORS 357.805 to 357.895, access to and may examine and receive any public records or writings whether or not they are subject to public inspection. The State Archivist shall maintain inviolate any privileged or confidentia…

The Secretary of State shall prescribe fees to be charged and collected by the State Archivist for official services rendered as State Archivist. All moneys received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the miscellaneous receipts account established pursuant to ORS 279A…

In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the State Archivist shall issue rules and regulations to carry out the powers and duties of the State Archivist under ORS 192.005 to 192.170 and 357.805 to 357.895. [Formerly 358.090] STATE REFERENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL

(1) There is established a State Reference Coordinating Council whose duties are to coordinate the delivery of library, information and reference services provided by the State Library, the State Archives and the State of Oregon Law Library, to clarify the roles of the State Libr…

(1) There is established the office of Poet Laureate of the State of Oregon for the purpose of honoring the resident poets of Oregon who have been most responsible for capturing the beauty and spirit of the state through the medium of verse. (2) The person appointed to the office…

It shall be unlawful for any person willfully or maliciously to detain any library materials belonging to a publicly supported library or privately supported school, academic or research library or incorporated library for 30 days after notice in writing from the librarian of suc…

Violation of ORS 357.975 is a Class B violation. Such conviction and payment of the fine shall not be construed to constitute payment for library material nor shall a person convicted under this section be thereby relieved of any obligation to return to the library such material.…

The state recognizes a continuing obligation to contribute to the support of the Oregon Historical Society. The amount appropriated each biennium will be considered the continuing level of state aid for operation of the society for the next biennium. Supplements may also be added…

(1) The Oregon Historical Society shall advise the Department of Transportation on acquisition, development and operation of historic places. (2) The Department of Transportation shall consider the advice of the Oregon Historical Society, particularly advice regarding the designa…

(1) The State Archivist shall establish the Oregon Historic Families database to provide genealogy research material and to encourage genealogy studies of historic families of Oregon. (2) The State Archivist shall compile Oregon data taken from decennial censuses prior to 1910. T…

The Oregon Historical Society shall prepare, administer and periodically revise a comprehensive program for the development of the Oregon Trail as a major historical attraction in this state. The program prepared by the Oregon Historical Society shall provide for: (1) Coordinatio…

The Oregon Business Development Department shall promote the Oregon Trail as a major tourist attraction in this state, consistent with maintaining the historical integrity of the Oregon Trail by: (1) Preparing and distributing maps, brochures and other promotional literature that…

Oregon recognizes the value and significance of its historic trails, including: (1) The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; (2) The Oregon National Historic Trail; (3) The Applegate National Historic Trail; (4) The Nez Perce National Historic Trail; (5) Alternate routes of t…

(1) This section establishes the procedure for determining whether a county historical fund should be created. The question shall be decided by election. The governing body of a county: (a) May order the election on its own resolution; or (b) Shall order the election when a petit…

(1) When authorized by the electors as set forth in ORS 358.171, the governing body of the county may levy, in addition to the taxes now permitted by law to be levied, an ad valorem tax upon the taxable property in the county for the purpose of creating a county historical fund. …

The county historical fund is not subject to the provisions of the Local Budget Law and shall be a continuing fund. [Amended by 2003 c.46 §50]

Upon the creation of a county historical fund, the president and secretary of any historical society organized as a nonprofit organization under the laws of Oregon, affiliated with and approved by the Oregon Historical Society and including in its purposes the acquisition by gift…

Upon the filing of the detailed estimate and approval thereof by the governing body of the county, all moneys in the county historical fund are subject to disbursal by warrants drawn by the historical society and signed by the president and secretary of the society. No money with…

On or before January 1 of each year, every historical society specified in ORS 358.200 which has received moneys from a county historical fund shall submit a report in writing to the governing body of the county showing in detail how such moneys have been expended during the prec…

The authority to levy taxes for the county historical fund shall be deemed terminated in any county by the majority vote of the electors of the county voting to that effect on such question at any general election. Such termination shall be without prejudice to any subsequent aut…

As used in ORS 358.310 to 358.405, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Governing body” means the city council in relation to a city museum or the respective city councils of the two or more cities in relation to a joint city museum. (2) “Museum” includes any collection of…

Any city acting through its governing body or a museum commission established under ORS 358.320, may, for public museum purposes: (1) Accept deeds, gifts, devises or bequests of land, money or other valuable things and hold, control or dispose of such things according to the term…

(1) The governing body of a city may appoint a museum commission, which shall consist of seven members chosen with reference to their fitness for the position. (2) The members of a city museum commission shall be residents of the city in which the museum is or is to be located. W…