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Tennessee Statutes, Title 10

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Title 10, Public Libraries, Archives and Records

8 chapters · 121 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 10121 Ch 7, Public Records75 Ch 1, State Library System19 Ch 3, Libraries in Counties, Cities and Towns10 Ch 2, Librarians—Examination and Certification7 Ch 5, Regional Library Boards7 Ch 8, Confidentiality of Library Records3

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-101 Establishment, maintenance and joint operation
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The legislative body of a county or the governing body of an incorporated city or town shall have the authority to establish and maintain, under state and local law, a free public library, or give support to any free public library already established therein, or contract with an…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-102 Taxes — Levy
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(a) Upon the decision of such county legislative body and/or city governing body to establish, maintain or support a free public library, or to contract with another library for library service, or to contract with one (1) or more counties or cities for joint operation of a free …
Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-103 Library board — Appointment — Terms
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(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), where a county legislative body or the governing body of a city or town, in lieu of giving support to a free public library already established, or of contracting with another library for library service, or of contracting with ot…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-104 Powers and duties of library board
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The members of the library board shall organize by electing officers and adopting bylaws and regulations. The board has the authority to direct all the affairs of the library, including the authority to appoint a library administrator. The library administrator shall direct the i…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-105 Borrowing money to acquire library buildings and equipment

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A county legislative body and/or city governing body has power to borrow money for the purchase of realty and the erection or purchase of suitable buildings for the library and its branches, and for their equipment. The title to such property may be vested in trust in the library…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-106 Tax funds held by county or city treasurer — Audit of accounts

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(a) All county or city tax funds for library purposes, raised by bonds or taxation, shall be held by the county or city treasurer separate from other funds. (b) All library accounts of every character shall be audited annually by or under the county legislative body or city gover…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-107 Libraries free to inhabitants — Extension of privileges to nonresidents

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Libraries so established or supported shall be free to the inhabitants. The board may extend the privileges and facilities of the library to persons residing outside the county or city upon such terms as it may deem proper.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-108 Penalties for loss of or injury to library property

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The library board has the power to make and enforce rules providing penalties for loss of or injury to library property. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a library board from charging library users a reasonable fine for late-returned library materials and ch…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-110 Title to property acquired — Use of proceeds from activities

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The title to all property acquired by a library board operating under this chapter shall be taken in the name of the county or city for the use and benefit of the public library, and the proceeds from all activities conducted by the library board or from any disposition of its as…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-3-111 Financial report of operations

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Such library board shall furnish a report to the county or city legislative body, at its first meeting of each fiscal year, setting forth its capital and operational receipts and expenditures for the preceding fiscal year.