Title 9, Title 9: Cultural and Community Engagement

9-7-204. State Library Board -- Members -- Meetings -- Expenses. (1) There is created within the department the State Library Board. (2) The board shall consist of nine members appointed by the governor. One member shall be appointed on recommendation from each of the following: …

9-7-205. Duties of board and director. (1) The board shall: promote, develop, and organize a state library and make provisions for the state library's housing; promote and develop library services throughout the state in cooperation with other state or municipal libraries, school…

9-7-206. State Library Donation Fund -- Deposits and fees. (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund entitled the "State Library Donation Fund" to receive bequests, gifts, and endowments of money. (2) Any interest or proceeds realized from the use or disposition of …

9-7-211. Local libraries -- Annual reports. All municipal, city, county, and public school libraries shall submit an annual report to the director of the division on the condition and affairs of each library as required by the State Library Board.

9-7-212. Contracts with nonpublic libraries. The director of the division, subject to the direction and approval of the State Library Board, may contract with nonpublic libraries to receive their library services and to otherwise coordinate the state library program with those li…

9-7-213. Rulemaking. The division may make rules in accordance with, necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this chapter including: (1) the method by which grants are made to individual libraries, but not including appropriations made directly to any other agency…

9-7-214. Intentionally defacing, injuring, destroying, or refusing to return property -- Misdemeanor. Whoever intentionally defaces, injures, or refuses to return on demand, or destroys any property belonging to the state library or loaned through its coordinating agencies or fac…

9-7-215. Internet and online access policy required. (1) As used in this section: "Apparent child sexual abuse material" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 76-5b-103 "Child sexual abuse material" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 76-5b-103 "Harmfu…

9-7-216. Process and content standards for Internet policy. (1) Each library's Internet policy shall be developed under the direction of the library board, adopted in an open meeting, and have an effective date. The library board shall review the policy at least every three years…

9-7-217. Reporting. The division shall submit a report to the department regarding the compliance of library boards with the provisions of Sectionsandfor inclusion in the annual written report described in Section.

9-7-218. Criminal background check policy required -- Scope and content -- Dissemination. (1) As used in this section: "Minor" means an individual who is under 18 years old. "Public library" means a library established under Sectionor. 9-7-402 9-7-501 "Qualifying position" means …

9-7-219. Community Library Enhancement Fund Grant Program. (1) There is created within the division the Community Library Enhancement Fund Grant Program, consisting of grants to be distributed to certified public libraries within the state for: collection development; patron-faci…

9-7-302. Public access. The public shall have access to the State Law Library.

9-7-303. Withdrawing books. (1) Books may be taken from the State Law Library by: the members, officers, and staff of the Legislature; the officers and staff of the executive departments and of the several boards and commissions of the state government; and the justices of the Su…

9-7-304. Book register -- Time limit. (1) The state law librarian shall keep a register of all books issued and returned, showing to whom issued, by whom returned, and the time issued and returned. (2) No book taken from the law library may be detained more than 10 days, except b…

9-7-305. Injury to and failure to return books -- Action. (1) If any person injures any book owned by the state law library or fails to return any book taken from the State Law Library, that person shall pay the state law librarian all loss or damage sustained because of the inju…

9-7-307. Catalogue -- Rules. The state law librarian shall catalogue all books, pamphlets, maps, charts, globes, papers, apparatus, and valuable specimens in the State Law Library and shall post in some conspicuous place a copy of the rules of the State Law Library. The catalogue…

9-7-308. Books to be stamped and labeled. The state law librarian shall cause every book in the State Law Library to be labeled with a printed or stamped label containing the words "Utah State Law Library," and shall cause the same words to be written or stamped on one or more pa…

9-7-309. Sale and exchange of books. The state law librarian may sell or exchange any surplus or duplicate sets of books in the State Law Library and use the proceeds from the sale to purchase other books for the State Law Library.

9-7-311. Wrongful withdrawal of books -- Penalty. If any person not authorized by Sectiontakes a book from the State Law Library, either with or without the consent of the state law librarian, or violates any of the provisions of this part, that person shall be fined the full cos…

9-7-312. Disposition of fines and penalties. All fines and penalties collected pursuant to the provisions of this part shall be paid into the state treasury for the benefit of the State Law Library.

9-7-313. Law library self-help center. (1) The Utah State Law Library shall establish a statewide self-help center to assist self-represented parties to achieve fair and efficient resolution of their cases. (2) The self-help center shall be staffed or directed by persons admitted…

9-7-402. Establishment and maintenance of public library -- Library board of directors -- Expenses. (1) A city's governing body may establish and maintain a public library. (2) When the city governing body decides to establish and maintain a city public library under the provisio…

9-7-403. Library board terms -- Officers -- Removal -- Vacancies. (1) Each director of a library board shall be appointed for a three-year term, or until the successor to that director is appointed. Initially, appointments shall be made for one-, two-, and three-year terms. Annua…

9-7-404. Board powers and duties -- Library fund deposits and disbursements. (1) The library board of directors may, with the approval of the city governing body: have control of the expenditure of the library fund, of construction, lease, or sale of library buildings and land, a…

9-7-405. Rules -- Use of library. (1) The library board of directors shall make, amend, and repeal rules, not inconsistent with law, for the governing of the library. (2) Each library established under this part shall be free to the use of the inhabitants of the city where locate…

9-7-406. Reports to governing body and director of the division. The library board of directors shall: (1) provide an annual report to the city governing body on the condition and operation of the library, including a financial statement; and (2) provide an annual report to the d…

9-7-407. Librarian and other personnel. (1) The library board of directors shall appoint a competent person as librarian to have immediate charge of the library with those duties and compensation for services that it determines. The librarian shall act as the executive officer fo…

9-7-408. Donations of money or property. Any person desiring to make donations of money, personal property, or real estate for the benefit of any library shall have the right to vest the title to the money, personal property, or real estate in the library board of directors. The …

9-7-409. Entities may cooperate, merge, or consolidate in providing library services. Library boards of directors of city libraries, library boards of directors of county libraries, boards of education, governing boards of other educational institutions, library agencies, and loc…

9-7-410. Consolidation with county library. (1) If a city library consolidates with a county library, the city library board of directors shall convey all assets and, except as provided in Subsection, trust funds to the county library board of directors, and the city library shal…

9-7-501. Tax for establishment and maintenance of public library -- Library fund. (1) A county legislative body may establish and maintain a public library. (2) For this purpose, counties may levy annually a tax not to exceed.001 of taxable value of taxable property in the county…

9-7-502. Library board of directors -- Expenses. (1) When the county legislative body decides to establish and maintain a county public library under the provisions of this part, the county executive shall, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, appoint a lib…

9-7-503. Library board terms -- Officers -- Removal -- Vacancies. (1) Each director of a library board shall be appointed for a four-year term, or until the director's successor is appointed. Initially, appointments shall be made for one-, two-, three-, and four-year terms, and o…

9-7-504. Library board duties -- Library fund deposits. (1) The library board of directors shall, with the approval of the county executive and in accordance with county ordinances, policies, and procedures: be responsible for: the expenditure of the library fund; the constructio…

9-7-505. Rules -- Use of library. (1) Each library board shall make library rules in a manner consistent with county ordinances, policies, and procedures for the governing of the library. (2) Each library established under this part shall be free to the use of the inhabitants of …

9-7-506. Annual reports. The library board of directors shall: (1) provide an annual report to the county executive and county legislative body on the condition and operation of the library, including a financial statement; and (2) provide an annual report to the director of the …

9-7-507. Librarian and other personnel. (1) The library board of directors shall recommend to the county executive for appointment a competent person to serve as librarian. The county executive shall, within 30 days of the recommendation, either make the appointment or request th…

9-7-508. Donations of money or property. (1) A person desiring to make a donation of money, personal property, or real estate for the benefit of a library has the right to vest the title to the money, personal property, or real estate in the county, designated for the benefit and…

9-7-509. Entities may cooperate, merge, or consolidate in providing library services. Library boards of directors of city libraries, library boards of directors of county libraries, boards of education, governing boards of other educational institutions, library agencies, and loc…

9-7-510. Estimate of money. (1) The library board of directors shall furnish to the county executive and county legislative body, in writing, and prior to the time required by law to levy county taxes, an estimate of the amount of money necessary to establish, equip, and maintain…

9-7-511. Library bonds -- Issuance of previously voted bonds. (1) When an election has been held in any county to authorize bonds of the county for the purpose of acquiring, improving, and extending a public library for the county, including the acquisition of equipment, furnishi…