US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

Article 1 General Provisions.

• Section 41-8-1 — Creation; chief objective.
• Section 41-8-2 — Executive board generally.
• Section 41-8-3 — Election of officers of executive board; Director of Public Library Service and assistants.
• Section 41-8-4 — Annual report of executive board to Governor.
• Section 41-8-5 — Powers and duties of Public Library Service generally.
• Section 41-8-6 — Scholarships and grants in field of library service.
• Section 41-8-7 — Service to obtain reports from public libraries.
• Section 41-8-8 — Applicability and effect of article.
• Section 41-8-9 — "Registration records" defined.
• Section 41-8-10 — Registration, etc., records of public libraries to be confidential; right of parents to inspect records.

Article 2 Interstate Library Compact.

• Section 41-8-20 — "State library agency" defined.
• Section 41-8-21 — Enactment of compact; form.
• Section 41-8-22 — Compact administrator; deputy compact administrators.
• Section 41-8-23 — Restrictions as to entry into library agreements for construction or maintenance of libraries, etc., by counties, municipalities, etc.
• Section 41-8-24 — State aid to interstate library districts lying partly within state; application for and receipt of federal aid by such districts.
• Section 41-8-25 — Sending and receipt of notices required in event of withdrawal from compact.

Article 3 Depositories and Clearinghouse For State Publications.

• Section 41-8-40 — Legislative intent.
• Section 41-8-41 — Definitions.
• Section 41-8-42 — Alabama Clearinghouse for State Publications created.
• Section 41-8-43 — Method of obtaining materials; distribution.
• Section 41-8-44 — Designation of agency publication officer; duties.
• Section 41-8-45 — Contracting with depository libraries; eligibility; obligations; penalty for noncompliance.
• Section 41-8-46 — Distribution of publication lists.
• Section 41-8-47 — Funding; implementation of program contingent on sufficient appropriations.
• Section 41-8-48 — Retroactivity.