2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 18 - Libraries, Museums and Cultural Properties
Section 2 State Library Commission
Section 18-2-4 Duties of the state librarian.

18-2-4. Duties of the state librarian.

The state librarian shall:

A. administer the state library;

B. administer grants-in-aid and encourage local library service and generally promote an effective statewide library system;

C. make studies and surveys of public library needs;

D. supply advice and information to existing libraries and aid in the establishment of new libraries;

E. obtain each year, from all libraries in the state, reports showing the conditions, growth and development, together with such other facts and statistics regarding them as is of public interest;

F. cooperate with other educational services and governmental agencies of the state, and with library agencies of other states and with national library agencies;

G. cooperate with the administrative services division in preparing the budget for the state library;

H. administer the library extension service;

I. make rules and regulations necessary to administer the division and as provided by law; and to perform other duties as provided by law; and

J. establish and administer a library depository and distribution system for state documents and publications.

History: 1953 Comp., 4-11-3.1, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 126, 4; 1977, ch. 246, 11; 1978, ch. 140, 1.