1. Purchase. The State Librarian shall purchase at least 25 copies, and may purchase up to 200 copies, of every town history or other book concerning the history of this State that is published in Maine. He shall purchase, within these limits, the number of copies required to meet the distribution requirements of subsection 2.
[ 1977, c. 546, §1 (NEW) .]
2. Distribution. The State Librarian shall retain sufficient copies of each history purchased under subsection 1 for the use of the State Library. The remaining copies shall be distributed without charge to all school, state, institutional and public libraries that request a copy. The State Librarian shall regularly publish and circulate to all these libraries a list of the histories available for distribution.
[ 1977, c. 546, §1 (NEW) .]
3. Surplus. The State Librarian may sell copies of each history that are not distributed under subsection 2. The State Librarian shall fix the price of sale at the retail price of the history. The Maine State Museum may sell these copies through its museum sales program, except that the proceeds from the sale of these town histories may not be used as required under section 89-A. All proceeds from the sales of these town histories must be used to pay the costs of the distribution required under subsection 2, and any proceeds beyond these costs must be used to meet the costs of purchase under subsection 1.
1. Purchase. The State Librarian shall purchase at least 25 copies, and may purchase up to 200 copies, of every town history or other book concerning the history of this State that is published in Maine. He shall purchase, within these limits, the number of copies required to meet the distribution requirements of subsection 2.
[ 1977, c. 546, §1 (NEW) .]
2. Distribution. The State Librarian shall retain sufficient copies of each history purchased under subsection 1 for the use of the State Library. The remaining copies shall be distributed without charge to all school, state, institutional and public libraries that request a copy. The State Librarian shall regularly publish and circulate to all these libraries a list of the histories available for distribution.
[ 1977, c. 546, §1 (NEW) .]
3. Surplus. The State Librarian may sell copies of each history that are not distributed under subsection 2. The State Librarian shall fix the price of sale at the retail price of the history. The Maine State Museum may sell these copies through its museum sales program, except that the proceeds from the sale of these town histories may not be used as required under section 89-A. All proceeds from the sales of these town histories must be used to pay the costs of the distribution required under subsection 2, and any proceeds beyond these costs must be used to meet the costs of purchase under subsection 1.
1. Purchase. The State Librarian shall purchase at least 25 copies, and may purchase up to 200 copies, of every town history or other book concerning the history of this State that is published in Maine. He shall purchase, within these limits, the number of copies required to meet the distribution requirements of subsection 2.
[ 1977, c. 546, §1 (NEW) .]
2. Distribution. The State Librarian shall retain sufficient copies of each history purchased under subsection 1 for the use of the State Library. The remaining copies shall be distributed without charge to all school, state, institutional and public libraries that request a copy. The State Librarian shall regularly publish and circulate to all these libraries a list of the histories available for distribution.
[ 1977, c. 546, §1 (NEW) .]
3. Surplus. The State Librarian may sell copies of each history that are not distributed under subsection 2. The State Librarian shall fix the price of sale at the retail price of the history. The Maine State Museum may sell these copies through its museum sales program, except that the proceeds from the sale of these town histories may not be used as required under section 89-A. All proceeds from the sales of these town histories must be used to pay the costs of the distribution required under subsection 2, and any proceeds beyond these costs must be used to meet the costs of purchase under subsection 1.
