ORS Chapter 357

Chapter 357 — Libraries;Archives; Poet Laureate

2009 EDITION

LIBRARIES;ARCHIVES; POET LAUREATE

EDUCATIONAND CULTURE

STATELIBRARY

(Policyand Definitions)

357.001 Legislativefindings

357.003 Policy

357.004 Definitionsfor ORS 357.001 to 357.200

(Duties,Powers and Location)

357.005 StateLibrary duties and powers; free book loans

357.007 Locationof State Library

(Trustees)

357.010 Trusteesof State Library

357.015 Functionsof trustees; rules

357.031 Authorityof trustees

357.035 Trusteesas agency to apply for federal or private funds

357.040 Authorityof trustees over real and personal property

(StateLibrarian)

357.050 Dutiesof State Librarian as secretary and administrator

357.071 Generalduties of State Librarian

(PublicDocuments)

357.090 Issuingagency to make public documents available for distribution; public documentsliaison officer; list of all public documents; no charge for access by library

357.095 Designationof depository libraries

357.100 StateLibrary responsible for receipt of and access to public documents

357.105 Freeaccess to certain public documents

(Finances)

357.195 StateLibrary Donation Fund; Talking Book and Braille Library Endowment Fund

357.200 MiscellaneousReceipts Account

357.203 Assessmentagainst state agencies for operating costs of State Library and State of OregonLaw Library

(Grants)

357.206 Financialassistance to public, school, tribal and academic libraries; grants

357.209 Rules;contracts

357.212 Application

LIBRARYDISTRICTS

357.216 Definitionsfor ORS 357.216 to 357.286

357.221 Districtformation; petition requirements

357.223 Multicountydistrict formation; procedure

357.226 Districtboard members; appointment of librarian

357.231 Numberof board members; terms

357.233 Electionlaws applicable

357.236 Electionof board members; vacancy

357.241 Methodof electing board members

357.246 Changein method of electing board members

357.251 Zoneboundaries

357.253 Boundarychange to be filed with county assessor and Department of Revenue

357.256 Boardas district governing body; selection of president

357.261 District;powers

357.266 Financingdistrict activities; limitation on assessment

357.271 Sinkingfunds for acquisition of facilities; limitation on use of funds

357.276 Depositand disbursement of district funds

357.281 Legalassistance

357.286 Retirementsystem for employees

INTERSTATELIBRARY COMPACT

357.330 Definitionsfor ORS 357.330 to 357.370

357.340 InterstateLibrary Compact

357.350 Librarycompact administrator; deputy; library agreements to be submitted to StateLibrarian

357.360 Compliancewith laws on taxes and bonds required

357.370 Dutyof compact administrator upon withdrawal from compact

PUBLICLIBRARIES

357.400 Definitionsfor ORS 357.400 to 357.621

357.410 Authorityof local government units for public libraries

357.417 Methodsof establishing public library by local government unit

357.430 Methodsof financing public library by local government unit

357.435 Localgovernment required to file plan with State Library

357.460 Financialinterest of public library board and appointive body; compensation

357.465 Publiclibrary board

357.470 Boardorganization; name of library

357.490 Libraryboard general powers

357.520 Annualreport

357.525 Electionto authorize local option tax

357.610 Conformityto ORS 357.400 to 357.621 by libraries organized prior to enactment of thosestatutes; effect on executed library contracts

357.621 Publichearings required prior to abolishing or withdrawing support from publiclibrary

FINANCIALASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES TO CHILDREN

357.740 Stategrants to local units of government

357.750 Applicationsfor grants; uses of grant moneys; rules

357.760 StateLibrary Trustees to administer ORS 357.740 to 357.780

357.780 Grantsfor public library services to children; basis of distribution of funds

STATEARCHIVIST

357.805 Definitionsfor ORS 357.805 to 357.895

357.815 StateArchivist

357.825 Acquisitionand custody of public records; rulemaking authority

357.835 Transferof public records to State Archivist

357.845 Sealof State Archivist

357.855 Adviceand assistance on public record problems

357.865 Filingcopy of public record with State Archivist; loss of original

357.875 Accessto public records; privileged information

357.885 Feesof State Archivist

357.895 Rules

POETLAUREATE

357.925 PoetLaureate office; qualifications; term

PROHIBITEDACTIONS

357.975 Willfuldetention of library property

PENALTIES

357.990 Penalties

STATELIBRARY

(Policyand Definitions)

357.001Legislative findings.The State of Oregon recognizes that:

(1)An informed citizenry is indispensable to the proper functioning of ademocratic society.

(2)Libraries constitute a cultural, informational and educational resourceessential to the people of this state.

(3)Library services should be available widely throughout the state to bringwithin convenient reach of the people appropriate opportunities for reading,study and free inquiry.

(4)Providing and supporting adequate library services is a proper and necessaryfunction of government at all levels.

(5)It is a basic right of citizens to know about the activities of theirgovernment, to benefit from the information developed at public expense and tohave permanent access to the information published by state agencies. [1975c.476 §2; 1995 c.69 §1; 2005 c.33 §1]

357.003Policy.It is the policy of the people of the State of Oregon:

(1)To promote the establishment, development and support of library services forall of the people of this state.

(2)To provide library services suitable to support informed decisions by thepersonnel of government.

(3)To encourage cooperation between units of government and between and amonglibraries and to encourage the joint exercise of powers where such cooperationor joint exercise will increase the extent of library services in a fair andequitable manner.

(4)To ensure that copies of all public documents and access to state agencyinformation in electronic form are available to citizens t