Oklahoma § 65-4-201 Establishment, special levies authorized - Incorporation

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 65-4-201 — Establishment, special levies authorized - Incorporation

Oklahoma § 65-4-201

Title 65Public Libraries

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Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-4-201 (2026).

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of existing libraries. Counties, cities and towns are hereby authorized and empowered to join in creation, development, operation and maintenance of public libraries to serve rural single county library systems, and to appropriate and allocate funds for the support of such systems. The systems shall provide equitable library services to all persons in the county. After establishment a rural single county library system must be accredited by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board. Special levies of any and all taxes authorized to be levied by counties, cities and towns under Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma Constitution are hereby authorized to be levied for support of rural single county library systems. When any rural single county library system is established, existing public libr

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of existing libraries. Counties, cities and towns are hereby authorized and empowered to join in creation, development, operation and maintenance of public libraries to serve rural single county library systems, and to appropriate and allocate funds for the support of such systems. The systems shall provide equitable library services to all persons in the county. After establishment a rural single county library system must be accredited by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board. Special levies of any and all taxes authorized to be levied by counties, cities and towns under Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma Constitution are hereby authorized to be levied for support of rural single county library systems. When any rural single county library system is established, existing public libraries in the county may be incorporated into the system under a unified administration by act of local governing bodies or vote of the people as provided in the procedure for establishment of the rural single county library systems. Existing public libraries in the county that are not incorporated into the system shall have the same relationship to the system as similar public libraries outside the county have to the local system and to other systems.