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West Virginia Statutes

§ 10-1-4 — Contract with existing public library

West Virginia § 10-1-4
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 10PUBLIC LIBRARIES; PUBLIC RECREATION; ATHLETIC ESTABLISHMENTS; MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS; ROSTER OF SERVICEMEN; EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY
Art. 1PUBLIC LIBRARIES

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W. Va. Code § 10-1-4 (2026).

Text

The governing authority may, in lieu of supporting and maintaining its own public library, enter into a contract with an existing public library and make annual payments of money to such library, whose library materials and services shall be available without charge to all persons living within the area represented by such governing authority. Any school board may contract for school library service from an existing public library which shall agree to furnish books to a school or schools under the terms of the contract. All money paid to a library under such a contract shall be expended solely for the maintenance and support of the library.

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Legislative History

1961 Reg. Sess., SB99; 1945 Reg. Sess., SB64

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