Florida Statutes Title XVIII Chapter 257 - Public Libraries And State Archives

• 257.01 - State Library; Creation; Administration.
  There is created and established the State Library which shall be located at the capital. The State Library shall be administered by the Division of...
• 257.015 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of State.(2) “Depository library” means a library that has been designated as a depository for receiving...
• 257.02 - State Library Council.
  (1) There shall be a State Library Council to advise and assist the division with planning, policy, and priorities related to the development of statewide information...
• 257.031 - State Librarian; Appointment And Duties.
  (1) The State Librarian shall be appointed by the Secretary of State, shall have completed a library school program accredited by the American Library Association, and...
• 257.04 - Publications, Pictures, And Other Documents Received To Constitute Part Of State Library; Powers And Duties Of Division Of Library And Information Services.
  (1) All books, pictures, documents, publications, and manuscripts received through gifts, purchase, or exchange, or on deposit from any source for the use of the state,...
• 257.05 - State Publications Program.
  (1) The Legislature finds that the State Publications Program increases accessibility to culturally and historically significant information about the state and its government for researchers and...
• 257.105 - State Publications; Copies To Library Of Congress.
  Any state official or state agency, board, commission, or institution having charge of state publications hereinafter named is authorized and directed to furnish the Library...
• 257.12 - Division Of Library And Information Services Authorized To Accept And Expend Federal Funds.
  (1) The Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State is designated as the state library administrative agency authorized to accept, receive, administer,...
• 257.14 - Division Of Library And Information Services; Rules.
  The Division of Library and Information Services has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.History.—s....
• 257.15 - Division Of Library And Information Services; Standards.
  The Division of Library and Information Services shall establish reasonable and pertinent operating standards under which libraries will be eligible to receive state moneys.History.—s. 3,...
• 257.16 - Reports.
  Any library receiving grants under ss. 257.14-257.25 shall file with the Division of Library and Information Services on or before December 1 of each year...
• 257.17 - Operating Grants.
  A political subdivision that has been designated by a county or municipality as the single library administrative unit is eligible to receive from the state...
• 257.171 - Multicounty Libraries.
  Units of local government may establish a multicounty library. For a multicounty library, a local government may pay moneys in advance in lump sum from...
• 257.172 - Multicounty Library Grants.
  (1) The administrative unit of a multicounty library that serves a population of 50,000 or more and serves two or more counties, at least one of...
• 257.18 - Equalization Grants.
  (1) Any county qualifying for an operating grant is eligible to receive an equalization grant if it meets the following criteria:(a) The county was eligible for an...
• 257.191 - Construction Grants.
  The Division of Library and Information Services may accept and administer library construction moneys appropriated to it and shall allocate such appropriation to municipal, county,...
• 257.192 - Program Grants.
  The Division of Library and Information Services is authorized to accept and administer appropriations for library program grants and to make such grants in accordance...
• 257.193 - Community Libraries In Caring Program.
  (1) There is created within the Department of State a Community Libraries in Caring Program.(2) The purpose of the Community Libraries in Caring Program is to assist...
• 257.195 - Revenue Shortfalls; Procedures.
  In the event of revenue shortfalls which necessitate budget reductions during any fiscal year, the total appropriation for library grants from state sources shall have...
• 257.21 - Maximum Grants Allowable.
  Any reduction in grants because of insufficient funds shall be prorated on the basis of maximum grants allowable.History.—s. 9, ch. 61-402.
• 257.22 - Division Of Library And Information Services; Allocation Of Funds.
  Any moneys that may be appropriated for use by a county, a municipality, a special district, or a special tax district for the maintenance of...
• 257.23 - Application For Grant.
  The board of county commissioners of any county, the chief executive officer of a municipality, or the governing body of a special district or a...
• 257.24 - Use Of Funds.
  State funds allocated to libraries shall be expended only for library purposes in the manner prescribed by the Division of Library and Information Services. Such...
• 257.25 - Free Library Service.
  Free library service shall constitute as a minimum the free lending of library materials that are made available for circulation and the free provision of...
• 257.261 - Library Registration And Circulation Records.
  (1) All registration and circulation records of every public library, except statistical reports of registration and circulation, are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s....
• 257.28 - Compact.
  The Interstate Library Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein in the form substantially...
• 257.29 - Compliance With Local Laws.
  No city, town, county, library system, library district, or other political subdivision of this state shall be party to a library agreement which provides for...
• 257.30 - State Library Agency.
  As used in the compact, “state library agency,” with reference to this state, means Florida State Library or agency designated by the Secretary of State.History.—s....
• 257.31 - Appropriations.
  An interstate library district lying partly within this state may claim and be entitled to receive state aid in support of any of its functions...
• 257.32 - Compact Administrator.
  The Secretary of State shall be the compact administrator pursuant to Art. X of the compact. The Secretary of State may appoint a deputy compact...
• 257.33 - Notices.
  In the event of withdrawal from the compact, the Secretary of State shall send and receive any notices required by Art. XI (b) of the...
• 257.34 - Florida International Archive And Repository.
  (1) There is created within the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State the Florida International Archive and Repository for the preservation...
• 257.35 - Florida State Archives.
  (1) There is created within the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State the Florida State Archives for the preservation of those...
• 257.36 - Records And Information Management.
  (1) There is created within the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State a records and information management program. It is the...
• 257.37 - Legislative Intent.
  In enacting this law, the Legislature is cognizant of the fact that there may be instances where an agency may be microfilming and destroying public...
• 257.375 - Records Management Trust Fund.
  There is hereby created within the Division of Library and Information Services a Records Management Trust Fund which shall consist of fees collected for records...
• 257.38 - Manuscripts Or Other Archival Material; Public Records Exemption.
  (1) For purposes of this section, “nonpublic manuscript or other archival material” means a manuscript or archival material that is not otherwise made or received pursuant...
• 257.40 - Library Cooperatives; Legislative Intent.
  It is the intent of the Legislature to meet the educational and informational needs of the residents of this state by encouraging and assuring cooperation...
• 257.41 - Library Cooperatives; Organization; Receipt Of State Moneys.
  (1) Libraries that are under separate governances may establish nonprofit library cooperatives for the purpose of sharing resources. Library cooperatives shall be constituted of more than...
• 257.42 - Library Cooperative Grants.
  The administrative unit of a library cooperative is eligible to receive an annual grant from the state of not more than $400,000 for the purpose...
• 257.43 - Citizen Support Organization; Use Of State Administrative Services And Property; Audit.
  (1) CITIZEN SUPPORT ORGANIZATION.—The division may support the establishment of a citizen support organization to provide assistance, funding, and promotional support for the library, archives, and...

Last modified: September 23, 2016