North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 125 Libraries

Article 1 - State Library Agency.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-1. State library agency
The library agency of the State of North Carolina shall be the Department of Cultural Resources. (1955, c. 505, s. 3; 1973, c. 476,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-2. Powers and duties of Department of Cultural Resources
The Department of Cultural Resources shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To adopt a seal for use in official business. (2) To...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-3 through 125-4. Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 476, s. 84
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-5. Public libraries to report to Department of Cultural Resources
Every public library in the State shall make an annual report to the Department of Cultural Resources in such form as may be prescribed...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-6. Librarian's seal
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to furnish the State Librarian with a seal of office. The State Librarian is...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-7. State policy as to public library service; annual appropriation therefor; administration of funds
(a) It is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote the establishment and development of public library service throughout all sections of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-8. Department of Cultural Resources authorized to accept and administer funds from federal government and other agencies
The Department of Cultural Resources is hereby authorized and empowered to receive, accept and administer any money or moneys appropriated or granted to it,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-9. Librarian certification
The Secretary of Cultural Resources shall issue librarian certificates to public librarians under such reasonable rules and regulations as the Public Librarian Certification Commission...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-10. Temporary certificates for public librarians
Upon the submission of satisfactory evidence that no qualified librarian is available for appointment as chief librarian, and upon written application by the Department...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11. Failure to return books
Any person who shall fail to return any book, periodical, or other material withdrawn by him from the Library shall be guilty of a...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.1 through 125-11.4. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 1A - State Depository Library System.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.5. Purpose
The purpose of this Article is to establish a depository system for the distribution of State publications to designated libraries throughout the State in...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.6. Definitions
As used in this Article: (1) "Depository library" means a library designated to receive and maintain State publications and make them available to the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.7. State Library designated the official depository for all State publications
The State Library shall be the official, complete, and permanent depository for all State publications, and shall receive five copies of all State publications...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.8. State Publications Clearinghouse created
(a) A State Publications Clearinghouse is created within the Department of Cultural Resources, the Division of State Library. (b) The Clearinghouse shall: (1) Advise...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.9. Powers and duties of the State Library
The State Library: (1) Shall carry out the provisions of this Article. (2) Develop and maintain standards for depository libraries. The standards shall include...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.10. Duties of State agencies
(a) State agencies shall send the requested number of copies of each of their publications to the Clearinghouse within 10 days of issuance. (b)...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.11. Advisory Committee
The Secretary of Cultural Resources may appoint an advisory committee of State officials and depository librarians to review and advise on the operation of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.12. Repealed by Session Laws 1993, c. 447, s. 1
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11.13. Alkaline paper required for government publications
(a) State publications that are of historical or enduring value and importance to the citizens of North Carolina shall be printed on alkaline (acid-free)...

Article 2 - Interstate Library Compact.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-12. Compact enacted into law; form
The Interstate Library Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this State with all states legally joining therein in the form...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-13. Political subdivisions to comply with laws governing capital outlay and pledging of credit
No county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this State shall be party to a library agreement which provides for the construction or maintenance...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-14. "State library agency" defined
As used in the Compact, "state library agency," with reference to this State, means the Department of Cultural Resources. (1967, c. 190, s. 3;...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-15. State and federal aid to interstate library districts
An interstate library district lying partly within this State may claim and be entitled to receive State aid in support of any of its...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-16. Compact Administrator and deputies
The State Librarian shall be the Compact Administrator pursuant to Article X of the Compact. The State Librarian may appoint one or more deputy...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-17. Withdrawal from Compact
In the event of withdrawal from the Compact the Governor shall send and receive any notices required by Article XI(b) of the Compact. (1967,...

Article 3 - Library Records.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-18. Definitions
As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Library" means a library established by the State; a county, city, township, village,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-19. Confidentiality of library user records
(a) Disclosure. - A library shall not disclose any library record that identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific materials, information, or...

Last modified: March 23, 2014