La. Admin. Code tit. 25 § VII-3101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section VII-3101 - Definitions
A. The following terms have the respective meanings ascribed to them, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

Consolidated Library System- a library system, established by the governing bodies or authorities of two or more parishes as provided in R.S. 25:211, which crosses parish lines and is governed by a single board of trustees, administered by a single head librarian, and within which all of the service outlets are branches of a single institution.

District Library- a library established by state law, for a defined district within a parish, to serve residents of the district.

Free Basic Library Service- standard library service including the use of the principal circulating collection of the library, public access computers, standard reference and information services and electronic materials without charge.

Municipal Library- a library, established by one or more municipal governing authorities as provided by law to serve all residents of the municipality or municipalities and which may or may not serve additional persons.

Nonconsolidated Library System- a library system which is composed of two or more autonomous member libraries, each having its own board of trustees, controlled by representatives of member libraries, and operated from a designated library center under the supervision of a system director, and which receives special financial support from local, regional or state appropriations to provide more comprehensive library service in the geographical area served by the system.

Parish Library- a library, established by a parish governing authority, as provided by law to serve all residents of the parish.

La. Admin. Code tit. 25, § VII-3101

Promulgated by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of the State Library, LR 6:107 (March 1980), amended LR 13:392 (July 1987), LR 24:2232 (December 1998), amended by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, State Library, LR 36:2541 (November 2010), LR 39:69 (January 2013).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 25:14.