14-2-40. Duties of trustees.—Each board of public library trustees shall:

(1) Appoint a librarian to serve at the pleasure of the board;

(2) Adopt bylaws for the conduct of their business and adopt policies for the

selection of public library materials, the governance of the library, and

the use of public library services and materials;

(3) Prepare and submit an annual budget request to its governing body;

(4) Adopt a final annual budget within those funds certified to it as being

appropriated in the annual budget of its governing body;

(5) Meet at least once during each quarter of the year;

(6) Prepare and submit an annual report to its governing body and to the South

Dakota state library on such forms as may be provided by the state library.

Source: SL 1901, ch 173, §§ 1, 4; §§ 5 to 7, 11; SDCSupp 1960, §§ 29.-

RPolC 1903, §§ 1400, 1403; SL 1913, 03A05, 29.03A06 (1), (3), 29.03A07,

ch 217, §§ 8, 9, 12; 1917, ch 293, §§ 4, 29.03A1l; SDCL, §§ 14-2-7, 14-2-8, 14-

5, 7; RC 1919, §§ 9930, 9931, 9933, 2-12, 14-2-24, 14-2-26, 14-3-10, 14-3-14,

9936, 9937, 9940; SL 1921, ch 163, 14-3-15, 14-3-19, 14-4-4, 14-4-5, 14-4-12,

§§ 2, 4, 5, 7; SDC 1939, §§ 12.2502 to 14-4-15; SL 1974, ch 151; 1976, ch 143, § 14.

12.2505, 45.3104, 45.3105, 45.3108;

SL 1955, ch 23; 1957, ch 252, § 1;

1959, ch 167,

14-2-41. Powers of trustees.—Each board of public library trustees may:

(1) Accept any gift, grant, devise or bequest made or offered by any person,

private agency, agency of state government, the federal government or any of

its agencies, for library purposes. Each donation shall be administered in

accordance with its terms;

(2) Establish a special public library gift fund. The moneys in such fund shall be

derived from all or any part of any gift, bequest or devise, including the

interest thereon. Such gift fund shall be a separate and continuing fund and

no moneys in such fund shall revert to the general fund of any local

governmental unit;

(3) Enter into an interstate library agreement pursuant to § 14-7-12, Article VI;

(4) Establish a collection of public library materials to be loaned on a pay basis

and make reasonable charge for use thereof;

(5) Enter into any contracts for the provision of or for the improvement of public

library services.

Source: SL 1913, ch 217, § 8; 1917, §§ 29.03A03, 29.03A06 (2), (4), (6),

ch 293, § 4; RC 1919, §§ 9930, 9936; (7), (9), (10), 45.3109; SDCL, §§ 14-2-

SL 1921, ch 163, § 4; SDC 1939, §§ 12.- 11, 14-2-13, 14-2-19 to 14-2-23, 14-3-

2503, 45.3104; SL 1959, ch 167, §§ 3, 14, 14-4-11 to 14-4-13; SL 1969, ch

6; 1959, ch 277, § 1; SDCSupp 1960, 127; 1976, ch143, § 15.

14-2-42. Duties of librarians.—Each librarian shall:

(1) Serve as secretary to the board of public library trustees and keep all its

records;

(2) Prepare such reports, budgets and other documents as are required by the

board of public library trustees or are required of said board by its governing

body;

(3) Appoint such staff as are necessary to operate the public library within its

budgetary limitations. Library employees shall receive any employee

benefits provided all employees of the local governing unit;

(4) Select and purchase all public library materials for use by the library in its

provision of public library services within policies established by the board

of public library trustees;

(5) Publish and enforce the policies of the board of public library trustees;

(6) Execute all contracts and agreements approved by the board of public library

trustees;

(7) Keep an accurate account of the financial transactions of the public library;

and

(8) Carry out any other activities authorized by law that the board of public

library trustees consider appropriate in the development, improvement, and

provision of public library services.

Source: SL 1901, ch 173, § 4; RPolC

1903, § 1403; SL 1913, ch 217, § 8; 1917,

ch 293, § 4; RC 1919, §§ 9930, 9936; SL

1921, ch 163, §§ 2, 4; SDC 1939, §§ 12.2502,

12.2503, 45.3104; SL 1959, ch 167, §§ 6, 9;

SDCSupp 1960, §§ 29.03A06 (3), (4), 29.03A09;

SDCL, §§ 14-2-8, 14-2-9, 14-2-19, 14-3-10, 14-

3-13, 14-4-4, 14-4-11; SL 1976, ch 143, § 16.