Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-152
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-152, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 65, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 65,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Policy and purpose
Official statutory text
The purpose of this act is to foster and promote the
establishment, maintenance and operation of city-county library
systems in order to give all of the citizens of the counties
affected hereby equal access to comprehensive library collections.
It is the policy of the state to encourage the formation of such
cooperative library systems to the end of avoiding unnecessary
duplication in the maintenance and operation of public libraries and
to stimulate the use of books and other library materials.
In order to make adequate library services available to the
residents of the more densely populated counties of this state, to
provide for the most efficient development of library facilities
within such counties and to provide for each of such counties a
city-county library system, there is hereby created in each of such
counties which avails itself of the provisions of this act a city-
county library commission, with the powers and duties set out in
this act.
establishment, maintenance and operation of city-county library
systems in order to give all of the citizens of the counties
affected hereby equal access to comprehensive library collections.
It is the policy of the state to encourage the formation of such
cooperative library systems to the end of avoiding unnecessary
duplication in the maintenance and operation of public libraries and
to stimulate the use of books and other library materials.
In order to make adequate library services available to the
residents of the more densely populated counties of this state, to
provide for the most efficient development of library facilities
within such counties and to provide for each of such counties a
city-county library system, there is hereby created in each of such
counties which avails itself of the provisions of this act a city-
county library commission, with the powers and duties set out in
this act.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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