Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-3-102
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Department as official library of the state
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 65. Public Libraries Page 12
The Department shall constitute the official library of the
State of Oklahoma. The Department shall have custody of all books,
documents, facsimiles, films, maps, manuscripts, pamphlets, papers,
charts, archives, periodicals, records, and any other materials or
objects now in its possession or that may be acquired. No
department or institution of state government, except institutions
of higher learning, museums and the Oklahoma Historical Society,
shall establish a library without prior approval of and except in
cooperation with the Department; provided that this provision is not
to prevent a state agency from having the minimal necessary and
frequently used office copies of reference works, catalogs, legal
reports or technical publications required to conduct its daily
operations.
The Department shall constitute the official library of the
State of Oklahoma. The Department shall have custody of all books,
documents, facsimiles, films, maps, manuscripts, pamphlets, papers,
charts, archives, periodicals, records, and any other materials or
objects now in its possession or that may be acquired. No
department or institution of state government, except institutions
of higher learning, museums and the Oklahoma Historical Society,
shall establish a library without prior approval of and except in
cooperation with the Department; provided that this provision is not
to prevent a state agency from having the minimal necessary and
frequently used office copies of reference works, catalogs, legal
reports or technical publications required to conduct its daily
operations.
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