Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-4-105

(a) Every system board created by this Code shall have all

powers necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the purpose

and provisions hereof, including, in addition to others granted in

this article, the following powers:

(1) To operate and maintain a library system and to adopt such

rules and regulations for the operation thereof as may be deemed

necessary or expedient.

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(2) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire land or buildings

or portions of buildings for library purposes.

(3) To erect, maintain, and operate public library buildings at

one or more places.

(4) To accept transfer of any existing public library or

libraries by lease or other conveyance.

(5) To acquire, by purchase or otherwise, books and other

personal property customarily used in the operation of public

libraries including necessary motor vehicles.

(6) To sell and dispose of personal property acquired by

purchase or any other means when by proper resolution the board

finds that said property is not needed for library purposes.

(7) To acquire, accept, hold, and convey legal title to

interest in real property in the name of the system board. Deeds or

other conveyances of said interests in real property shall be

executed for and on behalf of the system board by the chairman and

shall be attested by the secretary upon proper resolution of the

Board.

(8) To accept or decline donations tendered to the library

system.

(9) To administer the expenditure of any funds which may become

available for library purposes.

(10) To establish a schedule of fees to cover various services

rendered and also to contract with other persons, including legal

counsel and independent certified public or certified municipal

accounting service, within the limits of its appropriations, and to

incur necessary expenses. This subsection shall not be construed to

preclude the use of the appropriate district attorney or assistant

district attorney for legal counsel and the State Auditor and

Inspector for auditing services.

(11) To apply, contract for, receive and take advantage of any

or all allocations of funds which may be available to the system

board for library or library related purposes and services under the

laws and regulations of the United States, the State of Oklahoma, or

any other state, or any organization, agency, instrumentality or

subdivision of these entities or undertake or contract for joint

activities or programs with the United States, the State of Oklahoma

or any other state, and any organization, agency, instrumentality,

or subdivision of these entities pertaining to library or library

related purposes or services; and to prepare and submit plans,

specifications, reports or applications, to execute any agreements,

to employ, fix duties and compensation of personnel, and to

administer and direct any programs, plans or projects in connection

with any of the foregoing.

(12) To enter into agreements with school districts in any area

served by the library upon such terms as may be mutually agreed.

The agreement shall prescribe equitable charges for the cost to

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serve schools which include on-site costs of library collection and

library automation and the cost of providing assigned staffing which

meets the certification requirements for school library media

programs.

(13) To borrow monies on the credit of the Board of Trustees for a

term not to exceed one (1) year.

(14) To do all other things necessary or desirable to carry out

the purposes and provisions of this Code.
nclude on-site costs of library collection and

library automation and the cost of providing assigned staffing which

meets the certification requirements for school library media

programs.

(13) To borrow monies on the credit of the Board of Trustees for a

term not to exceed one (1) year.

(14) To do all other things necessary or desirable to carry out

the purposes and provisions of this Code.

(b) It shall be the duty of the system board to prepare an

annual budget which shall be filed on or before June 1 with the

boards of county commissioners and the county excise boards, the

State Auditor and Inspector, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries,

State Board of Equalization, and with cities and towns which

participate in financial support of the system. The system board

shall also submit an annual audit of its income and expenditures

within ninety (90) days following the close of the fiscal year to

the boards of county commissioners, the State Auditor and Inspector,

the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and with cities and towns which

participate in financial support of the system.

(c) In the case of withdrawal of a county or abolishing of a

library system, disposal of the assets, including capital equipment

and other property of the library district, shall be made in the

most equitable manner possible as determined by the Oklahoma

Department of Libraries Board, who shall give consideration to such

items as the original source of the property, the amount of funds

raised from each county of the system, and the ability of the

counties to make further use of such property or equipment for

library purposes.

(d) Funds levied and collected pursuant to Article 10, Section

10-A of the Oklahoma Constitution shall be controlled and

administered under the direction of the system board.

(e) Other funds contributed from federal, state, county and

city governments, and from any other source shall be deposited in

the independent library account following such procedures as may be

agreed upon by the contributing agency, the system board, and the

Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board.

(f) Vouchers shall be drawn by such officers or employees as

prescribed by the system board. Each designated officer or employee

shall give a faithful performance bond approved by the system board

in a sum determined by the board and sufficient in amount to equal

the estimated largest sum of money which will be disbursed at any

one time. Premiums for such bond may be paid from funds of the

library system.