Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-4-205

A. Every rural single county library system board shall have

all powers necessary or convenient to accomplish its purpose

including the following:

1. To operate and maintain a library system and to adopt rules

and regulations;

2. To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire land or buildings

for library services;

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 chair and shall be attested

by the secretary upon proper resolution of the board;

8. To accept or decline donations tendered to the library

system;

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9. To administer the expenditures of any funds which may become

available for library purposes;

10. To establish a schedule of fees to cover various services

rendered;

11. To contract for professional services, including legal counsel

and independent certified public or certified municipal accounting

services, within the limits of the board's appropriations; provided

this paragraph shall not be construed to preclude the use of the

appropriate district attorney for legal counsel and the State

Auditor and Inspector for auditing services;

12. To apply, contract for, and receive any allocations of funds

which may be available to the system board for library and library-

related purposes and services under the laws and regulations of the

United States, the State of Oklahoma, or any other state,

organization, agency, instrumentality or subdivision of these

entities, and to undertake or contract for joint activities or

programs with the United States, the State of Oklahoma or any other

state, 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 activities

described in this paragraph;

13. To enter into agreements with school districts in any area

served by the library system upon such terms as may be mutually

agreed. The agreement shall prescribe equitable charges for the

cost to 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;

14. To borrow money on the credit of the system board of trustees

for a term not to exceed one (1) year;

15. To do all other things necessary or desirable to carry out the

purposes and provisions of this act; and

16. When available, have access to a statewide library

telecommunications network.

B. The system board shall prepare an annual budget which shall

be filed on or before June 1 with the board of county commissioners,

the county excise board, the State Auditor and Inspector, the

Oklahoma Department of Libraries, the State Board of Equalization,

and cities and towns that participate in financial support of the

system. The system board shall submit an annual audit of its income

and expenditures within ninety (90) days following the close of the
iled on or before June 1 with the board of county commissioners,

the county excise board, the State Auditor and Inspector, the

Oklahoma Department of Libraries, the State Board of Equalization,

and cities and towns that participate in financial support of the

system. The system board shall submit an annual audit of its income

and expenditures within ninety (90) days following the close of the

fiscal year to the board of county commissioners, the county excise

board, the State Auditor and Inspector, the Oklahoma Department of

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Libraries, the State Board of Equalization, and cities and towns

that participate in financial support of the system.

C. If a rural single county library system is abolished, the

assets shall be disposed of by the board of county commissioners

with the approval of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board.

D. Funds levied and collected pursuant to Section 10A of

Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution for the purpose of creating

and maintaining a rural single county library system shall be

controlled and administered by the system board.

E. Funds from federal, state, county and city governments and

from other sources shall be deposited in a separate library account

following procedures as may be agreed upon by the contributing

agency, the system board, and the Oklahoma Department of Libraries

Board.

F. Vouchers may be drawn by officers or employees as prescribed

by the system board. Each officer or employee allowed to draw

vouchers shall give a faithful performance bond approved by the

system board in an amount determined by the board equal to the

estimated largest single disbursement to be made by the officer or

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

library system.