(75 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 81, par. 114)
Sec. 4.
(a) A
library
system
shall be established in the following manner: The formation of a library
system of 10 or more public libraries or of a public library serving a
city of over 500,000 population shall first be approved by the boards
of directors of the participating public library or libraries, followed
by the election or selection of a board of directors for the library
system as provided in Sections 5 and 6 of this Act. Subject to rules
adopted by the State Librarian, an application for the
formation of a library
system shall
be submitted by the board of directors of the system to the State Librarian,
together with a plan of service describing the specific purposes for which
the system is formed and the means by which such purposes are to be
accomplished.
If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the State Librarian that the
establishment
of a library system will
result in improved library service, he shall approve the application.
The State Librarian shall
provide that all areas of the State fall within the boundaries of a library
system. The State Librarian shall have the right to grant provisional status
for a period of not more than 3 years from the date of submission of the
application for creation of a
library system if, in his judgment,
provisions in the bylaws or plan of service of the proposed
library
system fail to meet the criteria established in this Act or in the rules
and regulations authorized by this Act. If the deficiencies noted by the
State Librarian in granting provisional status
are not corrected within the 3 year period, the provisional
status of the system shall be rescinded and the assets of the provisional system shall be liquidated as provided for in Section 13
or the provisional system shall submit a plan for consolidation with
an adjoining existing system. In such case the State
Librarian shall assume fiscal and administrative responsibility for maintenance
of services until a library system status is reestablished or a determination
is made by the State Librarian as to the most efficient means of
delivering service to the libraries of the system.
Upon the finding of the State Librarian that an existing library system
has
failed to meet the criteria established by this Act or the rules authorized by
this Act, the State Librarian shall give due notice to the library system board
to respond to and address the finding. Upon the failure of the library system
board to adequately respond to the finding, the State Librarian may assume
fiscal and administrative responsibility for the library system. Upon taking
such action,
the State Librarian may hold a public hearing on the action. The process for
these actions shall be prescribed by administrative rule.
(b) A multitype library system as defined in subparagraph (3) of the
definition of "library system" in Section 2
that, prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
Assembly, was
organized and provided service as a multitype library system that served a
public library in a city with a population of 500,000 or more need not
reorganize for formation as a new library system but may, at the discretion of
the State Librarian, continue as a library system subject to conditions and
restrictions of this Act and any stipulations of the State Librarian.
(Source: P.A. 93-527, eff. 8-14-03.)
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