When the legislative body of any municipality has decided to establish a public library and reading room, the chief elected official of such municipality shall, with the approval of the legislative body, appoint a board of nine trustees. Not more than one member of the legislative body shall be a member of such board. The trustees shall, immediately after their appointment, meet and organize by the election of one of their number as president and by the election of such other officers as they deem necessary. They shall make and adopt (1) bylaws, rules and regulations for the government of the library and reading room, and (2) policies and rules regarding Internet usage and content accessible by patrons of the library and reading room on computers and other electronic devices provided by the library and reading room. They shall have exclusive control of the expenditure of all moneys collected to the credit of the library fund, and of the construction of any library building, and of the supervision, care and custody of the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed, leased, given or set apart for that purpose; provided all moneys collected and received for such purpose shall be placed in the treasury of such municipality, to the credit of its library fund, and shall be kept separate from other moneys of the municipality and shall be drawn upon by the proper officers of the municipality, upon duly authenticated vouchers of the trustees. Such board may purchase, lease or accept grounds, and erect, lease or occupy an appropriate building or buildings, for the use of such library, appoint a library director and all necessary assistants and fix their compensation. Any person desiring to make a gift for the benefit of such library may vest the title to such donation in the board of trustees to be held and controlled according to the terms of the gift of such property; and such board shall be special trustee thereof.

(1949 Rev., S. 1671; P.A. 07-227, S. 14; P.A. 10-108, S. 34; P.A. 11-28, S. 16; P.A. 17-68, S. 16.)

History: P.A. 07-227 replaced board of directors with board of trustees and librarian with library director, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 10-108 replaced “any city council” with “the legislative body of any municipality”, deleted “and maintain”, replaced “mayor” with “chief elected official”, replaced references to “city” with “municipality” and replaced references to “city council” and “council” with “legislative body”, effective June 1, 2010; P.A. 11-28 made a technical change, effective June 3, 2011; P.A. 17-68 designated existing provision re bylaws, rules and regulations for government of library and reading room as Subdiv. (1), added Subdiv. (2) re policies and rules regarding Internet usage and content accessible by patrons, and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2017.