CHAPTER 503

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 42-2. 42-3 and 42-8 of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to city, county and regional libraries so as to broaden
the authority of governing boards thereof to furnish library sere.

[S 447]

Approved April 2, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 42-2, 42-3 and 42-8 of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 42-2. Contract for library service.—The governing body of any
city * may, in its discretion, contract for library service with an adjacent
city, * county, regional library system or State-supported institution of
higher learning, or with a library not owned by a public corporation but
maintained for free public use, may appropriate such sums of money as
it deems proper for providing library service to the city, and shall, as a
part of such contract, receive representation on the board of trustees or
other governing body of the library contracting to give such library service.

§ 42-8. Contract to provide library service with adjacent county or
counties.—The board of trustees or other governing body of any free
public library, established as provided in § 42-1, may, in its discretion,
contract to provide library service with an adjacent county or counties on
such terms as shall be mutually acceptable, and shall, as a part of such
contract, provide in its membership for the representation of such county
or counties. Any city, cities, county or counties thus contracting for library
service shall be entitled to the rights and benefits of * regional free library
systems established in accordance with the provisions of §§ 42-4 and 42-5.
The board of trustees or other governing body of any library established
under the provisions of § 42-1 may also, with the approval of and on terms
satisfactory to the State Library Board extend its services to persons in
adjacent areas of other States, under reciprocal agreements with the
appropriate authorities of such States.

§ 42-8. Contracts to provide library service——Where such county
free library system or regional free library system is established, the board
of trustees shall have the power to enter into contracts with adjacent
cities, towns, or State-supported institutions of higher learning in the
county or region to provide library service on such terms and conditions
as shall be mutually acceptable, or they may contract for a library service
with a library not owned by a public corporation but maintained for free
public use. The board of trustees of a county free library system or
regional free library system may enter into contracts with county or city
school boards and boards of school trustees to provide library service for
schools. The board of trustees or other governing body of any library
established under the provisions of §§ 42-4 or 42-5 may also, with the
approval of and on terms satisfactory to the State Library Board extend
its services to persons in adjacent areas of other States.