CHAPTER 234

An Act to amend and reenact § 42-26, as amended, of the Code of Virginia,
relating to grants to libraries. rH 118)

Approved March 11, 1960

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 42-26, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 42-26. In order to encourage the maintenance and development of
proper standards, including personnel standards, and the combination of
library systems or libraries into larger and more economical units of serv-
ice, grants of State aid may be made by the Board to any qualifying library
system or qualifying library, established in any prior State fiscal year,
which lacks the prescribed ratio of books per capita. Such grants shall be
limited to matching at the ratio of thirty-five cents of State aid to one
dollar of local funds expended or to be expended, exclusive of State funds,
by county libraries serving less than thirty-five thousand population up to
a maximum of five thousand dollars of State aid; and at the ratio thirty-
five cents of State aid to one dollar of local funds expended or to be ex-
pended, exclusive of State funds, by a regional library or a county library
serving over thirty-five thousand population up to a maximum of fifteen
thousand dollars of State aid, provided, however, that there shall be a
maximum of twenty thousand dollars of State aid for regional libraries
serving more than three political subdivisions. There may be provided in
excess of the maxima above established State aid for county and regional
libraries or library systems up to an additional twenty cents for each one
dollar of increase in local funds expended or to be expended during the
current fiscal year over the fiscal year immediately preceding. Municipal
libraries serving less than five thousand population may receive in State
aid direct loans of books from the State Library or a minimum of two
hundred dollars; municipal libraries serving over five thousand population
may receive in State aid ten cents for each one dollar of local funds up to
& maximum of one thousand dollars for libraries serving between ten
thousand and thirty-five thousand population and a maximum of five
thousand dollars for libraries serving over thirty-five thousand population.
Any such previously established library system or library, contracting
for library service as provided in chapters 1 (§ 42-1 et seq.) and 2 (§ 42-4
et seq.) of this title may qualify separately for State aid as provided herein.