1674                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 770

POSES OF THIS SUBTITLE IN THE SAME MANNER
AS HE DISBURSES OTHER FUNDS FOR THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

164.

In order to provide for public libraries and for the coordination and
development of other library services, there is hereby established a
central State library agency in the State Department of Education
known as the Division of Library Development and Services. The
Division shall be under the immediate supervision of a director whose
title is Assistant Superintendent for Libraries. The Assistant Super-
intendent for Libraries shall be appointed by the State Board of
Education on the recommendation of the State Superintendent of
Schools. He shall hold an advanced degree in library and information
service, shall have had administrative experience in libraries and
such other qualifications as the State Superintendent may deem ad-
visable in order to provide for the efficient development of a statewide
library service.

165.

There shall be a professional and clerical staff in the Division of
Library Development and Services as necessary to make effective the
provisions of this subtitle and for which provision is to MAY be made
in the State budget. The director and other employees of the Division
shall receive salaries as provided in the State budget. The professional
staff shall be appointed and may be removed in the same manner as
the other members of the professional staff to the State Department
of Education and are subject to the same general control, rules and
regulations.

166.

Under the general direction of the State Board of Education, and
subject to its approval, the Division of Library Development and
Services shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)    To provide leadership and guidance for the planning and
coordinated development of library and information service in the
State;

(2)    To develop statewide public library and school library serv-
ices, and library networks, resource centers, and other arrangements
as will meet the library and information needs of the State;

(3) To provide through contractual and other arrangements for
an adequate resource of books and other specialized materials to
supplement the resources of libraries in the State;

(4) (3) To provide professional and technical advisory services
to public library and school library officials, to State government
agencies, and others for the purpose of improving library services in
the State;

(5) (4) To collect library statistics and other data; to identify
and provide for needed research and studies of library needs; and to
publish and disseminate findings in these areas;