Marvin Mandel, Governor                       1441

(3)    The regional resource center shall render the following serv-
ices for the libraries in the region as required by the standards and
criteria of the State Department of Education:

(i)    Make interlibrary loans of books and materials;

(ii)    Supply collections and exhibits of specialized materials;

(iii) Provide consultant services;

(iv) Organize in-service training for library staffs; and

(v)    Develop and operate cooperative services among libraries.

(4)    Each board of trustees of a participating library shall select
two persons to represent its library on the board of advisors of the
regional resource center.

(5)    The board of advisors of the regional resource center shall
have the following general powers and duties:

(i) To gather information pertaining to the resource needs of
both its region and the State;

(ii) To make an annual report to the State Department of Educa-
tion and the Maryland Advisory Council on Libraries containing an
evaluation and any recommendations concerning the operations of the
regional resource center prior to the distribution of State funds appro-
priated for the regional resource center;

(iii) To recommend to the local board of the library designated
as the regional resource center and to the State Department of Educa-
tion policies and procedures for the development and use of the
regional resource center;

(iv) To promote use of the regional resource center;

(v) To recommend the purchase, condemnation, rental, use, sale
or conveyance of real and personal property, for any purpose valid
under this section; and also to recommend plans for the regional
resource centers which may include the use of existing facilities of
participating libraries, additions to the facilities of participating
libraries or new facilities separate from existing facilities of partici-
pating libraries.

(6)    The regional resource centers shall be administered in con-
formance with the standards and criteria of the State Department
of Education by the library administrator of the library designated
as the regional resource center. Policies and procedure concerning
the administration of the regional resource center shall be recom-
mended by the local board of library trustees and approved by the
board of advisors of the regional resource center.

(7)    The State Department of Education may include in its annual
budget an amount it determines to be necessary for the operating
costs of the regional resource centers. Notwithstanding the provi-
sions of Section 124 of this article such amounts as are provided for
such operating costs of the regional resource centers shall be subject
to the annual review and appropriation by the Governor and the
General Assembly.