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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

LIBRARY CANNOT PROVIDE ADEQUATELY BY ITSELF.

(C)   STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING; LOCATION OF CENTER.

(1)   A REGION TO BE SERVED BY A REGIONAL RESOURCE
CENTER SHALL HAVE A POPULATION OF AT LEAST 100,000.

(2)    SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE
BOARDS OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES OF THE PARTICIPATING LIBRARY
SYSTEMS SHALL DESIGNATE THE LIBRARY TO SERVE AS THE RESOURCE

CENTER.

(3)    IF POSSIBLE, THE LIBRARY SELECTED AS THE
REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER SHALL BE:

(I)   THE STRONGEST LIBRARY IN THE REGION; AND

(II)   LOCATED SO AS TO BE OF GREATEST SERVICE TO
THE ENTIRE REGION.

(D)   BOARD OF ADVISORS.

(1)    THERE IS A BOARD OF ADVISORS FOR EACH
REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER.

(2)    THE BOARD OF ADVISORS CONSISTS OF TWO
INDIVIDUALS SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH
PARTICIPATING LIBRARY SYSTEM TO REPRESENT ITS LIBRARY.

(3)   THE BOARD OF ADVISORS FOR EACH REGIONAL
RESOURCE CENTER SHALL:

(I)    GATHER INFORMATION ON THE RESOURCE NEEDS OF
ITS REGION AND THIS STATE;

(II)   BEFORE STATE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO IT,
MAKE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON LIBRARIES THAT EVALUATES AND MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE OPERATION OF THE CENTER;

(III)    RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
LIBRARY DESIGNATED AS THE REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER AND TO
THE DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
AND USE OF THE REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER;

(IV)   PROMOTE THE USE OF THE REGIONAL RESOURCE
CENTER;

(V)     RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION,
RENTAL, USE, SALE, OR CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY FOR ANY PURPOSE
VALID UNDER THIS SECTION; AND

(VI)    RECOMMEND PLANS FOR THE REGIONAL RESOURCE
CENTERS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE USE OF FACILITIES OF
PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES, ADDITIONS TO THE FACILITIES OF
PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES, OR NEW FACILITIES SEPARATE FROM THE
EXISTING FACILITIES OF PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES.