BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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EFFECTIVELY BE SATISFIED BY GIVING SUCH SERVICES TO
COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF JURISDICTIONAL LINES,
IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATES PARTY TO THIS COMPACT TO
COOPERATE AND SHARE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES; TO AUTHORIZE
COOPERATION AND SHARING WITH RESPECT TO THOSE TYPES OF
LIBRARY FACILITIES AND SERVICES WHICH CAN BE MORE
ECONOMICALLY OR EFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED ON A
COOPERATIVE BASIS, AND TO AUTHORIZE COOPERATION AND SHARING
AMONG LOCALITIES, STATES AND OTHERS IN PROVIDING JOINT OR
COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES IN AREAS WHERE THE DISTRIBUTION
OF POPULATION OR OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL LIBRARY RESOURCES
MAKE THE PROVISION OF LIBRARY SERVICE ON AN INTERSTATE BASIS
THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE AND EFFICIENT
SERVICE.
ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
AS USED IN THIS COMPACT:

(A)  "PUBLIC LIBRARY AGENCY" MEANS ANY UNIT OR AGENCY OF
LOCAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATING OR HAVING POWER TO
OPERATE A LIBRARY.

(B)   "PRIVATE LIBRARY AGENCY" MEANS ANY NONGOVERNMENTAL
ENTITY WHICH OPERATES OR ASSUMES A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO
OPERATE A LIBRARY.

(C)   "LIBRARY AGREEMENT" MEANS A CONTRACT ESTABLISHING
AN INTERSTATE LIBRARY DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT OR
PROVIDING FOR THE JOINT OR COOPERATIVE FURNISHING OF LIBRARY
SERVICES.

ARTICLE III. INTERSTATE LIBRARY DISTRICTS

(A)   ANY ONE OR MORE PUBLIC LIBRARY AGENCIES IN A PARTY
STATE IN COOPERATION WITH ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY AGENCY OR
AGENCIES IN ONE OR MORE OTHER PARTY STATES MAY ESTABLISH AND
MAINTAIN AN INTERSTATE LIBRARY DISTRICT. SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT AND ANY OTHER LAWS OF THE PARTY
STATES WHICH PURSUANT HERETO REMAIN APPLICABLE, SUCH
DISTRICT MAY ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE SOME OR ALL OF
THE LIBRARY FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE AREA CONCERNED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A LIBRARY AGREEMENT
THEREFOR. ANY PRIVATE LIBRARY AGENCY OR AGENCIES WITHIN AN
INTERSTATE LIBRARY DISTRICT MAY COOPERATE THEREWITH, ASSUME
DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS THERETO, AND
RECEIVE BENEFITS THEREFROM AS PROVIDED IN ANY LIBRARY
AGREEMENT TO WHICH SUCH AGENCY OR AGENCIES BECOME PARTY.

(B)   WITHIN AN INTERSTATE LIBRARY DISTRICT, AND AS
PROVIDED BY A LIBRARY AGREEMENT, THE PERFORMANCE OF LIBRARY
FUNCTIONS MAY BE UNDERTAKEN ON A JOINT OR COOPERATIVE BASIS
OR MAY BE UNDERTAKEN BY MEANS OF ONE OR MORE ARRANGEMENTS
BETWEEN OR AMONG PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LIBRARY AGENCIES FOR THE
EXTENSION OF LIBRARY PRIVILEGES TO THE USE OF FACILITIES OR
SERVICES OPERATED OR RENDERED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE
INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY AGENCIES.