West Virginia Code 10-1-4 – Contract with existing public library
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The governing authority may, in lieu of supporting and maintaining its own public library, enter into a contract with an existing public library and make annual payments of money to such library, whose library materials and services shall be available without charge to all persons living within the area represented by such governing authority. Any school board may contract for school library service from an existing public library which shall agree to furnish books to a school or schools under the terms of the contract.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 10-1-4
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- governing authority: shall be construed to mean county court, county board of education or the governing body of any municipality. See West Virginia Code 10-1-1
- public library: as used in this article shall be construed to mean a library maintained wholly or in part by any governing authority from funds derived by taxation and the services of which are free to the public, except for those charges for which provision may be made elsewhere in this article. See West Virginia Code 10-1-1
All money paid to a library under such a contract shall be expended solely for the maintenance and support of the library.