(a) Library services for the general public must be
provided without charge or deposit to all persons residing in the
local political subdivisions which provide monetary support to the
library. These library services include the dissemination of materials
or information by the library to the general public during the hours
of operations of all library facilities. In this context, library
services include the circulation of any type of materials, reference
services, use of computers to access information sources, databases,
or other similar services, and admissions to the facility or any programs
sponsored or conducted by the library.
(b) The following charges are permitted at the discretion
of the library's governing authority: reserving library materials;
use of facilities; replacement of lost borrower cards; fines for overdue,
lost, or damaged materials in accordance with local library policies;
postage; in-depth reference services on a contractual basis; photocopying;
printing; telefacsimile services; library parking; service to nonresidents;
sale of publications; rental and deposits on equipment; and charges
for the use of materials and machine-readable data bases not owned
by the library for which the vendor or supplier has charged a borrowing
fee.
(c) Fees may not be charged for library services on
the library premises by individuals or organizations other than the
library unless the charges are permitted by subsection (b) of this
section.
(d) As permitted by §1.73 of this subchapter,
relating to Public Library: Legal Establishment, non profit corporations
may enter into a contract with a school district to provide library
services to the general public residing in the district. This public
library service must be in addition to that provided to school students,
faculty, and staff. Public library services must be provided at least
the required number of hours all weeks of the year, except those weeks
with national or state holidays. The number of hours is specified
in §1.81 of this subchapter, relating to Quantitative Standards
for Accreditation of Library.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §1.72 adopted to be effective September 1, 1977, 2 TexReg 1925; amended to be effective September 1, 1979, 4 TexReg 2675; amended to be effective March 26, 1980, 5 TexReg 906; amended to be effective January 19, 1984, 9 TexReg 178; amended to be effective August 23, 1990, 15 TexReg 4577; amended to be effective December 16, 1991, 16 TexReg 7010; amended to be effective November 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 7930; amended to be effective November 30, 2014, 39 TexReg 9200 |