Minn. R. agency 129, ch. 3530, LIBRARIES, pt. 3530.1000 - CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY
Regional library systems shall be designated as eligible by the commissioner of education provided they meet the criteria in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.34, and the following:
A. Employment of a
chief administrative officer who has had at least two years of public library
administrative experience and has received the master's degree in library
science from a library education program accredited by the American Library
Association.
B. Regional library
systems shall provide to the Division of State Library Services by June 30 of
each even-numbered year a long range plan which addresses the succeeding five
years. Upon request by the regional library system, the Division of State
Library Services staff shall provide consultation and advice on the content of
the long range plan. The plan shall include narrative descriptions, goals, and
objectives which address the following:
(1)
service area; including steps to encourage participation of appropriate
adjacent nonparticipating counties and cities;
(2) funding; including cost projections to
implement the first year of the plan;
(3) personnel; including projections of
numbers and qualifications needed to implement the plan;
(4) collection development; including types
and quantities, written materials selection policies of the applicant or of its
members, a coordinated program of acquisition, identification and rectification
of deficiencies, and sharing of resources;
(5) programs of service; including minimum
hours of operation of public service outlets and provision of bookmobile
service;
(6) physical facilities;
including accessibility by persons with physical disabilities;
(7) multitype library cooperation;
and
(8) any other topics deemed
appropriate by the regional library system.
Notes
Statutory Authority: MS s 134.32; 134.36
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