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District of Columbia Official Code
Division VI - EDUCATION, LIBRARIES, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONSTitle 39 - LIBRARIES AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONSSubtitle I - LIBRARIESChapter 1 - PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Subchapter I - GENERAL
Section 39-101 - Public library established; Mayor authorized to accept gifts

D.C. Code § 39-101

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Section 39-101 - Public library established; Mayor authorized to accept gifts

A free public library is hereby established and shall be maintained in the District of Columbia which shall be the property of the said District and a supplement of the public educational system of said District. Said library shall consist of a central library and such number of branch libraries so located and so supported as to furnish books and other printed matter and information service convenient to the homes and offices of all residents of the said District. All actions relating to such library, or for the recovery of any penalties lawfully established in relation thereto, shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia; and the Mayor of said District is further authorized to receive, as component parts of said library, collections of books and other publications that may be transferred to him.

D.C. Code § 39-101

June 3, 1896, 29 Stat. 244, ch. 315, §1; Apr. 1, 1926, 44 Stat. 229, ch. 98, § 1; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-268, § 5(a), 54 DCR 833; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 160(b), 56 DCR 1117.

Sections 4042 and 4044 of D.C. Law 15-205 provided:

"Sec. 4042. Facility Planning and Construction for Public Libraries.

"Facilities planning for the Georgetown, Petworth, Southeast, Mount Pleasant and Francis Gregory Libraries shall occur in fiscal year 2005 through the cooperation of the District of Columbia Public Libraries, the Office of Property Management and the Department of Recreation. Facilities planning shall incorporate considerations of literacy activities at existing libraries and recreation centers.

"Sec. 4044. Effective date.

"This subtitle subtitle C of title IV of D.C. Law 15-205 shall be effective October 1, 2005."

Maximization of Federal and Private Grant Acquisition. Section 4052 of D.C. Law 15-205 provided: "To support the effective use of local dollars, the District of Columbia Public Schools, District of Columbia Public Charter Schools, the University of the District of Columbia, the Department of Parks and Recreation and the District of Columbia Public Library shall each provide a detailed plan for maximizing the federal and private grants received by the agencies and provide a report to the Council of their efforts to pursue grants and maximize those opportunities by November 1, 2004."