Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 357 § 357.002 — as follows:
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 357 ·
Oregon Code § 357.002·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
as follows:
(1) The State
Library shall support the needs and operations of state government by
maintaining and developing appropriate collections of library services to
supplement the collections and services of other libraries in this state and to
meet the reference and research needs of state government.
(2) The State
Library shall provide library services to persons who are print-disabled by:
(a) Acting in
cooperation with the Library of Congress in the provision of library materials
and services for persons who are print-disabled; and
(b) Contracting
with other entities to provide such materials and services.
(3) The State
Library shall promote the establishment, development and support of local
library services by:
(a) Expending
moneys as may be available to the State Library to demonstrate, develop and
support library services in accordance with long-range plans for statewide
development and coordination of library services;
(b) Providing
advice and assistance to libraries, library boards, units of local government
empowered to establish libraries and departments of state government in matters
concerning the establishment, support, operation, improvement and coordination
of library services and the cooperation among libraries; and
(c) Providing for
in-service and continuing education programs for library personnel in this
state.
(4) The State
Library shall promote library services for children and youth by distributing
to local libraries state grant funds appropriated to the State Library for
library services and programs for children and youth.
(5) The State
Library shall prescribe the conditions for the use of government publications
in depository libraries and provide for public access to state government
publications.
(6) The State
Library shall biennially report to the Legislative Assembly and the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services statistical data on:
(a) The
effectiveness of library services provided to state government;
(b) The
effectiveness of services provided to persons who are print-disabled;
(c) The degree to
which local and school libraries in this state provide library services to the
people of this state; and
(d) The scope and
effectiveness of library services for children and youth funded by state grant
funds.
(7) The State
Library shall carry out all other activities authorized by law for the
development of library services for the people of this state.
(8) The State
Library shall lend State Library books free of charge to the people of Oregon
through existing libraries. [2015 c.328 §2]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 357.002
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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