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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 1§ 19103 County Library System Joining

§ 19103 County Library System Joining

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§ 19103 County Library System Joining

Key Takeaways

  • •If a city or library area wants to join the county's free library system, they can tell the county leaders.
  • •Once they join, everyone in that city or area can use the county library for free.
  • •People in that city or area will have to pay taxes to help fund the county library.

Example

A small town has its own little library but wants to join the bigger county library system.

The town leaders tell the county they want to join. After they join, all the town's people can use the county library for free, but they also have to pay taxes to help support it.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 19103 County Library System Joining

After the establishment of a county free library, the board of trustees, common council, or other legislative body of any city in the county maintaining a free public library, or the board of trustees of any library district maintaining a district library, may notify the board of supervisors that the city or library district desires to become a part of the county free library system. Thereafter the city or library district shall be a part of the system and its inhabitants shall be entitled to the benefits of the county free library, and the property within the city or library district shall be liable to taxes levied for county free library purposes. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

county free libraryboard of supervisorslibrary districtfree public library

Related Statutes

  • § 19112 County-City Library Contracts
  • § 19101 County Free Library Establishment
  • § 19107 County-City Library Contracts
  • § 19108 County Library Service Contracts
  • § 19109 County Library Contracts Taxes

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19103.
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