§ 19646 Library Trust Administration

Education Code·California

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•The library board can take care of money or things given to the library.
•They can get gifts, like money or property, from people who want to help the library.
•If someone leaves money or stuff to the library in their will, the board can use it for the library.
•The board can decide how to use these gifts to help the library if there are no special rules.

Example

A person leaves $10,000 to the local library in their will.

The library board can take this money and use it to buy new books, computers, or other things the library needs. They don’t have to give it back or use it for something else.

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§ 19646 Library Trust Administration

The board of library trustees shall administer any trust declared or created for the library, and receive by gift, devise, or bequest, and hold in trust or otherwise, property situated in this state or elsewhere, and where not otherwise provided, dispose of the property for the benefit of the library. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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board of library trustees trust gift devise bequest

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19646.

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