The Board of Directors of the Public Library shall:
(a) Immediately after appointed, meet and organize by electing one member as president, one as Secretary, one as Treasurer and such other officers as the Board may deem necessary. All officers shall hold office for one year and shall be eligible for reelection. The Treasurer, before entering upon his duties, shall give bond to council in an amount fixed by the Board of Directors, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his official duties.
(b) Adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations as are necessary for its own guidance and for the administration, supervision and protection of the library and all property belonging thereto as may not be inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
(c) Supervise the expenditure of all money credited to the library fund. All money appropriated or collected for public library purposes shall be deposited in the treasury of the governing authority to the credit of the library fund and shall be paid out on the certified requisition of the Library Board in the manner provided by law for the disbursement of other funds of the City.
(d) Subject to the confirmation of the Council, lease and/or purchase and occupy suitable quarters or erect upon ground secured through gift or purchase an appropriate building for the use of such library and have supervision, care and custody of the grounds, rooms or building constructed, leased or set apart for library purposes.
(e) Employ a head librarian and upon his recommendation employ such assistants as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the library.
(f) Make such library free for the use of all persons living within the City, subject to the reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the Library Board; provided, that the board may extend the privilege and use of such library to nonresidents upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe.
(g) Make an annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30 to Council, stating the conditions of the library property, the various sums of money received from the library fund and all other sources, and how much money was expended, the number of books and periodicals on hand, the number added during the year, the number lost or missing, the number of books loaned and the number of registered users of such library , with such other statistics , information and suggestions as may be deemed of general interest. A copy of such report shall be sent to the State Library Commission.
(5-6-46.)
(5-6-46.)