The Library Board shall have the following powers.
(a) Immediately after the appointment, the Library Board shall organize and elect one member as its President and one member as its Secretary and such other officers as necessary. All officers shall hold office for one year and shall be eligible for re-election.
(b) The directors shall adopt such by-laws, rules, and regulations as necessary for its guidance and administration and supervision and protection of the library, and all property belonging thereto as may not be inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
(c) The Library Board shall supervises the expenditure of all money credited to the Library Fund. All money appropriated or collected for public library purposes shall be deposited to the credit of the Library Fund as the Library Board shall direct and be disbursed by the officer designated by that Board. Such officer before entering upon his or her duties to give bond payable to and in an amount fixed by the Library Board, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his or her official fiscal duties. The cost of such bond shall be paid from the Library Fund. The books, records, and account of the Library Board shall be the subject to audit and examination by the state’s Library Commission.
(d) The Library Board shall lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire and occupy suitable quarters, or erect upon the ground secured through lease, purchase, or gift and appropriate building for the use of such library; and have supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms, or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for library purposes.
(e) The Library Board shall employ a head librarian and, upon his or her recommendation, employ such other assistants as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the library.
(f) Each library established or maintained by a governing authority shall be free for the use of all persons living within the area represented by such a governing authority, except for those charges for which provision may be made elsewhere in this article. The use of the library is subject to reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the Library Board. The Library Board may extend the privilege and use of the library to nonresidents upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe.
(g) The Library Board may exclude from the use of the library under its charge any person who willfully and persistently violates any rule or regulation prescribed for the use of the library or its facilities.
(h) The Library Board shall make an annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30 to the governing authority or authorities appointing it, stating the conditions of the library property, the various sums of money received for the Library Fund, and how such money was expended, the number of books and periodicals on hand, the number added and withdrawn during the year, the number of books lent, 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 this request shall be sent to the state’s Library Commission.
(i) The Library Board of each public library shall be a non-profit corporation; and as such it may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall have and use a common seal. The title to all bequests or donations of cash or other personal property or real estate for the benefit of such library shall be vested in the Library Board to be held in trust and controlled by such Board according to the terms and for the purposes set forth in the deed, gift, devise, or bequest; provided, however, that the person making the bequest or donation of cash or other personal property or real estate for the benefit of such library, shall have the right and privilege to vest the title thereto in a trustee, or trustees, of his or her own selection, and to provide for the selection of successor trustees, and to designate the manner in which said fund or property shall be invested and used.
(j) The Library Board established or maintained under this article may fix, establish, and collect such reasonable fees, service, and rental charges as may be appropriate; may assess over due charges, penalties, damages, or replacement costs for the loss of, injury to, or failure to return any library property or material.
(k) The Library Board may sell or dispose of surplus, duplicated, obsolete, or other unwanted materials or equipment belonging to the library. All moneys received from these or other sources in the course of the administration and operation of the library shall be deposited in the Library Fund and shall be disbursed by the Library Board in the manner prescribed elsewhere in this article.
(l) In addition to the foregoing powers and duties, the Library Board shall have all powers and duties set fourth in W. Va. Code Ch. 10, Art. 1 (1969), as may from time to time be delegated to the Board by the City Council.