Any person desiring to make donations of money, personal property or real estate, for the benefit of the library or for the establishment, maintenance or endowment of public lectures in connection with the library upon any subject designated by the donor in the field of literature, science and the arts shall have the right to vest the title to the money and personal property or real estate so donated in the board, to be held and controlled by the board when accepted according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise or bequest of such property. However, the establishment, maintenance or public lectures in the interest of any political party, politics or sectarian religion are expressly prohibited. The board shall be held and considered to be special trustee of any donations and endowments as provided in this section. (2000 Code § 11-107)