[Amended Ref. of 11-5-1996]
The Board of Trustees of Public Libraries shall have possession of the public libraries of the city, and shall be the legal guardians and custodians of the same. In discharging their duties and responsibilities in relation thereto, the Board shall have and exercise all of the authority conferred on Boards of Library Trustees by State law, and such other authority as the City Council may confer not inconsistent with State law.
The trustees of public libraries shall cooperate with the school department in the establishment of libraries within the schools of the city.