[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Seward
as Ch. 2, Art. 2, §§ 2-204 through 2-213, of the 1976
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Library Board may authorize the sale, exchange, or disposal
of any surplus, damaged, defective, obsolete, or duplicate books or
other materials in the Library. Records shall be kept of any such
surplus, damaged, defective, obsolete, or duplicate books or other
materials so disposed of. (Neb. RS 51-207)
The Library Board shall establish rules and regulations for
the governing of the Municipal Library for the preservation and efficient
management thereof. The Board shall fix and impose by general rules
penalties and forfeitures for injury to the Library grounds, rooms,
books, or other property, or for failure to return a book or other
materials. All fees, penalties, and forfeitures may be collected in
a civil action in the event of failure, neglect, or refusal to pay
the assessments. (Neb. RS 51-205, 51-214)
Any person who injures or fails to return any book or other
materials taken from the Library shall forfeit and pay to the Library
not less than the value of the book or other material in addition
to any replacement costs and penalty which the Library Board may assess.
(Neb. RS 51-211)
It shall be unlawful for any person not authorized by the regulations
made by the Library Board to take a book or other materials from the
Library, without the consent of the Librarian or an authorized employee
of the Library. Any person removing a book or other materials from
the Library without properly checking them out shall be deemed to
be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Neb. RS 51-211)
The Municipal Library shall be free for the use of the inhabitants
of the municipality. The Librarian may exclude from the use of the
Library and reading rooms any person who shall willfully violate or
refuse to comply with the rules and regulations established for the
government thereof. (Neb. RS 51-201, 51-212)
Any money collected by the Library shall be turned over monthly
by the Librarian to the Municipal Treasurer, along with a report of
the sources of the revenue. (Neb. RS 51-209)
The Library Board shall have power to authorize any circulating
library, reading matter or work of art of any private person, association
or corporation to be deposited in the Public Library rooms to be used
within the Library Room in the same manner as the books and property
of the Library; but to be drawn upon and used outside of the rooms
only on payment of such fees or membership as the person, corporation
or association owning the same may require; provided that the books
or other reading matter so deposited in the rooms of such Public Library
shall be separately and distinctly marked, and kept upon shelves apart
from the books and other materials of the Public Library.
Any person may make any donation of money, lands, or property
for the benefit of such Library, and the title to the property donated
may be made to and shall vest in the City for the Public Library,
and such property shall thereupon be exempt from taxation. The President
shall have the power to release, upon full payment, any mortgage constituting
a credit to the Library Fund outstanding in the name of such Library
Board, and the signature of the President on any such release shall
be authenticated by the Secretary of the Board. The President and
Secretary in like manner, upon resolution duly passed and adopted
by the Board, may renew any such mortgage.
Any bylaws, rules or regulations established by the Library
Board may be amended by the Mayor and Council.
Penalties imposed or accruing by any bylaw, rule or regulation
of the Library Board may be recovered in a civil action before any
court having jurisdiction; such action to be instituted in the name
of the Public Library Board. Moneys collected in such actions shall
be forthwith placed in the Treasury to the credit of the Library Fund.
