The Penn Area Public Library was established to provide free public
library service; we hereby authorize and designate the Library to act as the
agent of the township government to provide public library service to the
residents and taxpayers of the township for and on behalf of the township
government.
The Township of Penn agrees further to assist in the maintenance of
the Penn Area Public Library in accord with the provisions of Section 401
of the Library Code, the Act of June 14, 1961, P.L. 324, by making appropriations as nearly adequate as its finances will
permit.
In accord with Section 411 of the Library Code, the Township Commissioners will appoint seven persons to serve
as its representatives on the Board of Directors of the Penn Area Public Library,
each representative to serve three years, the terms expiring as provided by
Section 411 of the Library Code.
In accord with Section 412 of the Library Code, the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Library shall give
bond to the municipality with satisfactory surety in such amount as the Board
of Directors may determine.
The Board of Directors shall prepare and present to the Township Commissioners
by November 1 of each year a budget for the following year and such reports
as are required by Sections 413 and 414 of the Library Code and shall give free library service to the residents and taxpayers,
as provided in Section 415 of the Library Code.