(a) Libraries eligible for grants under Alaska Stat. § 14.56.300 are

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 14.56.310

  • board: means the state Board of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • governing body: means the school board of a borough or city school district or a regional educational attendance area. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) public libraries established under Alaska Stat. § 14.56.400 or, in a municipality that does not have a public library established under Alaska Stat. § 14.56.400, another library that

(A) is a nonprofit corporation and holds meetings of its board of directors in public;
(B) provides services listed in Alaska Stat. § 14.56.400(a); and
(C) is approved to receive grants under Alaska Stat. § 14.56.300 by resolution of the governing body of that municipality;
(2) libraries sharing resources free of charge with other libraries in the state; and
(3) libraries providing regional library services.
(b) A library described in (a)(1) of this section is eligible for a public library assistance grant. A library described in (a)(2) of this section is eligible for an interlibrary cooperation assistance grant. A library described in (a)(3) of this section is eligible for a regional library services assistance grant.
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