Terms Used In California Codes > Education Code > Title 1 > Division 1 > Part 11 > Chapter 4 > Article 2 - Definitions

• Act: means the California Library Services Act. See California Education Code 18710
• Cooperative library system: means a public library system that consists of two or more jurisdictions entering into a written agreement to implement a regional program in accordance with this chapter, and that, as of the effective date of this chapter, was designated a library system under the Public Library Services Act of 1963 or was a successor to that library system. See California Education Code 18710
• Direct loan: means the lending of a book or other item directly to a borrower. See California Education Code 18710
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Property: includes both personal and real property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• Public library: means a library, or two or more libraries, that is operated by a single public jurisdiction and that serves its residents free of charge. See California Education Code 18710
• State: includes the District of Columbia and the territories when applied to the different parts of the United States, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• System: means a cooperative library system. See California Education Code 18710
• Underserved: means any population segment with exceptional service needs not adequately met by traditional library service patterns, including, but not limited to, those persons who are geographically isolated, economically disadvantaged, functionally illiterate, of non-English-speaking or limited-English-speaking ability, homebound, or institutionalized, or who are persons with disabilities. See California Education Code 18710