A cooperative board shall provide, directly or through a written contract, services to member libraries within the cooperative library‘s area. The services, subject to standards approved by the department in consultation with the state librarian, may include:
  (a) A central pool or rotating book collection.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 397.564

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Cooperative board: means the governing board of a cooperative library. See Michigan Laws 397.552
  • Cooperative library: means the library or service center designated by a cooperative board to execute services established by a cooperative plan and provided to libraries participating in a cooperative. See Michigan Laws 397.552
  • Department: means the department of history, arts, and libraries. See Michigan Laws 397.552
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (b) In-service training.
  (c) Book selection aids.
  (d) Bibliographic services.
  (e) Audio-visual services.
  (f) Bookmobile service or other outlets to outlying areas.
  (g) Publicity and public relations.
  (h) Printing.
  (i) A centralized purchasing operation.
  (j) Centralized processing, including cataloging and marking.
  (k) Reference services.
  (l) Delivery service.