The governing body of any library supported by state, county, or municipal governments or by public school districts is authorized to enter into agreements with the South Carolina State Library for the library’s participation in the statewide library network and to enter into cooperative agreements with other libraries for collection development, resource sharing, and library services.

The director of the State Library, subject to the approval of the State Library Board, has the power to enter into agreements with any library located in the State, including private and federal libraries, to allow participation in the state resource sharing network and for coordination of the state library program with any library.