The Joint Secretary shall assist the Secretary and shall perform such other functions as may be entrusted to him by the Executive Committee.

Powers and functions of the District Library Councils Powers and functions of the District Library Councils.—(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, every District Library Council shall have power-

1. (a) to elect members to the State Library Council to the extent of one for each taluk in the district;
2. (b) to establish new libraries within its jurisdiction with the previous sanction of the State Library Council;
3. (c) to supervise, co-ordinate and control the library service under its jurisdiction in the district and to promote co-operation between libraries and cultural and educational institutions in the country;
4. (d) to provide library service and mobile library service to the persons residing in the district;
5. (e) to provide suitable lands and buildings for public libraries and furniture, fittings, equipment and other conveniences necessary for the purpose;
6. (f) to provide such libraries with books, periodicals, newspapers maps, radios, manuscripts, works and specimens of art and science, lantern slides, films, video films, cinema projectors, recorders, cassettes, television sets, charts, tape recorders, video cassette players, video cassette recorders and the like;
7. (g) to shift, reorganise, or close or amalgamate any public library established or maintained or run directly by the District Library Council;
8. (h) to appoint and control such officers and servants as may be necessary for the efficient performance of its duties and functions under this Act and the rules made thereunder;
   • (i) to accept any endowment or gift for any purpose connected with its activities;
9. (j) to provide for lectures, seminars, symposia, conferences and conduct study classes to strengthen the functioning of the Libraries and conduct other activities as may be conducive to the carrying out of the purposes of this Act;
10. (k) with the sanction of the State Library Council to do any other thing that may be conducive to the furtherance of the purposes of this Act; and
11. (l) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed it by or under this Act, or the rules made thereunder.

1. (2) The District Library Council may give to the Taluk Library Councils directions not contrary to the directions, if any, issued by the State Library Council in the performance of their functions under this Act and the unions shall not in the discharge of their functions under this Act depart from the directions given by the Council.