Powers and Functions of District Library Authority

A District Library Authority may – (a) prepare proposals to provide suitable lands and buildings for public libraries and also the furniture, fittings, materials and conveniences requisite therefore; (b) stock such libraries with books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, works and specimens of art and science lantern slides, films, cinema projectors, recorders, CD-ROS’s audio-visual material, digital documents and the like within available resources or forward proposals or demand to State Library Committee : Provided that the books that may be stocked in the libraries shall be selected from the list of books approved from time to time by the Government. A block selection committee shall be constituted for the purpose. The District Library Authority shall stock also books and periodicals as may be directed, from time to time, by the Government or by an officer authorized by the Government in this behalf, the aggregate value where of shall not be more than 25 percent of the provision made in the budget of that Authority for the purpose of this clause; (c) with the previous sanction of the Director, shift or close any public library mentioned in sub-clause (a) of sub-section (9) of section 3, or discontinue aid to any other public library, the payment of which is regulated by rules made under this Act; (d) accept any gift or endowment for any purpose connected with its activities : Provided that no gift or endowment of an immovable property shall be accepted without the previous sanction of the Government and shall be used for the same library; (e) provided for lectures connected with current affairs and matter of public interest; (f) with the consent of the management and the previous sanction of the Government or an officer authorized by the Government in this behalf, acquire any library on such conditions as may be approved by the Government or an officer authorized by the Government in this behalf; (g) assist public libraries and adult education programmes; (h) in general do everything necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.