State Act

The Telangana Public Libraries Act, 1960.

13. 34[(1)] A Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha may,— (a) provide suitable lands and buildings for public libraries and also the furniture, fittings, materials and conveniences requisite therefor; (b) stock such libraries with books, periodicals, news-papers, manuscripts, maps, works and specimens of art and science, lantern slides, films, cinema projectors, recorders and the like: 35[Provided that the books that may be stocked in the libraries shall be selected from the list of books approved from time to time 36[by the Parishad]: Provided further that the *[Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha] shall stock also books and periodicals as may be directed, from time to time, 36[by the Parishad] or by an officer authorised 36[by the Parishad] in this behalf, the aggregate value whereof shall not be less than twenty five percent of the provision made in the budget of that Samstha for the purpose of this clause;] 37[(c) [XXX] 38[(d) with the previous sanction of the Director, shift or close any public library mentioned in sub-clause (a) of clause (9) of section 2, or dis-continue aid to any other public library, the payment of which is regulated by rules made under this Act;] (e) 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; (f) provide for lectures and the holding of classes and conduct other activities connected with public library service including social education; (g) with the consent of the management and the previous sanction of 38[39[the Parishad] or an officer authorised by 39[the Parishad] in this behalf] acquire any library on such conditions as may be approved by 38[39[the Parishad] or an officer authorised by 39[the Parishad] in this behalf;] (h) distribute grants for public libraries, and social education purposes; 40[(h-1) with the previous approval of the Director, organise, or participate in, conferences for the discussion of matters relating to the development of public libraries and the library service;] (i) in general, do everything necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 41[(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to a library maintained by the Government.]