Section 8732 - Council on libraries(a) The Council on Libraries is established.(a) The Council on Libraries ("Council") serves in an advisory capacity to the Department of State. The Council considers matters relating to libraries and library standards throughout the State and other matters as the Governor, the Secretary of the Department of State, or the General Assembly may refer to the Council. The Council may study, research, plan, or make advisory recommendations to the Governor, the Secretary of the Department of State, or the General Assembly on matters it deems appropriate to provide the best possible library service in Delaware. (b) The Council consists of 11 members. Membership is composed as follows: (1) The 3 County Librarians of this State.(2) Each of the 3 county library advisory boards under § 802 of Title 9 shall appoint 1 member from among their respective county library advisory board. Each of these members serves at the pleasure of the member's appointing authority.(3)a.The president of the Delaware Association of School Librarians. The president may appoint a designee to serve in the president's stead and at the president's pleasure.
b. If the Department of Education re-establishes the Delaware Education Associate for Libraries, Media, and Technology or a similar position, the associate shall replace the president of the Delaware Association of School Librarians as a member of the Council. The associate may appoint a designee to serve in the associate's stead and at the associate's pleasure.(4) The director of Adult and Prison Education Resources of the Department of Education. The Director may appoint a designee to serve in the director's stead and at the director's pleasure.(5)a. The Governor shall appoint 3 public members.b. If possible, the 3 public members must represent each county.c. Each member under this paragraph (b)(5) of this section is appointed for a term of 3 years. Each term of office expires on the date specified in the appointment; however, a member remains eligible to participate in the Council's proceedings until the Governor replaces that member. The Governor may appoint a member for less than 3 years to ensure that members' terms expire on a staggered basis.(c) A member does not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties.(d) A vacancy prior to the expiration of the term of a member of the Council on Libraries may be filled only for the remainder of that term.(e) The Council shall annually elect a chair from among its members. A chair is eligible for reelection.(f) The number of members who must be present at a Council meeting in order to have quorum and conduct official business is a majority of members. Counting for quorum does not include member positions that are vacant.(g) A member's appointing authority may remove the member for gross inefficiency, misfeasance, malfeasance, or neglect of duty in office. A member is deemed in neglect of duty if the member is absent from 3 consecutive, regular Council meetings or attends less than 50% of Council meetings in a calendar year. The member's appointing authority may consider the member to have resigned and may accept the member's resignation.(h) The Division of Libraries shall provide reasonable staff support to assist the Council in performing its duties under this section. Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 55,s 1, eff. 6/28/2023.29 Del. C. 1953, § 8611; 57 Del. Laws, c. 583, § 1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 480, § 5; 68 Del. Laws, c. 149, §6; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.;