The director of the South Carolina State Library is responsible for the management of the State Library and for the development and coordination of a statewide program of library and information services. The director shall:

(a) organize, staff, and administer the State Library in accordance with the law and good library practice;

(b) recommend to the State Library Board policies and regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter and execute those adopted by the board;

(c) prepare a budget for the approval of the board and administer funds made available from any source for improvement of library services, interlibrary cooperation, or resource sharing;

(d) provide advice and technical assistance to public and other libraries, agencies of the State, political subdivisions, and planning groups concerning library services and operations;

(e) carry out continuing studies of the information needs of the citizens of the State and recommend services and programs to meet those needs;

(f) encourage broad professional and community participation in library planning and development;

(g) encourage and assist the efforts of libraries and local governments to develop mutual and cooperative solutions to library and information service problems;

(h) encourage every citizen of the State to fully utilize the state's library resources and maintain the individual's right of access to those resources.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 42-204; 1952 Code Section 42-204; 1942 Code Section 5500; 1932 Code Section 5472; 1929 (36) 261; 1935 (39) 220; 1967 (55) 1003; 1969 (56) 818; 1982 Act No. 348, Section 2; 1985 Act No. 178, Section 2.