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State Archives of North Carolina"},{"label":"Language","value":["English"]},{"label":"Description","value":"The origins of the State Library date from 1812 when the General Assembly required the secretary of state to collect, catalog, and safeguard books and documents for use by the state legislature and government officials.  In 1819 the General Assembly designated funds for the \"Public Library,\" although subsequent legislation in 1822 referred to the \"State Library.\"  While both terms were used at various times, the library's primary responsibility during the nineteenth century was to serve the state legislature.  In 1837 the General Assembly began to compensate the secretary of  state for assuming the duties of a state librarian.  During the  legislative session of 1841-42, the office of state librarian was established.  Under that law the governor and judges of the state Supreme Court were designated as trustees and given authority to direct the library and appoint its librarian.  A legislative act of 1858-59 provided that the state librarian would serve as the librarian of the state Senate and House of Representatives. The act also established a library of documents for each house.  Under terms of a legislative act of 1870-71, the librarian would be elected biennially by a joint vote of the two houses.  The General Assembly of 1871-72 made the governor and judges of the Supreme Court trustees of the Supreme Court Library, rather than the State Library.  By terms of the same act, the governor, superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, and the secretary of state were appointed trustees of the State Library or any facility containing  documents, books, papers, and manuscripts belonging to the state.  By a legislative act of 1883, these trustees were authorized to appoint the state librarian.  This act, however, was amended by the General Assembly of 1895 which required thereafter that the librarian be elected by the legislature.  Although the State Library was patronized primarily by state  officials, the public was allowed to use the reference collection on  library premises, and open circulation was permitted for a period during  the 1870s and the early 1880s.  Until the last decade of the century, the State Library served as the state's only tax-supported library.  By the end of the nineteenth century, a movement for expanded public library service began to emerge within the state.  In 1897 the General Assembly authorized the aldermen or commissioners of any city or incorporated town having more than a thousand inhabitants to provide for the establishment of a public library.  Four years later, the legislature eliminated the stipulation that such incorporated towns have a population greater than one thousand.  The city libraries formed during this period, however, were generally established by special legislative  bills.  In response to a growing demand for more systematic support of the public library movement, the General Assembly of 1909 established the North Carolina Library Commission.  Formed for the primary purpose of promoting the development of free public libraries on the local level, the commission's responsibilities included the following:  assisting in the establishment of new libraries, including public school libraries; supplementing local collections; distributing library literature; and providing advice to trustees and libraries on library services.  The commission consisted of the superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, the state librarian, two persons appointed by the North Carolina Library Association, and one person appointed by the governor. Following the completion of staggered first terms, members would serve for three years.  The General Assembly of 1937 authorized the Library Commission to accept gifts from the federal government and other agencies.  Funds received by the commission would be administered by the governing board for the purpose of promoting and equalizing library service throughout the state.  Four years later, in 1941, the legislature voted to provide state aid for public libraries through annual appropriations administered by the board.  In 1955 the legislature combined the State Library and the North  Carolina Library Commission into one agency called the State Library. The combined programs of these two agencies served as the foundation of future developments.  The State Library's responsibilities included maintaining a general collection of books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, films, audio-visual and other materials. These materials were  available for use on the premises by citizens and state employees and for circulation to public libraries, state agencies, and their employees under policies established by the state librarian and approved by the Board of Trustees. Other responsibilities involved providing sets of laws and journals for the General Assembly, and offering advice and assistance to libraries throughout the state and to other state agencies with special reference collections.  The State Library's Board of Trustees consisted of six persons appointed by the governor for overlapping terms of six years and two  ex officio members--the superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction and the librarian of the University of North Carolina.  The board's duties included working with the state librarian to determine the scope of the library's collections and to establish library policies.  At the request of the North Carolina Commission for the Blind in 1958, the State Library accepted interim responsibility for providing library services to the blind.  The following year, the State Library received state appropriations that enabled it to assume complete responsibility. In 1961 the General Assembly authorized the State Library to enter into contractual agreements with library agencies of other states for services to the blind.  In subsequent years the State Library extended additional services to those unable to hold or read ordinary printed materials because of physical or visual impairments.  Under the Executive Organization Act of 1971, the State Library and its board were transferred to the newly created Department of Art, Culture, and History.  Although the agency retained its statutory functions, it came under the management of the new department and its cabinet-level administrator, the secretary.  Subject to the Executive Organization Act of 1973, that department  was renamed the Department of Cultural Resources, and it absorbed the  statutory functions of the State Library.  The library's Board of  Trustees was dissolved and replaced by a seven-member State Library  Committee consisting of six members appointed by the governor, plus the current president of the North Carolina Library Association.  The committee's duties included advising the secretary of the department regarding the library's collections and operations.  Administratively, the library was recognized as one of the principal subunits of the Department of Cultural Resources and named the Division of State  Library.  By the 1970s the Division of State Libary was responsible for providing leadership and support for cooperative library and informational services on a statewide basis for all types of libraries. Using both state and federal funds, the State Library led in expanding services in interlibrary networking and booklending.  The General Assembly of 1981 enacted legislation restructuring the Library Committee and changing its name to the State Library Commission. It was composed of six members appointed by the governor for six-year terms and five officers from the North Carolina Library Association. The latter would serve as officers of the commission for the duration of their terms.  In addition to advising the department secretary on library matters, the commission would evaluate and approve plans for statewide and federally funded programs.  It also functioned as a search committee whenever there was a vacancy for the position of director.  In 1987 the legislature established a depository system for the  distribution of state publications to designated libraries throughout the state.  Under terms of the law, the Division of State Library was given responsibility for administering an orderly system to provide  public access to the valuable current and historical publications of state government--including documents in paper, film, tape, disk, or any other format.  In order to facilitate a distribution system, the  legislation authorized the establishment of a State Publications  Clearinghouse within the State Library.  The division's additional duties included developing and maintaining standards for depository libraries; designating and contracting with public, community college, special,  college or university libraries as either full or selective depository libraries; and adopting rules to administer the program.  In conjunction with the legislation establishing a depository system, the legislature authorized the secretary of Cultural Resources to appoint an advisory committee of state officials and depository librarians to review and  advise on the operation of the program.  The State Library Commission was restructured in 1991 to include eight members appointed by the governor; one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; one member appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; three members appointed by the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association; and the president and president-elect of the North Carolina Library Association, or two appointees of that association's governing board.  The state librarian would be an ex  officio member and act as secretary to the commission.  Terms of office of members were staggered and reduced to four years.  Under the 1991 legislation, the Library Commission was given an advisory role to the secretary of Cultural Resources in the following major areas:  recruitment and appointment of the state librarian and State Library operations and programs, including information services for the cultural, educational, and economic well-being of the state.  The commission was also charged with working for the financial support of  local public library and statewide services, including interlibrary programs.  REFERENCES:  P.L., 1812, c. 16.  P.L., 1822, c. 7.  P.L., 1836-37, c. 32.  P.L., 1840-41, c. 46.  P.L., 1858-59, c. 41.  P.L., 1870-71, c. 70.  P.L., 1871-72, c. 169.  P.L., 1883, c. 216.  P.L., 1885, c. 351.  P.L., 1897, c. 512.  P.L., 1901, c. 662.  P.L., 1909, c. 873.  P.L., 1937, c. 206.  P.L., 1941, c. 93.  S.L., 1955, c. 505.  S.L., 1961, c. 1161.  S.L., 1971, c. 864.  S.L., 1973, c. 476, ss. 1-33, 82-84.  S.L., 1981, c. 918.  S.L., 1987, c. 771.  S.L., 1991, c. 757, ss. 2-3.  G.S. 143B-49 through 143B-53, 143B-90 through 143B-91 [1991].  Mitchell, Thornton W.  THE STATE LIBRARY AND LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT IN   NORTH CAROLINA.  Raleigh:  Division of State Library, Department of    Cultural Resources,  1983.  Pp. 1-10, 86-87, 109-110.  North Carolina Historical Commission.  NORTH CAROLINA MANUAL, 1913.   Compiled and edited by R. D. W. Connor.  Raleigh, 1913.  Pp. 97-100.  Office of the Secretary of State.  NORTH CAROLINA MANUAL, 1991-1992.   Edited by Julie W. Snee.  Raleigh, 1992.  Pp. 142-143.  Thornton, Mary Lindsay, comp.  OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE COLONY AND   STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1749-1939:  A BIBLIOGRAPHY.  Chapel Hill:   University of North Carolina Press, 1954.  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