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PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 20 LIBRARY Glendale, Arizona, Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-10-25 14:12:19 [EST] (Supp. No. 105) Page 1 of 3 Chapter 20 LIBRARY1 ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 20-1. Library facililities and programs; statement of purpose. (a) The city has established library facilities and programs for the use and enjoyment of its residents, believing that the provision of such facilities and programs is necessary to meet significant social, physical, and mental health needs of the community. (b) To the extent possible, the city has provided library facilities and programs without directly imposing fees for such facilities and programs. (c) To continue to provide library facilities and programs for the use and enjoyment of the community at a high level of quality, it may be necessary to charge fees to recover the cost of materials consumed by patrons of library programs or services or to recover the cost of damaged, lost, or unreturned items. (Code 1963, § 26-3.7; Ord. No. 1097, § 2, 11-13-79) Sec. 20-3. Failure to return library property; penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully fail to return any material or other property of the City of Glendale Public Library within five (5) days after the receipt of notice from the library demanding return of such property. (b) Penalty for failure to return library property shall be the replacement cost of the borrowed item. A borrower in violation of subsection (a) shall be notified of delinquency by U.S. mail to the borrower's address on file with the library. A violation of this subsection shall be a civil infraction and is subject to collection action. (c) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this section, the person accepting responsibility for the library card which was used to check out the item or items, shall be prima facie responsible for the violation of any provision of this section and shall be responsible for any fines or penalties therefor. (Code 1963, § 21-45; Ord. No. 1571, § 1, 11-22-88; Ord. No. 2070, § 1, 3-9-99) Sec. 20-5. Usage fees. (a) There shall be no fees for the use of library meeting rooms (b) There shall be no fee to obtain a library card or replacement card. 1Cross reference(s)—Parks and recreation, Ch. 27. State law reference(s)—Municipal public libraries, A.R.S. § 9-411 et seq. Created: 2023-10-25 14:12:19 [EST] (Supp. No. 105) Page 2 of 3 (c) Fees for consumable items or program materials provided to patrons of the library may be established administratively but may only be established to recover the cost of materials necessary to deliver the program or service. (d) Fees for library materials that are not returned shall be assessed based on replacement value. (Ord. No. 2070, § 1, 3-9-99) Secs. 20-6—20-15. Reserved. ARTICLE II. ADVISORY BOARD2 Sec. 20-16. Library advisory board. (a) Mission. Pursuant to the City Charter of the City of Glendale, Article V, Section 1, the city council does hereby create a library advisory board. (b) Bylaws. Unless otherwise delineated with this section, the bylaws contained in Chapter 2, Article VIII shall apply. (c) Composition. (1) The library advisory board shall have nine (9) members. Two (2) of the nine (9) members of the library advisory board shall be students attending high school at the time of their appointment by the city council. The student members of the board shall be full voting members of the board. The calculation of a quorum of the commission shall be based on the seven (7) non-student members. (2) The student members of the board shall be appointed for one-year terms and may be re-appointed for a second one-year term. The non-student members of the board shall be appointed for a two-year term. All members shall serve without compensation. (d) Powers, duties and responsibilities. The library advisory board shall advise, counsel, and aid the city on the following matters: (1) Recommend or evaluate library programs and services; (2) Recommend or evaluate rules, regulations and policies governing the use of library facilities; (3) Assess and evaluate community needs related to library programs, services, and facilities and make associated recommendations; and, (4) Recommend, evaluate, or propose initiatives designed to advance the core mission of the modern library and information services which are to enhance learning and to ensure the inclusion of diverse perspectives and equitable access to library services for all. 2Ord. No. O22-32 , § 7, adopted April 26, 2022, amended Art. II in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Art. II, §§ 20-16—20-21, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Code 1963, §§ 2-36, 2-36.1—2- 36.6; Ord. No. 1097, § 2, 11-13-79; Ord. No. 1644, §§ 1(6), 2(5), 5-22-90; Ord. No. 1849, § 5, 7-25-95; Ord. No. 2158, § 1, 7-25-00; Ord. No. O21-01 , § 1, 1-12-21. Charter reference(s)—Appointive boards and commissions, Art. V. Cross reference(s)—Uniform bylaws for boards, commissions and committees, § 2-266 et seq. Created: 2023-10-25 14:12:19 [EST] (Supp. No. 105) Page 3 of 3 ( Ord. No. O22-32 , § 7, 4-26-22) Secs. 20-17—20-21. Reserved.