Guam § 3122 - Guam Public Library System.

§ 3122. Guam Public Library System.

(a) There is within the government of Guam a Guam Public

Library System, herein referred to as the Library System, which

shall be a separate agency of the government of Guam. The title

of all Library System’s property is and shall continue to be in the

government of Guam. All references made to the term “Library”

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in this Section, and Sections within Chapter 80 of Title 5 of the

Guam Code Annotated, shall mean the Library System.

(b) The Library System shall be under the general cognizance

of the Guam Public Library Board, hereinafter referred to as the

Board, which shall have the authority, power and responsibility

for the administration and operation of the Guam Public Library

System.

(c) The Board shall appoint a Director who shall perform

such executive functions in connection with the operation of the

Library System as may be designated by the Board, and who shall

serve as executive secretary of the Board without additional

compensation. The Director shall, with the concurrence of the

Board, appoint a Deputy Director who shall be in the unclassified

service and who shall be a librarian, as defined by the Library

System’s minimum knowledge, abilities and skills qualifications

for a librarian position.

(d) (1) Qualifications for Director. The Director must:

(A) have earned a Master’s Degree in Library

Science (MLS), a Master’s degree in Library and

Information Science (MLIS), or a Master’s degree in

Education with concentration on Library Science from

a United States accredited college or university or from

a college or university accredited by the American

Library Association (ALA); and

(B) have a minimum of four (4) years general

managerial experience or have earned Bachelor’s or

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Commerce,

Business Information Systems, Public Administration or

a related field from a United States Accredited College or

University.

(2) Primary Job Duties. The Director shall administer

the day-to-day operations of the Guam Public Library

System, implement board policy and perform other duties as

assigned by the Board.