New Mexico § 3-18-14 - Municipal libraries; establishment; contract services; state publications; gifts and bequests
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-18-14 — Municipal libraries; establishment; contract services; state publications; gifts and bequests, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-18-14. Municipal libraries; establishment; contract services; state publications; gifts and bequests
A. A municipality may establish and maintain a free public library under proper regulation
and may receive, hold and dispose of a gift, donation, devise or bequest that is made
to the municipality for the purpose of establishing, increasing or improving the library. The governing body may apply the use, profit, proceeds, interests and rents accruing
from such property in any manner that will best improve the library and its use. B. After a public library is established, the secretary of state shall furnish to
the public library a copy of any work subsequently published under his authority. C. A municipality establishing a public library may enter into contracts and joint
powers agreements with other municipalities, counties, local school boards, post-secondary
educational institutions and the library division of the office of cultural affairs
for the furnishing of library services. In the interest of establishing a county or regional library, a municipality may
convey its library facilities to the county as part of a contract for furnishing library
services to the inhabitants of the municipality by the county or regional library.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-18-14 cover?
Section 3-18-14 ("Municipal libraries; establishment; contract services; state publications; gifts and bequests") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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