Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-4-106: Personnel

(a) The system board shall appoint a librarian of the library

system on the basis of merit and experience. Such librarian shall

be a graduate of a library school accredited by the American Library

Association. The librarian shall be the administrative, executive

and supervisory officer of the library and secretary to the system

board. The librarian shall serve at the discretion of the system

board.

(b) The librarian may appoint and remove staff members and other

employees.

(c) The system board may establish or participate in employee

retirement and health insurance programs either for the exclusive

benefit of its staff or jointly and, in conjunction with city,

county, state, or other retirement systems, may expend upon

authorization of the board funds allocated by the board for such

purposes.