Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-4-201: Establishment, special levies authorized - Incorporation

of existing libraries.

Counties, cities and towns are hereby authorized and empowered

to join in creation, development, operation and maintenance of

public libraries to serve rural single county library systems, and

to appropriate and allocate funds for the support of such systems.

The systems shall provide equitable library services to all persons

in the county.

After establishment a rural single county library system must be

accredited by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board.

Special levies of any and all taxes authorized to be levied by

counties, cities and towns under Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma

Constitution are hereby authorized to be levied for support of rural

single county library systems.

When any rural single county library system is established,

existing public libraries in the county may be incorporated into the

system under a unified administration by act of local governing

bodies or vote of the people as provided in the procedure for

establishment of the rural single county library systems. Existing

public libraries in the county that are not incorporated into the

system shall have the same relationship to the system as similar

public libraries outside the county have to the local system and to

other systems.