Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-558: Powers of commission

Every metropolitan library commission created by this act shall

have all powers necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of

the purpose and provisions hereof, including, in addition to others

herein granted, the following powers:

(a) To operate and maintain a city-county library system and to

adopt such rules and regulations for the operation thereof as may be

deemed necessary or expedient.

(b) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire land or buildings

or portions of buildings for library purposes.

(c) To erect, maintain, and operate public library buildings at

one or more places in the county.

(d) To accept transfer of any existing public library or

libraries by lease or other conveyance.

(e) To acquire, by purchase or otherwise, books and other

personal property customarily used in the operation of public

libraries including necessary motor vehicles.

(f) To sell and dispose of personal property acquired by

purchase or other means when by proper resolution the commission

finds that said property is not needed for library purposes.

(g) To accept, hold, and convey legal title to interests in real

property in the name "Metropolitan Library Commission of ________

County" which shall be its official name. Deeds or other

conveyances of said interests in real property shall be executed for

and on behalf of the commission by the chairman and shall be

attested by the secretary.

(h) To accept, or in its discretion to decline, donations

tendered to the city-county library system.

(i) To administer the expenditure of any funds which may become

available for library purposes pursuant to the provisions of Article

X, Section 10A of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.

(j) To borrow on the credit of the commission for a period of

time not to exceed one (1) year.

(k) To do all other things necessary or desirable to carry out

the purposes and provisions of this act.