{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-60-1-50","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 60-1-50","heading":"Duties of director.","body":"The director of the South Carolina State Library is responsible for the management of the State Library and for the development and coordination of a statewide program of library and information services. The director shall:\n(a) organize, staff, and administer the State Library in accordance with the law and good library practice;\n(b) recommend to the State Library Board policies and regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter and execute those adopted by the board;\n(c) prepare a budget for the approval of the board and administer funds made available from any source for improvement of library services, interlibrary cooperation, or resource sharing;\n(d) provide advice and technical assistance to public and other libraries, agencies of the State, political subdivisions, and planning groups concerning library services and operations;\n(e) carry out continuing studies of the information needs of the citizens of the State and recommend services and programs to meet those needs;\n(f) encourage broad professional and community participation in library planning and development;\n(g) encourage and assist the efforts of libraries and local governments to develop mutual and cooperative solutions to library and information service problems;\n(h) encourage every citizen of the State to fully utilize the state's library resources and maintain the individual's right of access to those resources.","path":["Title 60 - LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS, AND ARTS","CHAPTER 1 South Carolina State Library"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t60c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:06:49Z","sha256":"26c65f295345f98126c863aa8a65dcef58f581ece08303151398888c32902981","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-60-1-40","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-60-1-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}