§ 18137 School Library Service Agreements

Education Code·California

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•If a school works with a city or county library to get books or stuff for the school library, the school has to take care of those things.
•The school must follow the library's rules and the rules they agreed to when they made the deal.
•The school is responsible if something happens to the books or other items from the library.

Example

A school borrows 100 books from the city library for its students to use.

The school must keep the books safe, return them on time, and follow the library's rules. If some books get lost or damaged, the school has to fix or replace them.

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§ 18137 School Library Service Agreements

Whenever the governing board of a school district enters into an agreement with a county or city library for school library services the district shall provide for the care and custody of and assume responsibility for the books and other property delivered to it subject to the rules and regulations of the county or city library and the terms of the agreement. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 166.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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governing board school district county or city library school library services care and custody rules and regulations

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 18137.

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