Kan. Admin. Regs. Agency 54 — State Library

Article 1 Regional Systems of Cooperating Libraries

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-1 Establishment of regional system of cooperating libraries

Libraries petitioning the state library advisory commission for establishment of a regional system of cooperating libraries shall present to the state library advisory commission a comprehensive plan of service to be rendered by the regional system of cooperating libraries, and such plan of services shall be approved by the state library advisory commission prior to establishment of a regional system of cooperating libraries.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-2 Same: resolution by participants

Libraries petitioning the state library advisory commission for the establishment of a regional system of cooperating libraries, or participation in a regional system of cooperating libraries, shall present to said commission resolutions adopted by the board of trustees or other governing body of each petitioning library which requests approval of such system. Appropriate forms shall be provided by the state librarian.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-3 Admission to regional system of cooperating libraries

Any library desiring to participate in a regional system of cooperating libraries which has theretofore been established by the state library advisory commission shall file a petition to participate in said regional system of cooperating libraries with the regional system of cooperating libraries' board of trustees, and said board shall, if it approves the petition to participate, petition the state library advisory commission to include said library as a participating library in such regional system of cooperating libraries. If such petition is approved by the state library advisory commission, the petitioning library shall become an official participant in the regional system of cooperating libraries and shall have regional system of cooperating libraries board of trustees representation. Such library shall be entitled to services of the regional system of cooperating libraries one year from the 1st day of January following the approval of said petition by the state library advisory commission, unless financial contribution or other agreement by such library is agreed upon between the board of trustees of the regional system of cooperating libraries and the petitioning library and approved by the state library advisory commission to authorize services at an earlier date.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-4 Federal civil rights compliance

Each library participating in, or receiving services or other benefits from a regional system of cooperating libraries, shall file an assurance of compliance with the federal civil rights act of 1964 with the state library and shall file continuing assurances each year thereafter. Regional systems of cooperating libraries shall file assurances of compliances with the federal civil rights act of 1964 with the state library within thirty (30) days following establishment. Regional systems of cooperating libraries shall file continuing assurance of compliance with the federal civil rights act of 1964 annually, following the initial signing of such compliance. Appropriate forms shall be supplied by the state librarian.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-5 Annual program

Regional systems of cooperating libraries shall submit annually to the state library advisory commission for review and amendment a program of services and tentative budget of the regional system of cooperating libraries. Forms for said program of services shall be supplied by the state librarian.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-6 Annual audit

Each regional system of cooperating libraries shall annually have its accounts audited as provided for cities in K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-1122.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-7 Personnel

Regional systems of cooperating libraries shall employ a person certified to be a professional librarian by the state library advisory commission as director of the system. The state library advisory commission shall certify no person as a professional librarian unless he possesses the following qualifications:

(a) General education: A bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university.

(b) Professional education: A fifth year degree or its equivalent from an accredited library school.

(c) Experience: Two years full-time professional experience in an administrative position.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-8 Provision for free service

Libraries participating in a regional system of cooperating libraries shall permit any citizen of the territory comprising the system to borrow materials or receive services without charge, subject to reasonable local library rules. A regional system of cooperating libraries shall not restrict the services and funding it provides to one of its participating libraries based on this provision unless ordered by the state library of Kansas board. When a system board believes one of the system's participating library's rules are unreasonable or discriminatory, the system board may bring the matter to the state board for review. Any action by the state board on the matter shall be binding on both the participating library and its regional system of cooperating libraries.

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History

• History: (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968; amended Jan. 9, 2026.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-9 Administrative center

Regional systems of cooperating libraries shall establish an administrative center.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-10 Annual reports

Regional systems of cooperating libraries and all libraries participating in regional systems of cooperating libraries shall submit annual reports regarding such statistical or other information as may be required by the state librarian. Appropriate forms will be provided by the state librarian.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-11 Grants

No grant of state or federal funds to a regional system of cooperating libraries will be approved unless such regional system of cooperating libraries has presented to the state library advisory commission a plan and budget for use of such grant.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-12 Withdrawal from regional system of cooperating libraries

A library participating in a regional system of cooperating libraries may petition the state library advisory commission for withdrawal from said regional system of cooperating libraries if such petition for withdrawal is presented to the state library advisory commission no less than one year prior to the time that the regional system of cooperating libraries is required to publish its annual budget.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-13 Same: opinion of regional system board of trustees

Prior to approval of a petition for withdrawal from a regional system of cooperating libraries the state library advisory commission shall seek the advice and opinion thereon of the regional system of cooperating libraries board of trustees from which the library is petitioning to withdraw.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-14 Same: hearing

The state library advisory commission shall within thirty (30) days after the receipt of a petition for withdrawal from a regional system of cooperating libraries by a participating library set a date for a hearing to consider said petition.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-15 Same: transfer of property

In the event a participating library should petition the state library of Kansas board for withdrawal from the regional system of cooperating libraries, the system board may provide a list of property purchased with system funds by or for the petitioning library that the system board requests be returned to the system. This list shall be provided to the state board at least 30 days before the state board's hearing on the withdrawal petition. If the withdrawal is permitted by the state board, the state board shall issue an order instructing the petitioning library to return property to the system that the state board deems reasonable. For the purposes of this regulation, property may include books, furniture, equipment, or other property.

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History

• History: (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968; amended Jan. 9, 2026.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-16 Name of regional system of cooperating libraries

The name selected by the regional system of cooperating libraries board of trustees for the regional system of cooperating libraries shall be approved by the state library advisory commission.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1967 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1968.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-17 Exclusion from regional system of cooperating libraries

Whenever (1) a public library is established according to law after the date of establishment of a regional system of cooperating libraries in which such public library is included as a part of the taxing district of the regional system of cooperating libraries and (2) if the governing body of such public library has regularly levied one-fourth mill or more of tax for support of said public library for a period of not less than two years, then, such governing body may petition the state library advisory commission for exclusion from the regional system of cooperating libraries taxing district. Such petition for exclusion shall be presented to the state library advisory commission not later than November 15 of each year. Such petition shall include but shall not be limited to the following:

(a) The official name of the public library;

(b) The official name of the governing body and the name of the county in which such public library is located;

(c) The number of persons served by the public library within the taxing district supporting such public library;

(d) Official evidence of support by tax levy for a period of not less than two years;

(e) Evidence of adequacy of service by such public library;

(f) Evidence of the legality of establishment of such public library;

(g) Any other information as may be required by the state library advisory commission.

The state library advisory commission shall within thirty (30) days after the receipt of a petition for exclusion set a date for a hearing to consider said petition.

If the petition meets the requirements for making such petition and if exclusion will do no manifest harm to the regional system of cooperating libraries, the state commission may enter its order excluding such taxing district from the regional system. Such order shall be filed with the state librarian and the governing body of the regional system of cooperating libraries.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1968 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1969.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-18 Club or private libraries

Any club or private library desiring to participate in a regional system of cooperating libraries shall participate in like manner as required for a public library established and operating under Kansas law; however, such club or private library shall participate only under provisions of K.S.A. 12-2904 as amended by chapter 221 of the 1968 Laws of Kansas, and such contracts as are required shall be subject to the approval of the attorney general and the state librarian.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1968 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1969.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-19 School, community, junior college and college or university library

The governing body of any school district, community junior college district or any college or university desiring to participate in a regional system of cooperating libraries may file a petition to participate in a regional system of cooperating libraries in the manner set forth in the rule and regulation 54-1-3. The library of such institution shall meet standards of the north central association of colleges and secondary schools. The board of the regional system of cooperating libraries shall, if it approves such petition, file a petition and amendment to its plan as approved by the state library advisory commission, thereby requesting the state library advisory commission to approve said petition and plan permitting participation in the regional system of cooperating libraries.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1968 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1969.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-20 Revoked.

Publisher status: INEFFECTIVE (not currently effective).

Kansas Administrative Regulations

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Article 1.—Regional Systems of Cooperating Libraries

54-1-20. Revoked.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1968 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1969; revoked July 3, 2026.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-21 Exclusion from regional system of cooperating libraries

When a public library taxing district, regularly levies one-fourth mill or more of tax for a period of not less than two consecutive years for the support of a public library, and which taxing district has been included in a regional system, the governing body of the taxing district may petition for exclusion from the taxing district of the regional system of cooperating libraries in the manner prescribed under K.A.R. 54-1-17.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 75-2552; implementing K.S.A. 75-2550; effective Jan. 1, 1970; amended May 1, 1982.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-22 Inclusion in regional system of cooperating libraries

When the governing body of a taxing district which has been excluded from the taxing district of a regional system of cooperating libraries fails to levy one-fourth or more mills of tax for public library support for a period of two consecutive years, the state library advisory commission shall enter its order to include such taxing district as a part of the regional system of cooperating libraries taxing district.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1969 Supp. 75-2552; effective Jan. 1, 1970.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-1-23 Allocation of the grant-in-aid fund among the regional systems of cooperating libraries

(a) In any year that the annual authorization for state grant-in-aid exceeds one and a half million dollars, three-fourths of the authorization for systems is allocated to the base grant, which is divided equally among the systems.

(b) In any year that the annual authorization for state grant-in-aid is less than or equal to one and a half million dollars, all of the authorization for systems except ten thousand dollars is allocated to the base grant, which is divided equally among the systems.

(c) The remainder of the annual authorization for systems is distributed as follows:

(1) one-tenth of the remainder is split between the systems based on the percentage of territory each system occupies compared to all systems; and

(2) nine-tenths of the remainder is split between the systems based on the percentage of population a system has compared to all systems.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 75-2560; implementing K.S.A. 75-2555; effective Jan. 25, 1993; amended Oct. 17, 2025.)

Article 2 Establishing a Publication Collection and Depository System

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-2-1 Deposit by state agency

The state librarian shall determine the number of copies to be supplied by each state agency in accordance with the needs of the depository system, and shall inform each state agency on a quarterly basis as to any change in the number of copies needed.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 75-2568; effective Feb. 15, 1977.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-2-2 Revoked.

Publisher status: INEFFECTIVE (not currently effective).

Kansas Administrative Regulations

State Library

Article 2.—Establishing a Publication Collection and

Depository System

54-2-2. Revoked.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 75-2568; effective Feb. 15, 1977; revoked July 3, 2026.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-2-3 Revoked.

Kansas Administrative Regulations

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Article 2.—Establishing a Publication Collection and

Depository System

54-2-3. Revoked.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 75-2568; effective Feb. 15, 1977; revoked July 3, 2026.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-2-4 Selective depository library defined

Selective depository library as here employed shall mean any Kansas resource library, regional public library, libraries in institutions of higher education or other libraries that have been designated by the state librarian as a selective depository, and have contracted with the state librarian agreeing to receive one (1) copy of all publications requested and agreeing to provide adequate facilities for storage and use of any such publication, and agreeing to render reasonable service without charge to qualified patrons in the use of such publications, and agreeing to maintain that collection subject to disposal upon approval by the state librarian, and agreeing to abide by such other provisions of the contract as stipulated by the state librarian.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 75-2568; effective Feb. 15, 1977.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-2-5 Revoked.

Kansas Administrative Regulations

State Library

Article 2.—Establishing a Publication Collection and

Depository System

54-2-5. Revoked.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 75-2568; effective Feb. 15, 1977; revoked July 3, 2026.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-2-6 Revoked.

Kansas Administrative Regulations

State Library

Article 2.—Establishing a Publication Collection and

Depository System

54-2-6. Revoked.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 75-2568; effective Feb. 15, 1977; revoked July 3, 2026.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-2-7 Revoked.

Kansas Administrative Regulations

State Library

Article 2.—Establishing a Publication Collection and

Depository System

54-2-7. Revoked.

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History

• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 75-2568; effective Feb. 15, 1977; revoked July 3, 2026.)

Article 3 Financial Aid for Blind and Physically Handicapped Sub-Regional Libraries (not in active use)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-3-1 Revoked.

Publisher status: INEFFECTIVE (not currently effective).

Kansas Administrative Regulations

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Article 3.—Financial Aid for Blind and Physically Handicapped

Sub-Regional Libraries

54-3-1. Revoked.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 75-2542, 75-2547; effective May 1, 1978; revoked July 3, 2026.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-3-2 Revoked.

Publisher status: INEFFECTIVE (not currently effective).

Kansas Administrative Regulations

State Library

Article 3.—Financial Aid for Blind and Physically Handicapped

Sub-Regional Libraries

54-3-2. Revoked.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 75-2542, 75-2547; modified, L. 1978, ch. 446, May 1, 1978; revoked July 3, 2026.)

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-3-3 Revoked.

Publisher status: INEFFECTIVE (not currently effective).

Kansas Administrative Regulations

State Library

Article 3.—Financial Aid for Blind and Physically Handicapped

Sub-Regional Libraries

54-3-3. Revoked.

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• History: (Authorized by K.S.A. 75-2542; implementing K.S.A. 75-2547 and 75-2551; modified, L. 1978, ch. 446, May 1, 1978; modified, L. 1982, ch. 470, May 1, 1982; amended Jan. 16, 1989; revoked July 3, 2026.)

Article 4 Children's Internet Protection; Public Library Requirements

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 54-4-1 Public library internet access policy; adoption and review

(a) The governing body of each public library shall adopt an internet access policy that meets the applicable requirements of subsection (b) and K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-2589, and amendments thereto.

(b) Each internet access policy shall meet the following requirements:

(1) State that the purpose of the policy is to restrict access to those materials that are child pornography, are harmful to minors, or are obscene;

(2) state how the public library will meet the applicable requirements of K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-2589, and amendments thereto;

(3) require the public library to inform its patrons of the procedures that library employees follow to enforce the applicable requirements of K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-2589, and amendments thereto; and

(4) require the public library to inform its patrons that procedures for the submission of complaints about the policy, the enforcement of the policy, and observed patron behavior have been adopted and are available for review.

(c) The governing body of each public library shall review its internet access policy at least once every three years.

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History

• History: (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-2589; effective March 14, 2014.)