State librarian; duties; coordination of library activities with department director; qualifications of state librarian and assistant state librarian.
MCL 397.16
in effect397.16. State librarian; duties; coordination of library activities with department director; qualifications of state librarian and assistant state librarian.
Sec. 6.
(1) The state librarian shall have care and charge of the library and the administrative functions of the library. The director of the department and the state librarian shall coordinate the activities of the library with the department.
(2) The state librarian shall be a graduate with a master's degree in library science and shall have not less than 4 years' experience in library work in an administrative capacity. Each assistant state librarian shall be a graduate with a master's degree in library science.
1982, Act 540, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1983, Act 114, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1983; Am. 1995, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Nov. 6, 1995; Am. 2001, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
[Compiler] For transfer of powers and duties of library of Michigan and state librarian, except pertaining to services for blind and physically handicapped and those related to census data functions, to department of education, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-397-16Fetched: 10/20/2026