EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1972

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EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1972 - SECT 61



61.(1) It shall be the duty of each board to provide a comprehensive and
efficient library service for persons living or working or undertaking courses
of education in its area and a board may provide a library service for persons
other than those for whom it has a duty to provide the service.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), each board shall
make library services available to grant-aided schools and other grant-aided
educational establishments in its area.

(3) For the purpose of carrying out its functions under paragraph (1), a board
shall have regard to the desirability

(a)of securing that facilities are available for the borrowing of, or
reference to, books and other printed matter, and pictures, gramophone
records, films and other materials sufficient in number, range and quality to
meet the general and any special requirements of adults and children and of
doing so whether by keeping adequate stocks, by arrangements with other boards
or with bodies other than boards concerned with library services and by any
other appropriate means;

(b)of encouraging both adults and children to make full use of the library
service;

(c)of providing advice as to the use of the library service and making
available such bibliographical and other information as may be required by
persons using the service.

(4) Each board

(a)shall make suitable arrangements for co-operating with any other board or
boards for the purpose of enabling itself or the other board or boards to
carry out its or their functions more effectively; and

(b)may, either alone or in conjunction with another board or other boards,
make such arrangements with bodies other than boards whether inside or outside
Northern Ireland as are practicable and which it considers necessary in order
to enable it to carry out its functions under paragraph (1) more effectively.

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EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1972 - SECT 61