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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The Imagination Library of Maine Fund, referred to in this section as “the fund,” is established within the Maine State Library. The State Librarian shall administer the fund. The fund may receive appropriations, allocations, grants or gifts from public and private sources and eligible federal funds. All money included in the fund must be used for the purposes set forth in this section.
1. Fund purpose. The purpose of the fund is to promote and encourage reading by children of this State and to develop a statewide initiative to provide age-appropriate books to children from birth to 5 years of age at their homes on a monthly basis.
2. Match. The fund must provide a 50% match of the necessary funds, if available, to support local partners in the provision of one book per month for registered children through the initiative described in subsection 1.
3. Duties of State Librarian. The State Librarian, or the State Librarian's designee, shall:
A. Manage the daily operations and provide oversight of the fund, including but not limited to establishing region-based programs throughout the State and advancing the programs to ensure enrollment growth, and administration of the 50% match from the fund for each program;
B. Develop, promote and coordinate a program to make potential donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the fund; and
C. Develop, promote and coordinate a program to make the public aware of the opportunity to register children to receive age-appropriate books on a monthly basis. To receive books on a monthly basis, a child must be no more than 5 years of age and have a residence in this State.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 27. Libraries, History, Culture and Art § 10. Imagination Library of Maine Fund - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-27-libraries-history-culture-and-art/me-rev-st-tit-27-sect-10/
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