New Jersey Statutes Title 18A. Education 18A § 73-35d

In addition to the duties prescribed in section 20 of P.L.1969, c. 158 (C.18A:73-35), the State Library shall establish, organize, supervise and fund the library network, as well as provide library services on a regional as well as a Statewide basis. To effectuate the purposes of this act, the State Library shall: a. establish library regions to encompass all of the State's territory; b. provide for the creation, structure, funding, and governance of a regional library cooperative for each library region; c. enter into contracts with any library or service-providing agency to provide cooperative library services to any members of the library network; d. determine the kinds of cooperative services to be provided and received by members of the network; and e. provide direct services to members of the network, on a regional as well as a Statewide basis.