14-2-27. Definition of terms.Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise plainly requires, shall mean:(1)'Governing body,' the commission, council, or other elected body which governs a local governmental unit;(2)'Librarian,' the chief administrative officer of a public library;(3)'Local governmental unit,' any chartered governmental unit, county, or municipality, or two or more of them, if applicable, of the State of South Dakota;(4)'Public library,' any library that serves free of charge all residents of a local governmental unit and receives its financial support in whole or in part from public funds made available by the governing body of that unit;(5)'Public library materials,' the various forms in which knowledge, information, and humanity's cultural heritage are recorded that a public library might acquire, organize, and make available to its clientele;(6)'Public library services,' the performance of all activities of a public library relating to the collection and organization of public library materials and to making those materials and the information contained in them available to its clientele. Source: SL 1976, ch 143, §1.
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