The Council may:
- 1. Examine and overview the whole state of libraries, librarianship, library education, library resources, and all allied and cognate activities and prepare a record of its findings.
- 2. Require public libraries to provide necessary library statistics and reports and to make recommendations for the advancement of libraries.
- 3. Report biennially to the Governor and Legislature. The report must be filed on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
- 4. Publish material pertaining to its work that it may order issued.
- 5. Review plans and applications submitted by libraries and political subdivisions for state grants-in-aid and make recommendations to the State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator concerning approval.
- 6. Examine and evaluate the programs for literacy in this State.
- 7. Establish a plan for coordinating programs and activities for promoting and increasing literacy in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 332; A 1993, 1582; 1997, 3150)