IN SR0053

Urges the legislative council to assign investigation of a statewide library consortium for state educational institutions to the appropriate committee.

Defines a library consortium as a group of libraries that partner to coordinate activities, share resources, and combine expertise.

Identifies that resource sharing enables libraries to deliver higher quality services and offers significant advantages to cash-strapped libraries.

Notes that successful statewide library consortium models exist in many locations.

Passed Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure with a vote of 11-0 on April 18, 2017.