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This bill modifies existing Alabama law regarding the appointment and operation of local library boards. It clarifies that all libraries created under this section will be supervised by a local library board of five members, with each member appointed by the governing body of the county or municipality that established the library. These board members will serve four-year terms at the pleasure of their appointing authority and can be removed by a two-thirds vote of that authority. The bill also mandates that appointing authorities coordinate appointments to ensure the library board's membership is inclusive, reflecting the diversity of the state. Furthermore, it allows for joint library services between political units, where contracting parties can determine the size and appointing authorities of the joint library board, and these joint boards will have the same powers as individual county or municipal library boards. The bill also specifies that members of these boards will serve without compensation.

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