Education Code section 18900

The common council, board of trustees, or other legislative body of any city in the state may, and upon being requested to do so by one-fourth of the electors of the municipal corporation in the manner provided in this article, shall, by ordinance, establish in and for the municipality a public library if there is none already established therein.

Source: Section 18900, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=18900. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_18900

Original Source: Section 18900, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=18900. (last accessed May 12, 2025).