275 - Librarians of school libraries.

§ 275. Librarians   of   school  libraries.    In  a  school  district  maintaining an academic department or high school the board of education  may employ, and fix the compensation of,  a  person  to  act  as  school  librarian  who  may  be  engaged  for  all  or  a  part  of  the time in  performance of the duties of the position as may be directed by the said  board.  The person so employed, who may be the  librarian  of  the  free  library,  shall  be  possessed  of  the qualifications prescribed by the  commissioner of education.  In all other districts the trustees or board  of education may appoint a competent person to act  as  librarian.    In  case of a failure of a city or union free school district maintaining an  academic  department  or  high  school  to  employ  a librarian as above  provided, the teacher of English in such school shall be the  librarian.  In  case  of a failure to appoint a librarian in any other district, the  teacher, or if there be more than one  teacher  the  principal  teacher,  shall act as librarian.  The trustees or board of education shall report  to  the  commissioner  of  education  the name and address of the person  employed or appointed as librarian.