(a) may enter into arrangements with municipalities and associations of persons for the provision by the Minister of library services, including staff and materials, and for the provision of facilities, equipment and the maintenance of the facilities and equipment by the municipalities and associations of persons,

(b) may enter into arrangements with public library boards respecting the delivery of library services,

(c) may make provision for library services to persons living in unincorporated areas of the Province,

(d) may establish, in consultation with the New Brunswick Public Libraries Board, policies, standards and guidelines for the effective operation of the public library system,

(e) may provide central services to public libraries such as cataloguing, interlibrary loans and other services to effect an efficient delivery of library services to the public,

(f) may establish and maintain a union catalogue and provide access to it in all public libraries, and

(g) may provide staff and other support to the New Brunswick Public Libraries Board.

(a) may enter into arrangements with municipalities and associations of persons for the provision by the Minister of library services, including staff and materials, and for the provision of facilities, equipment and the maintenance of the facilities and equipment by the municipalities and associations of persons,

(b) may enter into arrangements with public library boards respecting the delivery of library services,

(c) may make provision for library services to persons living in unincorporated areas of the Province,

(d) may establish, in consultation with the New Brunswick Public Libraries Board, policies, standards and guidelines for the effective operation of the public library system,

(e) may provide central services to public libraries such as cataloguing, interlibrary loans and other services to effect an efficient delivery of library services to the public,

(f) may establish and maintain a union catalogue and provide access to it in all public libraries, and

(g) may provide staff and other support to the New Brunswick Public Libraries Board.