The State Librarian is authorized to apply for and receive and to take advantage of any and all assistance, information, research, investigations, surveys, grants, appropriations, or allocations of funds made available for this or any related or allocated purposes from any source; to cooperate or undertake joint activities or programs with any organization or government, including their agencies or subdivisions, pertaining to the purposes of this act; to prepare and submit plans, reports, applications, specifications to appropriate agencies or bodies, to execute any agreements, to employ and fix the compensation and duties of personnel, and to administer and direct any programs, plans or projects in connection with any of the foregoing.