§ 23-102.1

Maryland § 23-102.1

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article ged: Education
• Title: 23

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(a) (1) In this section, “library” includes:

(i) The State Library Resource Center;

(ii) A regional resource center;

(iii) A correctional facility library;

(iv) A county library system and the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore;

(v) The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled;

(vi) The Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library; and

(vii) A metropolitan cooperative service program.

(2) “Library” does not include a school library media program established by a local school system.

(b) It is the policy of the State that each library shall operate in a manner consistent with the following standards:

(1) Library materials, services, and resources exist and should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all persons the library serves;

(2) A library should not exclude material from its catalogue because of the origin, background, or views of a person who created the material; and

(3) A library should not prohibit or remove material from its catalogue because of partisan, ideological, or religious disapproval.

(c) It is the intent of the General Assembly that a library that receives funding from the State adopt and follow a written policy for operation of a library that is consistent with the State standards for libraries under subsection (b) of this section.