Pennsylvania § 9351 Financial support for libraries authorized

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 9351 — Financial support for libraries authorized

Pennsylvania § 9351

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 24EDUCATION

PartPART VI

Ch. 93PUBLIC LIBRARY CODE

Subch.MUNICIPAL SUPPORT FOR LIBRARIES

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Bluebook

24 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9351 (2026).

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(a)Municipalities empowered to support libraries.--The municipal officers of a municipality may establish a local library or aid in the maintenance of a local library established by deed, gift or testamentary provision for the use of the residents of the municipality through:

(1)Appropriations out of current revenue of the municipality.

(2)Money raised by the levy of a special library tax.

(b)Special library tax.--

(1)A special library tax may be:

(i)levied on the taxable property of the municipality; or

(ii)levied and collected with the general taxes.

(2)A special library tax may not be levied on residents of a municipality which appropriates funds or levies a tax for the support of a local library that is located within the municipality but is not a part of the direct serv

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(a) Municipalities empowered to support libraries.--The municipal officers of a municipality may establish a local library or aid in the maintenance of a local library established by deed, gift or testamentary provision for the use of the residents of the municipality through:

(1) Appropriations out of current revenue of the municipality.

(2) Money raised by the levy of a special library tax.

(b) Special library tax.--

(1) A special library tax may be:

(i) levied on the taxable property of the municipality; or

(ii) levied and collected with the general taxes.

(2) A special library tax may not be levied on residents of a municipality which appropriates funds or levies a tax for the support of a local library that is located within the municipality but is not a part of the direct service area of a county library.

(3) Imposition of a special library tax shall not prevent a municipality from also making appropriations for library purposes.

(4) Income from a special library tax shall be used for the support and maintenance of the local library.