Section 23-102.1 - State standards for libraries(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.Added by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 130,Sec. 1, eff. 4/25/2024.Added by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 129,Sec. 1, eff. 4/25/2024.