Md. Code, Education § 23-102.1
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§23–102.
Official statutory text
§23–102.1.
(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.
(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.
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