§ 23-102.1
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§23–102.1.
(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.