1. (a)

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

      1. (i) The State Library Resource Center;
      2. (ii) A regional resource center;
      3. (iii) A correctional facility library;
      4. (iv) A county library system and the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore;
      5. (v) The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled;
      6. (vi) The Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library; and
      7. (vii) A metropolitan cooperative service program.
   2. (2) “Library” does not include a school library media program established by a local school system.

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

   1. (1) Library materials, services, and resources exist and should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all persons the library serves;
   2. (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. (3) A library should not prohibit or remove material from its catalogue because of partisan, ideological, or religious disapproval.
3. (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 Acts 2024, c. 129, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 130, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024.