Libraries: Related Laws

U.S.

• U.S. Code > Title 2 > Chapter 5 - Library of Congress
• U.S. Code > Title 2 > Chapter 27 - Sound Recording Preservation by the Library of Congress
• U.S. Code > Title 20 > Chapter 72 > Subchapter II - Library Services and Technology
• CFR > Title 36 > Chapter VII - Library of Congress
• CFR > Title 45 > Subtitle B > Chapter XVII - National Commission on Libraries and Information Science

Alabama

• Alabama Code > Title 16 > Chapter 21 - Libraries
• Alabama Code > Title 41 > Chapter 8 - Alabama Public Library Service

Alaska

• Alaska Statutes > Title 14 > Chapter 56 - State and Community Libraries

Arizona

• Arizona Laws > Title 9 > Chapter 4 > Article 2 - Public Library

California

• California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 3 > Chapter 5 - Law Libraries

Connecticut

• Connecticut General Statutes > Title 11 - Libraries and Museums

Delaware

• Delaware Code > Title 9 > Chapter 8 - County Libraries
• Delaware Code > Title 14 > Chapter 71 - District Libraries
• Delaware Code > Title 29 > Chapter 66 - Contracts With Public Library System
• Delaware Code > Title 29 > Chapter 66A - Library Construction
• Delaware Code > Title 29 > Chapter 66B - Public Library Technology Act

Florida

• Florida Statutes > Chapter 257 - Public Libraries and State Archives
• Florida Regulations > Division 1B - Division of Library and Information Services

Guam

• Guam Code > Title 5 > Chapter 80 - Guam Public Library

Hawaii

• Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 312 - Libraries

Idaho

• Idaho Code > Title 4 - Law Libraries
• Idaho Code > Title 33 > Chapter 25 - Commission for Libraries
• Idaho Code > Title 33 > Chapter 26 - Public Libraries
• Idaho Code > Title 33 > Chapter 27 - Public Library Districts

Illinois

• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 45 ILCS 25 - Interstate Library Compact Act
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 75 - Libraries

Indiana

• Indiana Code > Title 36 > Article 12 - Libraries

Iowa

• Iowa Code > Chapter 336 - Library Districts

Kansas

• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 12 > Article 12 - Libraries
• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 25 - State Library and Library Services
• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 80 > Article 8 - Free Libraries

Kentucky

• Kentucky Statutes > Title XIV - Libraries and Archives

Louisiana

• Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 1 - State Library of Louisiana
• Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 2-A - Public Libraries in General
• Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 3 - Parish and Municipal Libraries
• Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 12 - Interstate Library Compact

Maine

• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 4 > Chapter 6 - Law Libraries
• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 27 > Chapter 1 - State Library
• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 27 > Chapter 3 - Public Libraries
• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 27 > Chapter 4 - Regional Library Systems
• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 27 > Chapter 4-A - Library Records

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 78 - Libraries

Michigan

• Michigan Laws > Chapter 3 > Act 173 of 2017 - Interstate Library Compact
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 397 - Libraries
• Michigan Laws 450.691 - Incorporation of library by proprietors; meeting; notice
• Michigan Laws 450.692 - Libraries; proprietors; powers; proceedings, certificate; recording
• Michigan Laws 450.693 - Libraries; powers of corporation; governing law

Minnesota

• Minnesota Statutes > Libraries

Missouri

• Missouri Constitution Article IX Sec. 10 - Free public libraries -- declaration of policy -- state aid to local public libraries
• Missouri Laws > Chapter 180 - Supreme Court Library
• Missouri Laws > Chapter 181 - State Library
• Missouri Laws > Chapter 182 - County and City Libraries -- Libraries Generally

Montana

• Montana Code > Title 22 > Chapter 1 - Libraries

Nebraska

• Nebraska Statutes 51-101. State Library; what constitutes
• Nebraska Statutes 51-102. State Library; librarian
• Nebraska Statutes 51-103. State Library; directors; powers
• Nebraska Statutes 51-104. Book register; entries
• Nebraska Statutes 51-105. Books; injury or failure to return; penalty

Nevada

• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 379 - Public Libraries
• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 380 - Law Libraries
• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 380A - State Council on Libraries and Literacy

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Title XVI - Libraries

New Jersey

• New Jersey Statutes > Title 18A > Chapter 74 - State Library Aid Law

New Mexico

• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 18 > Article 2 - State Library Commission
• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 18 > Article 9 - Library Privacy
• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 18 > Article 18 - Rural Library Development

North Carolina

• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 125 - Libraries
• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 153A > Article 14 - Libraries

North Dakota

• North Dakota Code > Chapter 40-38 - Public Libraries
• North Dakota Code > Chapter 54-24 - State Library Commission
• North Dakota Code > Chapter 54-24.1 - Interstate Library Compact
• North Dakota Code > Chapter 54-24.2 - State Aid to Public Libraries
• North Dakota Code > Chapter 54-24.3 - Regional Library Cooperatives

Ohio

• Ohio Code > Chapter 3375 - Libraries

Oregon

• Oregon Statutes > Chapter 357 - Libraries; State Archivist; Poet Laureate

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island General Laws > Title 29 - Libraries

South Carolina

• South Carolina Code > Title 60 > Chapter 1 - South Carolina State Library
• South Carolina Code > Title 60 > Chapter 3 - Library of Supreme Court
• South Carolina Code > Title 60 > Chapter 4 - Confidential Library Records
• South Carolina Code > Title 60 > Chapter 9 - State and County Aid for School Libraries

South Dakota

• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 14 - Libraries

Tennessee

• Tennessee Code > Title 10 - Public Libraries, Archives and Records

Utah

• Utah Code > Title 9 > Chapter 7 - Library Development

Vermont

• Vermont Statutes > Title 22 > Chapter 2 - Interstate Library Compact
• Vermont Statutes > Title 22 > Chapter 3 - Public Libraries
• Vermont Statutes > Title 22 > Chapter 4 - Library Patron Records
• Vermont Statutes > Title 22 > Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries

Virginia

• Virginia Code > Title 42.1 - Libraries

Washington

• Washington Code > Chapter 27.04 - State library
• Washington Code > Chapter 27.12 - Public libraries
• Washington Code > Chapter 27.15 - Library capital facility areas
• Washington Code > Chapter 27.18 - Interstate library compact
• Washington Code > Chapter 27.20 - State law library

West Virginia

• West Virginia Code > Chapter 10 > Article 1 - Public Libraries
• West Virginia Code > Chapter 10 > Article 1A - Interstate Library Compact

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 43 - Libraries