24 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 93 - Public Library Code

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  General Provisions

• Section 9301 - Scope Of Chapter
  This chapter relates to public libraries.
• Section 9302 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...

Subchapter B.  Public Library System

• Section 9311 - State Library And State Librarian
  (a) Appointment of State Librarian.--The department shall appoint a suitably qualified State Librarian to exercise the powers and duties set forth in this section,...
• Section 9312 - Advisory Council
  (a) Creation.--The Advisory Council on Library Development is established and administered by the department. (b) Appointment by Governor.--The advisory council shall consist of 12...
• Section 9313 - Statewide Library Resource Centers
  (a) Designation.--The State Librarian shall designate four Statewide library resource centers to be located at the following places: (1) Free Library of Philadelphia. (2)...
• Section 9314 - District Library Centers
  (a) Designation.--With the approval of the advisory council, the State Librarian shall designate up to 30 libraries throughout this Commonwealth as district library centers...
• Section 9315 - Development Of Local Libraries
  (a) Vote on library tax; approval.--The qualified voters of a municipality shall determine at a special election whether to establish an annual special library...
• Section 9316 - Acquisition Of Real Property For Library Purposes
  (a) Purchase or lease of real property.--A municipality may acquire lands and buildings for local library purposes by the: (1) purchase, setting apart or...
• Section 9317 - County Libraries And Library Taxes
  (a) Establishment prohibited in certain cases.--If a locality maintains a library that is not part of the direct service area of a county library,...
• Section 9318 - Local Library Governance
  (a) Board of library directors.--The following shall apply: (1) A local library established under this chapter or the former act of June 14, 1961...
• Section 9319 - Certification Of Library Personnel
  (a) Categories of personnel.--The State Librarian shall certify library personnel according to the following categories and with the following qualifications: (1) Library assistants shall...
• Section 9320 - Collaborative Ventures
  (a) Interlibrary cooperative programs.--The State Librarian shall provide financial support for the development and maintenance of cooperative programs from funds appropriated to the State...

Subchapter C.  State Aid to Libraries

• Section 9331 - Qualification In General
  (a) General rule.--A local library shall comply with standards under this chapter and regulations promulgated under this chapter regarding hours of operation, staffing, continuing...
• Section 9332 - Waiver Of Standards
  (a) Triggering event.--If the Commonwealth appropriation for libraries in any fiscal year is less than that provided in the immediately preceding fiscal year, upon...
• Section 9333 - State System Of Aid To Libraries
  (a) Establishment.--A system of State aid to assist in the support and maintenance of local libraries, county libraries, library systems, district library centers and...
• Section 9334 - Quality Libraries Aid
  (a) Regular financial effort required.--To qualify for quality libraries aid, a local library or library system shall make a minimum financial effort of $5...
• Section 9335 - Incentive For Excellence Aid
  (a) Regular financial effort required.--To qualify for incentive for excellence aid, a local library or library system shall make a financial effort greater than...
• Section 9336 - Equal Distribution Grants
  (a) Eligibility.--The following libraries shall be eligible for equal distribution grants: (1) Each district library center which, in its capacity as a local or...
• Section 9337 - County Coordination Aid
  (a) General matching rule.--In the case of a county library or library system in a county of the second through eighth class, State aid...
• Section 9338 - District Library Center Aid
  (a) Eligibility.--Any library designated by the State Librarian to serve as a district library center shall qualify for an additional amount of State aid...
• Section 9339 - Statewide Library Resource Center Aid
  (a) Eligibility.--Any library designated by the State Librarian to serve as a Statewide library resource center shall qualify for additional State aid under this...
• Section 9340 - Equalization Aid
  (a) Eligibility.--A local library or library system shall qualify for equalization aid if it: (1) Achieves or exceeds applicable basic standards. (2) Maintains or...
• Section 9341 - Transfer Of Funds Among Allocations
  (a) General rule.--If necessary, the department may transfer funds among the allocations found in section 9333(e) (relating to State system of aid to libraries)....
• Section 9342 - Special Rules For Specific Fiscal Years
  (a) Fiscal year 1999-2000.--State aid to libraries for fiscal year 1999-2000 shall be calculated as follows: (1) Quality libraries aid shall be allocated from...
• Section 9343 - Basic Aid To Local Libraries
  (a) Allocation.--For eligible fiscal years up to and through the 1998-1999 fiscal year, 25% of the Commonwealth's total annual appropriation for the system of...
• Section 9344 - Incentive Aid To Local Libraries
  (a) Allocation.--For eligible fiscal years up to and through the 1998-1999 fiscal year, 25% of the Commonwealth's total annual appropriation for the system of...

Subchapter D.  Municipal Support for Libraries

• Section 9351 - Financial Support For Libraries Authorized
  (a) Municipalities empowered to support libraries.--The municipal officers of a municipality may establish a local library or aid in the maintenance of a local...
• Section 9352 - Popular Subscription
  (a) Authorization.--The residents of a municipality may raise a fund equal to or exceeding the gross amount of a three-mill tax on taxable property...
• Section 9353 - Gifts And Donations
  (a) Power to hold property.--A municipality or corporation that owns or manages a local library may take and hold real or personal property for...

Subchapter E.  Miscellaneous Provisions

• Section 9371 - Free Use Of Libraries
  (a) Residents and taxpayers.--Each library established or maintained under this chapter shall be free for the use of the residents and taxpayers of the...
• Section 9372 - Tax Exempt Status
  (a) Exemption from local taxes.-- (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following shall be exempt from county, city, borough, town, township, school, bounty, poor...
• Section 9373 - Commonwealth Publications
  (a) Documents depository libraries.--The State Librarian shall designate State document depository libraries to receive Commonwealth publications. (b) Collection and distribution.--The Department of General Services...
• Section 9374 - Selection Of Materials
  (a) Counseling by State Librarian.--The powers and duties of the State Librarian relating to counseling local libraries in the selection of resources of books...
• Section 9375 - Privacy Of Circulation Records
  Records of the following institutions which relate to the circulation of library materials and contain the names or other personally identifying information of users...
• Section 9376 - Damage To Library Materials
  (a) Offenses defined.--A person who willfully cuts, mutilates, marks or otherwise injures a book, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, manuscript, map or other property of or...

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