24 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 93 - Public Library Code
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Subchapter B. Public Library System
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
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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