California Library Laws 2024
California Library Laws 2024 (PDF) is a selective guide to state laws and related materials that most directly affect the everyday operations of public libraries and organizations that work with public libraries. It is intended as a convenient reference, not as a comprehensive guide or as a replacement for the annotated codes or for legal advice.
The guide includes the following information: statutes relating to statewide library programs, local library programs, miscellaneous methods of organizing and providing services, tax provisions and miscellaneous provisions. The appendix includes a list of California court decisions/Attorney General Opinions relating to libraries.
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