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The Maryland State Library Agency is the official state library agency of Maryland located in Baltimore, Maryland. [3] It is governed by the twelve-member Maryland State Library Board. [4] They administer state and federal funds supporting Maryland's twenty-four public library systems.
In 1945 the Maryland Legislature passed the State Library Law which provided matching state funds for County library systems, based on a County's population. [5] On May 31, 1950, the Montgomery County Council passed the County Library Law of 1950, which created a Department of Public Libraries administered by a professional librarian and ...
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is the free public library system of Baltimore, Maryland.Its Central Library is located on 400 Cathedral Street (southbound) and occupies the northeastern three quarters of a city block bounded by West Franklin Street (U.S. Route 40 westbound) to the north, Cathedral Street to the east, West Mulberry Street (U.S. Route 40 eastbound) to the south, and Park Avenue ...
Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL), established in 1948, is a public library system located in central Maryland and headquartered in Towson, Maryland [4] [5] BCPL serves Baltimore County, Maryland, which surrounds but does not include the city of Baltimore. [6] Still, occasionally the two library systems share resources and expertise. [7]
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The Maryland Library Association (MLA) is a professional organization for Maryland's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.It was founded in November, 1923, in Baltimore, after a letter writing campaign by Charlotte Newell from the Maryland Public Library Advisory Commission.
The library system is part of the Maryland Consolidated Library System, which provides that any person who is a resident of the State of Maryland may obtain a library card at no charge at any county library or Baltimore City. This privilege is also available to non-residents who work for an employer in Maryland or pay property taxes there.
A library card cost a reported 10 cents at the time. [4] The Glen Burnie Free Public Library opened in 1923 in a Masonic Temple located on Crain Highway. [5] The Public Library Association of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County was incorporated in 1936. [6] According to some reports, Eliza Suydam was the first librarian in the system. [7]