Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - County Public Libraries
Section 23-408 - Theft or Mutilation of Books or Other Property

(a)    A person may not unlawfully take, detain, mutilate, injure, or disfigure any book, map, picture, engraving, manuscript, or other property of any library.
    (b)    Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250, imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, or both.