Massachusetts General Laws
Title XII - Education
Chapter 78 - Libraries

Section 1 - Existing Corporations - Section 1. Library corporations and associations which have been legally...

Section 2 - Organization of County Law Libraries - Section 2. Attorneys at law who have been admitted to...

Section 3 - Use by Residents of County - Section 3. Inhabitants of the county shall, subject to the...

Section 4 - Source of Funds - Section 4. The treasurer of each county shall annually pay...

Section 5 - Right to Receive Legislative Documents - Section 5. Each law library association shall be entitled to...

Section 6 - Right to Receive Other Books and Documents - Section 6. All incorporated law libraries in the commonwealth shall...

Section 7 - Establishment by Cities and Towns; Records - Section 7. A town may establish and maintain public libraries...

Section 8 - Use of Facilities by Non-Residents - Section 8. Any free town public library may loan its...

Section 9 - Return of Unwanted State Publications - Section 9. If the trustees of any town library shall...

Section 10 - Town Libraries; Selection of Trustees and Officers - Section 10. A town which raises or appropriates money for...

Section 11 - Board of Trustees; Powers and Duties - Section 11. The board shall have the custody and management...

Section 12 - Annual Report of Trustees - Section 12. The board shall make an annual report to...

Section 13 - Applicability of Sections Relating to Trustees - Section 13. The three preceding sections shall not apply to...

Section 14 - Board of Library Commissioners; Members; Appointment; Term; By-Laws; Reimbursement; Officers; Staff - Section 14. There shall be a board of library commissioners...

Section 15 - Duties Relating to Management and Maintenance of Libraries - Section 15. The board of library commissioners shall advise the...

Section 19 - Powers, Duties and Status of Board - Section 19. The board of library commissioners may expend such...

Section 19a - State Aid; Determination - Section 19A. The state treasurer shall annually, on or before...

Section 19b - State Aid; Annual Reports by Libraries; Requisites for Aid - Section 19B. The board of library commissioners, in setting up...

Section 19c - Regional Public Library Service; Annual Appropriation - Section 19C. The board shall establish a comprehensive statewide program...

Section 19d - Regional Public Library Service; Council of Members - Section 19D. For each regional library system, the board shall...

Section 19e - Library Media Services; Comprehensive Statewide Program; Funds; Standards - Section 19E. The board of library commissioners, hereinafter called the...

Section 19f - Regional Public Library Service; Arrangement for Delivery and Retrieval of Materials or Services - Section 19F. Any library system providing service under an approved...

Section 19g - State Assistance for Public Library Projects - Section 19G. The board of library commissioners shall, subject to...

Section 19h - Definitions - Section 19H. As used in sections nineteen G to nineteen...

Section 19i - Application for and Distribution of Funds - Section 19I. The board of library commissioners shall establish rules...

Section 19j - Allocation of Funds; Priorities - Section 19J. In allocating said funds, the board shall give...

Section 19k - Gifts and Grants - Section 19K. Cities and towns may accept grants or gifts...

Section 19l - Massachusetts Library and Information Network - Section 19L. The board of library commissioners shall, subject to...

Section 19m - Statewide Advisory Council on Cooperative Library Programs - Section 19M. The board of library commissioners shall establish a...

Section 19n - Rules and Regulations - Section 19N. The board of library commissioners shall establish such...

Section 20 - Librarians; Appointment; Examination; Registration - Section 20. The board may determine by examination or by...

Section 21 - Inapplicability of Certain Sections to Cities - Section 21. Sections ten to twelve, inclusive, and sections sixteen...

Section 22 - Certification of Librarians - Section 22. The board of library commissioners shall certify, and...

Section 23 - Board Meetings; Quorum - Section 23. The board shall hold at least four regular...

Section 24 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 22 to 31 - Section 24. The following words and phrases used in sections...

Section 25 - Rules and Regulations - Section 25. The board shall make such rules and regulations...

Section 27 - Clerical Assistance, etc.; Expenditures - Section 27. The board may expend, subject to appropriation, such...

Section 28 - Duties of Board - Section 28. The board shall:— (1) Keep an official record...

Section 29 - Librarians; Qualifications - Section 29. The board shall issue a certificate certifying as...

Section 30 - Fees - Section 30. The board may fix fees for the issuance...

Section 31 - Status of Existing Librarians; Certificates - Section 31. Any person who, upon the effective date of...

Section 32 - Library Staff Members; Leaves of Absence for Study or Research - Section 32. In a city or town which accepts this...

Section 33 - Policy for Selection and Use of Library Materials and Facilities - Section 33. The board of trustees of a free public...

Section 34 - Employment Contracts for Library Employees - Section 34. The board of trustees of a free public...