Legislation relating to Maine Libraries

Current bill related to libraries

LD 1033 - "An Act To Support Resource Sharing among Maine Libraries", sponsored by Representative Margaret Rotundo

  • Summary: This bill provides funding to support weekly van delivery service to help defray the cost of sending and returning items through interlibrary loan to public libraries across the State.
  • Actions for LD 1033
  • Full text of bill in various formats
  • Status In Committee
    • Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on March 10, 2011.
    • Latest Committee Action: Voted, April 29, 2011, Ought to Pass as Amended
    • Committee Report: Not Reported Out
    • Public Hearing List - Apr 29, 2011, 0100PM, Room 202 Cross Building
  • Last House Action: 6/29/2011 - Passed to be enacted, Sent for concurrence. Ordered sent forthwith
  • Last Senate Action: 6/29/2011 - Under suspension of the Rules Passed to be enacted in concurrence
  • Governor Action: 7/8/2011, Held by Governor
  • Governor Action: 1/09/12, Became Law without Governor's Signature

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Laws and Libraries

Confidentiality of Library Records

IV. Library Records

MRSA, Title 27: LIBRARIES, HISTORY, CULTURE AND ART

Chapter 4-A LIBRARY RECORDS

§121. Confidentiality of library records

Records maintained by any public municipal library, the Maine State Library, the Law and Legislative Reference Library and libraries of the University of Maine System and the Maine Maritime Academy that contain information relating to the identity of a library patron relative to the patron's use of books or other materials at the library are confidential.

Those records may only be released with the express written permission of the patron involved or as the result of a court order.  [1997, c. 146, §1 ( amd); §2 ( aff).]