Maryland State Library

The Maryland State Library is the official state library agency of Maryland located in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] It is governed by the twelve-member Maryland State Library Board.[2]

Agency overview
Formed1935
JurisdictionState of Maryland
Headquarters5 South Charles St., Suite 1310
Baltimore, MD
Employees31
Annual budget$87,385,214 FY 2020
Agency executive
  • Irene M. Padilla, State Librarian
Websitewww.marylandlibraries.org

They administer state and federal funds supporting Maryland's twenty-four public library systems.[1][3] The organization manages the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the state’s public libraries, the State Library Network (including the Maryland State Library Resource Center), the Library Capital Grants Programs, and the Deaf Culture Digital Library.[1][4]

History

The State Library originally existed as the Office of Public Libraries under the State Board of Education starting in 1935, though the State Library Commission which oversaw public libraries was established in Maryland by statute in 1902.[5][1] MSL became an independent agency within the State of Maryland, merging the Department of Education's Division of Library Development & Services, with their Public Libraries & State Networking Branch in 2017.[1]

References
  1. "History". Maryland State Library Home. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  2. "Governance". Maryland State Library Home. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  3. "Maryland Libraries". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  4. 2020 Maryland State Library Annual Report (PDF)
  5. "Historical Evolution". Library Agency, Maryland State. Retrieved 2020-11-28.


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