Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB378: Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Renaming the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to be the Young Readers Grant Program; altering the purpose and application requirements of the Program; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $450,000 for the program in each fiscal year; altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; and altering the types of services of which each public library is required to offer at least one service.
What the bill says
An act concerning Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services FOR the purpose of renaming the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to be the Young Readers Grant Program; altering the purpose, application requirements, and funding of the Program; altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; altering the types of services of which each public library is required to offer at least one service…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services FOR the purpose of renaming the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to be the Young Readers Grant Program; altering the purpose, application requirements, and funding of the Program; altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; altering the types of services of which each public library is required to offer at least one service; and generally relating to the public libraries in the State. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Education Section 23-202(b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 23-111, 23-205(c), 23-410, and 23-503 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Education Section 23-202(b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Education 23-111. (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) "Affiliated service" means a book-gifting service performed by a nonprofit organization that is tax exempt under …