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Agency overview
Formed	1935
Preceding agency	Division of Library Development and Services (DLDS)
Jurisdiction	State of Maryland
Headquarters	25 South Charles St., Suite 1310 Baltimore, MD, 21201
Employees	31
Annual budget	$87,385,214 FY 2020
Agency executives	Irene M. Padilla, State Librarian Renee Croft, Library Facilities Program Manager
Website	www.marylandlibraries.org
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The Maryland State Library Agency is the official state library agency of Maryland located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is governed by the twelve-member Maryland State Library Board.

They administer state and federal funds supporting Maryland's twenty-four public library systems. The organization oversees the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, 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.

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. 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.

References

1. "Maryland State Library History". Maryland State Library Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-12-04. In 2017, the Maryland General Assembly passed a law that established the Maryland State Library (MSL) and the Maryland State Library Board (MSLB) while simultaneously transferring the duties and responsibilities of the Division of Library Development and Services in MSDE to the State Library Agency.
2. "MSLA Staff Directory". Maryland State Library Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
3. ^ "History". Maryland State Library Home. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
4. "Governance". Maryland State Library Home. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
5. "Maryland Libraries". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
6. 2020 Maryland State Library Annual Report (PDF)
7. "Historical Evolution". Library Agency, Maryland State. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

External links

• Official website

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