# Education (GED)

## Title 23. Libraries

### Subtitle 1. State Library Agencies

#### Section 23-108

(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a public, school, college, or university library in this State shall prohibit inspection, use, or disclosure of any circulation record or other item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that:

  (1) Is maintained by a library;

  (2) Contains an individual's name or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual; and

  (3) Identifies the use a patron makes of that library's materials, services, or facilities.

(b) A public, school, college, or university library in the State shall permit inspection, use, or disclosure of the circulation record of an individual only:

  (1) If necessary for the reasonable operation of the library;

  (2) On written consent of the individual; or

  (3) By subpoena or court order.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)