# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 38 — Maryland State Library

### Chapter 02 — Freedom to Read Act

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 14.38.02.01*

The purpose of this chapter is to establish as a matter of policy and priority that:

A. Library materials, services, and resources exist and should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all persons the library serves;

B. A library should not exclude material from its catalog because of the origin, background, or views of a person who created the material; and

C. A library should not prohibit or remove material from its catalog because of partisan, ideological, or religious disapproval.