{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-19400","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 19400","heading":"","body":"A library district may be organized, as provided in this chapter. The library district may establish, equip, and maintain a public library for the dissemination of knowledge of the arts, sciences, and general literature and may exercise the powers granted or necessarily implied pursuant to this chapter.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","PART 11. LIBRARIES [18010. - 20092.]","CHAPTER 8. Library Districts [19400. - 19532.]","ARTICLE 1. Formation, Annexation, Dissolution [19400. - 19407.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9570a7a93476cb45bc8b8f70eae121b261ddc08d85fe86b402b475a5e3b58188","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-19354","next":"us-ca/edc-19401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}