{"data":{"id":"us-pa/24-pa.c.s.-9351","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"24 Pa.C.S. § 9351","heading":"Financial support for libraries authorized.","body":"(a) Municipalities empowered to support libraries.--The municipal officers of a municipality may establish a local library or aid in the maintenance of a local library established by deed, gift or testamentary provision for the use of the residents of the municipality through:\n(1) Appropriations out of current revenue of the municipality.\n(2) Money raised by the levy of a special library tax.\n(b) Special library tax.--\n(1) A special library tax may be:\n(i) levied on the taxable property of the municipality; or\n(ii) levied and collected with the general taxes.\n(2) A special library tax may not be levied on residents of a municipality which appropriates funds or levies a tax for the support of a local library that is located within the municipality but is not a part of the direct service area of a county library.\n(3) Imposition of a special library tax shall not prevent a municipality from also making appropriations for library purposes.\n(4) Income from a special library tax shall be used for the support and maintenance of the local library.","path":["Title 24 - EDUCATION","PART VI LIBRARIES","SUBPART A PUBLIC LIBRARIES","CHAPTER 93 PUBLIC LIBRARY CODE","SUBCHAPTER D MUNICIPAL SUPPORT FOR LIBRARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=24\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=93\u0026sctn=51\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 24 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:48Z","sha256":"6fa982ccda674b8d27a8870c31a77f0783dbdfef43acee514403f14bee799857","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/24-pa.c.s.-9344","next":"us-pa/24-pa.c.s.-9352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}