§ 18960 Free Public Library Access

Education Code·California

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•Libraries must be free for everyone in the town, including people who don't live there but pay taxes there.
•The library can make its own rules, like how loud you can be or how many books you can take.
•If you break the rules, the library can fine you or stop you from using the library.

Example

You keep talking loudly on your phone in the library even after being asked to stop.

The library can make a rule about being quiet. If you break it, they can fine you or tell you not to come back for a while.

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§ 18960 Free Public Library Access

Every library established pursuant to this chapter shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the municipality, subject always to such rules, regulations, and bylaws as may be made by boards of library trustees. Any person who violates any rule, regulations, or bylaw may be fined or excluded from the privileges of the library. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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library municipality rules regulations bylaws boards of library trustees

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 18960.

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