MARYLAND MANUAL 109

MARYLAND STATE LIBRARY

Library Committee

Chairman: Ogle Marbury, Chief Judge Court of Appeals
Stephen R. Collins, Associate Judge Court of Appeals
Edward S. Delaplaine, Associate Judge Court of Appeals
Gertrude E. Horigan, State Librarian, 1951
Nelson J. Molter, Law Librarian

Court of Appeals Building, Annapolis Telephone: Annapolis 4401

The State Librarian is appointed by the Governor with the advice
and consent of the Senate to serve for the term of the Governor
(Const. 1867, Art. VII, sec. 3). The Library Committee, which is
composed of at least three members appointed by the Judges of the
Court of Appeals, exercises general supervision over the library, pur-
chases books, and appoints the Law Librarian and other employees
(Code 1939, 1947 Supp., Art. 41, sees. 117, 119, 121). The Maryland
State Library was established in 1827 by an Act of the General Assem-
bly (Ch. 53, Acts 1826, Dec. Sess.). The Library is divided into two
sections, the Law Library and the General Reference Library. The
Law Library has on its shelves a large collection of law books includ-
ing the acts and court decisions of the Federal government, the various
states and territories, and the District of Columbia. There is also a
collection of English laws, as well as current legal periodicals and
journals. The library also has a number of rare books including the
four volumes of the Audubon subscription edition and the most com-
plete file of the Maryland Gazette now in existence. All together there
are approximately 112,000 volumes on the shelves of the library. The
library is also a depository for publications of the State government,
and all State officials and State agencies are required to place in the
library one copy of all reports and publications (Code 1947 Supp., Art.
41, sec. 103). The library also acts as the distributing agency for the
Journals of the General Assembly, the Laws of Maryland, the Mary-
land Reports and the Annotated Code (Code 1939, 1947 Supp., Art. 41,
sees. 113-116, 118). The reading rooms are open to the public Mon-
day through Friday.

Library .............	Expenditures 1949 $ 13,196.43	Appropriations 1950 $ 13,748.00
Library Committee	2,877.45	3,500.00
Staff: 4	? 16,073.88	$ 17,248.00