LEGAL HOLIDAYS

Legal holidays include each statewide general elec-
tion day, and each other day that the President of
the United States or the Governor designates for
general cessation of business. If a holiday falls on a
Sunday, it is observed the following Monday.

Effective July 1, 1997, the following holidays will
be observed:

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 15 * Dr Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
Feb — third Monday Presidents' Day
May 30 *Memorial Day
July 4 Independence Day
Sept —first Monday Labor Day
Oct 12 *Columbus Day
Nov 11 Veterans' Day
Nov— fourth Thursday Thanksgiving Day
Nov Friday after Thanksgiving Day
Dec 25 Christmas Day
*It the U.S. Congress designates another day for obser-
vance, the day named by Congress becomes the legal date.

LIBRARIES

Libraries, 1994. Twenty-four public library sys-
tems, one in each county and Baltimore City, in-
clude 180 public libraries and 19 bookmobiles,
with total collections of 15.5 million items. Sixty-
three college and university libraries have total
holdings of 13.5 million items. In 1,168 elemen-
tary, middle and secondary schools, school library
media centers have over 11.8 million items.

The Maryland State Library Network serves over
400 libraries throughout the State, primarily
through interlibrary loan of materials and informa
tion. The Network consists of the State Library
Resource Center (Enoch Pratt Free Library, Balti-
more), 3 regional library resource centers (Eastern
Shore, Southern Maryland, Western Maryland), 4
academic libraries lending specialized materials, and
over 125 libraries that fill interlibrary loan requests
from their collections.

Patrons may identify and locate library materials by
searching catalogs linked to Sailor, an online public
information network Sailor connects Marylanders
and their libraries to resources within the State and
worldwide, providing access to the Internet and to
e-mail. Opened in 1994, Sailor is available through
modem-equipped computers from homes, schools,
and offices, and free through many libraries.

Maryland residents may register with and borrow
materials from any public library in the State. In-
formation and materials found through the Net-
work may be mailed, trucked, or transferred
electronically to a local library. The public checked
out over 44.7 million items in 1994.

Libraries of note: Enoch Pratt Free Library, and the
Johns Hopkins University Libraries, Baltimore, the
State Law Library, and Nimitz Library of the U.S.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, National Library of
Medicine, Bethesda, University of Maryland Li-
braries, College Park, National Agricultural Li-
brary, Beltsville, National Institute of Standards and
Technology Research Information Center, Gaith-
ersburg, the Libraries of the National Institute of
Justice, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Rockville, and U.S. Bureau of the
Census Library, Suitland. As the regional deposi-
tory for Maryland, Delaware, and the District of
Columbia, McKeldin Library at the University of
Maryland College Park receives all publications of
the U.S. government designated for deposit.

LOCATION

Highway distance from Central Maryland (in
miles): Atlanta, 738, Boston, 392, Chicago, 668,
New York City, 196, Philadelphia, 96, Pittsburgh,
218, Richmond, 143, Washington, DC, 37.

MANUFACTURES, 1992

Total value added in 1992 by manufactures was
$15,622.4 million (up 11.4% from 1987).

Most Important Manufactures
Food & kindred products $2,246,000,000
Chemicals & allied products $2,214,800,000
Instruments & related products $2,147,100,000
Printing & Publishing $1,839,400,000
Transportation equipment $1,563,200,000

MINERAL PRODUCTION

Nonfuel Minerals, 1994 Value
Stone (in short tons)
crushed (25,000,000) $170,000,000
dimension* (16,600) $1,770,000
*stone cut to size specifications
Sand/ Gravel (10,800,000) $70,200,000
Portland Cement (1,540,000) $77,000,000
Clays, common (254,000 metric tons) $731,000

Fuel Minerals, 1994 Value
Coal (3,632,000 short tons) $95,666,880
Natural Gas (25,902,000 cubic feet) $39,371

MUSEUMS

Maryland's long and rich past is accessible through
the State's many museums. Some specialize in his-
tory and culture or focus on the Chesapeake Bay, a
dominant feature of Maryland life and landscape.
Others concern industry, technology, or science. In
Baltimore, both the Science Center and the Na-
tional Aquarium host hundreds of Maryland school
children every year and provide stimulating and fun
weekend excursions for families. In addition to
traditional museums, the State has museums with
living history and hands-on exhibits. Many historic