Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-127
Section 9351 - Financial support for libraries authorized(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: (1) Appropriations out of current revenue of the municipality.(2) Money raised by the levy of a special library tax.(b) Special library tax.--(1) A special library tax may be:(i) levied on the taxable property of the municipality; or(ii) levied and collected with the general taxes.(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.(3) Imposition of a special library tax shall not prevent a municipality from also making appropriations for library purposes.(4) Income from a special library tax shall be used for the support and maintenance of the local library.Added by P.L. 1683 2012 No. 210, § 1, eff. 11/1/2012.