Education Code - EDC
TITLE 1 GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527]
( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. ) DIVISION 1 GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527]
( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. ) PART 11. LIBRARIES [18010 - 20092]
( Part 11 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. ) CHAPTER 7. California State Library [19300 - 19354]
( Heading of Chapter 7 amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 666, Sec. 7. ) ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [19300 - 19307]
( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 666, Sec. 8. ) 19300.
The Legislature hereby declares that it is in the interest of the people and of the state that there be a general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence through the establishment and operation of public libraries. Such diffusion is a matter of general concern inasmuch as it is the duty of the state to provide encouragement to the voluntary lifelong learning of the people of the state.
The Legislature further declares that the public library is a supplement to the formal system of free public education, and a source of information and inspiration to persons of all ages, and a resource for continuing education and reeducation beyond the years of formal education, and as such deserves adequate financial support from government at all levels.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)