Montana SB451 revises laws to define core functions of public libraries and restrict services to those related to these functions.

Montana SB451 amends the definition of the core functions of public libraries to include access to information, educational support, technology, literacy promotion, meeting spaces, reading areas, and information sharing. It mandates that libraries provide services related to these functions and prohibits them from offering unrelated services. The bill aims to ensure libraries focus on their primary purpose of enriching and informing the public through reading.

Montana SB451 revises laws to define core functions of public libraries and restrict services to those related to these functions.

Montana SB451 amends the definition of the core functions of public libraries to include access to information, educational support, technology, literacy promotion, meeting spaces, reading areas, and information sharing. It mandates that libraries provide services related to these functions and prohibits them from offering unrelated services. The bill aims to ensure libraries focus on their primary purpose of enriching and informing the public through reading.