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Anne Arundel County Public Library

Anne Arundel County Public LibraryFounded in 1921, the Anne Arundel County Public Library, AACPL, is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland. Located in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, along the Chesapeake Bay, Anne Arundel County’s diverse population of over 435,000 residents is served by 15 library branches countywide. More than 1 million items constitute the library’s collection and staff respond to nearly 300,000 inquiries from the public each year. In addition to its information services and popular materials, the library also provides storytime programming for children, literacy materials for adult new readers, special business and health collections and services for patrons with disabilities.

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Maryland State Law Library

Maryland State Law LibraryThe Maryland State Law Library provides legal information to the State’s appellate courts and other branches of State government and serves as a resource center for Circuit Court libraries throughout the State. The library is open to the public, and encourages the use of the Library’s many resources, including laws, general reference materials, state and federal government documents, and state and local histories.

The State Law Library, Maryland’s oldest law library, features one of the State’s most extensive collections of legal and government information resources. Staffed by 18 full-time and part-time, professional and paraprofessional employees, the Library stands ready to serve users from all walks of life.

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Maryland State Archives

The Maryland State Archives is the historical agency for Maryland and serves as the central depository for government records of permanent value. Records date from the founding of the colony in 1634 to the present. Included in the Archives’ holdings are colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land and court records; church records; business records; publications and reports of state, county and municipal governments; and special collections of private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers.

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