Public Libraries Act Explained

Public Libraries Act—sometimes simply Libraries Act—is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom and Canada for legislation ("Acts of Parliament") relating to public libraries.

Canada

In Canada, public libraries are local jurisdiction, with authority from provincial/territorial legislation.

• Canada (federal library) — Library and Archives of Canada Act (S.C. 2004, c. 11)^[1]
• Alberta — Libraries Act, 2000, c. L-11^[2]
• British Columbia — Library Act, 1996, c. 264^[3]
• Manitoba — Public Libraries Act, CCSM, c. P220^[4]
• New Brunswick — New Brunswick Public Libraries Act, 2011, c. 194^[5]
• Newfoundland and Labrador — Public Libraries Act, 1990, c. P-40^[6]
• Northwest Territories — Public Libraries Act, 2009, c. 7^[7]
• Nova Scotia — Libraries Act, 1989, c. 254^[8]
• Nunavut — Library Act, 1988, c. L-7^[9]
• Ontario — Public Libraries Act, RSO 1990, c. P.44^[10]
• Prince Edward Island — Public Libraries Act, 1988, c. P-31.1^[11]
• Saskatchewan — Public Libraries Act, 1996, 1996, c, P-39.2^[12]
• Yukon — Public Libraries Act, 2002, c. 178^[13]

United Kingdom

• The Public Libraries Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 65)
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 40)
• The Public Libraries Amendment Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 54)
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Amendment Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 15)
• The Public Libraries Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 37)
• The Public Libraries Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 42)
• The Public Libraries Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 53)
• The Public Libraries Amendment Act 1893 (56 Vict. c. 11)
• The Public Libraries (Scotland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 20)
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 38)
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 20)
• The Public Libraries (Scotland) Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 45)
• The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (c. 75)

Collective titles

• The Public Libraries Acts 1892 and 1893 was the collective title of the Public Libraries Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 53) and the Public Libraries Amendment Act 1893 (56 Vict c 11).^[14]
• The Public Libraries (Scotland) Acts 1887 and 1894 was the collective title of the Public Libraries Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 42) and the Public Libraries (Scotland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 20).
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Acts 1855 to 1894 was the collective title of the acts of those years, relating to Ireland.

See also

• Museums Act 1845
• List of short titles

Notes and References

1. Web site: Branch . Legislative Services . 2015-02-26 . Consolidated federal laws of canada, Library and Archives of Canada Act . 2024-08-03 . laws-lois.justice.gc.ca.
2. Web site: Libraries Act - Open Government . 2024-08-03 . open.alberta.ca.
3. Web site: Library Act . 2024-08-03 . www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca.
4. https://www.canlii.org/en/mb/laws/stat/ccsm-c-p220/latest/ccsm-c-p220.html
5. https://www.canlii.org/en/nb/laws/stat/rsnb-2011-c-194/latest/rsnb-2011-c-194.html
6. https://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/statutes/p40.htm
7. https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/files/legislation/public-library/public-library.a.pdf
8. Web site: Libraries Act . 2024-08-03 . nslegislature.ca.
9. https://www.canlii.org/en/nu/laws/stat/rsnwt-nu-1988-c-l-7/latest/rsnwt-nu-1988-c-l-7.html
10. Web site: Information on the Public Libraries Act ontario.ca . 2024-08-03 . www.ontario.ca . en.
11. https://www.canlii.org/en/pe/laws/stat/rspei-1988-c-p-31.1/latest/rspei-1988-c-p-31.1.html
12. https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/laws/stat/ss-1996-c-p-39.2/latest/ss-1996-c-p-39.2.html
13. https://laws.yukon.ca/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0178/2002-0178.pdf
14. The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2