The Research On California Library Legal System

Library laws are legal norms that adjust the relationship which is generated in library activities between the state and libraries、the libraries and other organizations、 libraries and users.American librarianship and library legal system relatively complete, the earliest libraries act can date back to 1848.Massachusetts state council passed a bill, agreed to establish a public library in Boston, which is considered the world’s first public libraries act. In addition to a series of library-related laws enacted by the federal government for professional bodies such as libraries and university libraries, states also developed a library law applicable to the state range, each county, city and local also make the relevant provisions of the library operation in its administration bill.In this paper, as a case in California, with a literature study, descriptive study, lessons learned, case study, full use of network resources according to the hierarchy, from the federal level, the state level and county-level presented and analyzed the libraries legal system in California. California library laws are more dispersed, the main body is part of "Education Law", and city and county library laws dispersed among municipal charter, administrative acts and library board bylaws, and through the analysis of the contents of its library bill, and then summarizes the characteristics of California libraries legal system in order to provide reference for our library legislation.