HD 1504 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act in aid of libraries

This bill clarifies that libraries and library friends groups may sell used books and other items to raise funds, with all proceeds required to be used directly for library purposes. It directly affects public libraries and affiliated community groups that organize fundraising sales. The key provision amends existing law to explicitly permit these sales while ensuring funds support library operations, removing ambiguity about allowable uses of the revenue. The change is procedural, focusing on defining permissible fundraising activities within existing library funding frameworks.
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