On Dec. 9, 2021, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), the national trade association for the U.S. publishing industry, filed suit against the Maryland Attorney General seeking to enjoin and overturn an unconstitutional Maryland law that directly conflicts with the federal Copyright Act by forcing any publisher, domestic and foreign, to make their literary works available to Maryland public libraries in electronic book and audiobook formats according to timing, pricing, and other terms mandated by the state under threat of penalty.AAP asserts that the new law is an impermissible and unconstitutional overreach into federal copyright law and an unjustified effort to divert copyright policy away from the U.S. Congress to state assemblies, at the expense of longstanding incentives and protections that are the foundation of our creative economy.
Robbins Library to open for short-term browsing by appointment
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Effective April 5, the Robbins Library is expanding services to include short-term browsing on all floors. The hours for browsing and all other library services will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
To book a pass for the General Collections (all floors except Children’s) or the Children’s Room and to learn more about other services available in this phase of reopening, visit “Get a Browsing Pass” at http://robbinslibrary.org. All visits are limited to 15 minutes, and the maximum number of passes complies with the state’s Phase III Step 2 indoor capacity guidelines. Passes must be reserved at least one day in advance.