RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW On Library Affairs Adopted by the State Duma on 23 November 1994 of 22.08.2004 N 122-FZ; dated 26.06.2007 N 118-FZ; of 23.07.2008 N 160-FZ; 27.10.2008 N 183-FZ; dated 03.06.2009 N 119-FZ; of 27.12.2009 N 370-FZ; dated 02.07.2013. N 185-FZ; dated 01.12.2014. N 419-FZ; N 151-FZ This Federal Law is the legal basis for the preservation and development of the library case in the Russian Federation. It establishes the principles of the activities of libraries that guarantee human rights, public associations, peoples and ethnic communities to freely access information, free spiritual development, and the values of national and international values. Culture, as well as cultural, scientific and educational activities. The present Federal Law regulates the general issues of the organization of the library business, the relations between the State, citizens, enterprises, institutions and organizations in the field of library business in accordance with the principles and International Law. CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS C t I am 1. Key concepts In this Federal Law, the following concepts apply: library is an information, cultural, educational or organizational unit that has organized fund of documents and providing them with temporary use of physical and legal persons; (In the wording of the Federal Law 02.07.2013 N 185-FZ) public library-a library that provides the ability to use its fund and services to legal entities, regardless of their organizational and legal forms and forms of ownership at the level of education, speciality, attitude to religion; library, information, cultural, educational and educational activities that include the creation and development of a network of libraries, fund management, library, information and Library users ' bibliographic services, library training, scientific and methodological support for library development; (Paragraph 5 is no more effective-Federal Law dated 03.06.2009 N 119-FZ) user of library-a natural or legal person using the library services; centralized library system-voluntary merging of libraries in a structural and holistic education; library collection is a collection of documents of different purpose and status, organizational and functional related to each other, to be accounted for, picked, stored and Use for library services of the population; (Paragraph added- Federal Act of 3 June 2009 N 119-FZ) National Library Foundation-part of a library fund with special historical, scientific, cultural value intended for permanent storage and public use, which is The cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation; (Paragraph is amended by the Federal Law of 3 June 2009. N 119-FZ) bookstores-handwritten books or printed publications that possess outstanding spiritual, material value, have a special historical, scientific, cultural significance and for which special treatment is established of accounting, storage and use. (The paragraph is supplemented by the Federal Law of 3 June 2009. N 119-FZ) C) and I 2. Russian legislation on library case Russian legislation on library law includes the Fundamens of Legislation of the Russian Federation. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION of the library. C but I am 3. (Spconsumed by Federal Law of 22.08.2004) N 122-F) C t I am 4. The main types of libraries 1. Libraries can be established by state authorities at all levels, local governments, legal entities and individuals. 2. According to the order of the establishment and forms of ownership, the following main types of libraries are allocated: 1) State libraries established by public authorities, including: federal libraries; Russian constituent libraries; libraries of ministries and other federal executive authorities; 2) municipal libraries established by local government bodies; 3) libraries of the Russian Academy of Sciences, other academies, Research institutes, educational organizations; (In the wording of the Federal Law 02.07.2013 N 185-FZ) 4) libraries of enterprises, institutions, organizations; 5) public associations libraries; 6) private libraries; 7) libraries established by foreign legal and by individuals, as well as international organizations, in accordance with the international treaties to which the Russian Federation is a party. Chapter II. RIGHTS OF THE LIBRARY DELIVER DELIVER The right to library services 1. Every citizen, regardless of sex, age, nationality, education, social status, political opinion, attitude to religion, has the right to library services in the territory of the Russian Federation. 2. The right of citizens to library services is ensured by: the establishment of a public and municipal network of public libraries providing basic library services free of charge; variety of species Libraries, State protection in the establishment of legal and physical persons of libraries, irrespective of their organizational and legal form and form of ownership, specialization and scope of activity. The rights of citizens in the field of library services are accorded priority in relation to the rights of the State and any of its structures, voluntary associations, religious and other organizations. C t I am 6. The right to library activities 1. Any legal or natural person has the right to establish a library on the territory of the Russian Federation in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. 2. Citizens have the right to participate in the activities of care, readership or other associations of readers established in consultation with the heads of libraries or their founders. 3. Workers of the libraries have the right to form public associations in order to promote the development of library services, professional consolidation, and protection of their social and professional rights. 4. Citizens with private ownership of book monuments have the right to support the state in order to ensure their preservation, subject to the registration of these book monuments in the manner provided for in paragraph 2, paragraph 2, of article 161 Federal law. (In the wording of the Federal Law of 3 June 2009, N 119-F) C t I am 7. Library user rights 1. All library users have the authority to access the libraries and the free choice of libraries according to their needs and interests. 2. The procedures for accessing library funds, the list of basic services and the conditions for their provision of libraries are established in accordance with the statutes of the libraries or local regulations of the organizations whose organizational units are structured are the libraries, the laws of the Russian Federation on state and other secret protected law, and the legislation on the preservation of the cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation. (In the wording Federal Act dated 02.07.2013 N 185-FZ) 3. Library users have the right to obtain, free of charge in any library, information about the existence of a specific document in the library collections. 4. In public libraries, citizens have the right: 1) to be the users of libraries upon presentation of their identity documents, and minors under 14 years of age The identity of their legal representatives; (In the wording of Federal Law of 27.12.2009) N 370-FZ) 2) free of charge for free information on the composition of library collections through the catalogue system and other forms of library information; 3) receive free advice in search and selection sources of information; 4) to obtain, free of charge, any document from library funds: 5) receive documents or copies of documents from other libraries; 6) to use other types of services, including those for which a list is defined usage rules of the library. 5. In State and municipal libraries, users of libraries are entitled to the maintenance and retrieval of documents in Russian as the official language of the Russian Federation, and in the Russian Federation also in the State language of the Republic of the Russian Federation. 6. A library user can appeal to the court against the actions of the official of the library who infringe his rights. C but I am 8. Rights of special user groups of libraries 1. National minorities are entitled to receive documents in their mother tongue through the system of public libraries. 2. Accessibility conditions for disabled libraries and library services are provided in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the social protection of persons with disabilities. Blind, visually impaired people have the right to library services and to obtain copies of documents in accessible formats on various media in special public libraries and other public libraries. The procedure for ensuring accessibility for persons with disabilities in libraries and library services in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the social protection of persons with disabilities is established by the federal authority The executive branch, which is responsible for the formulation and implementation of public policies and regulations in the field of culture, in consultation with the federal executive body responsible for the development and implementation of the implementation of public policies and regulation of social protection of the population. . N 419-FZ) 3. Users of libraries who are unable to visit the library due to old age and physical disability are entitled to receive documents from publicly available libraries through correspondence or non-resident service forms provided by Funding from the respective budgets and funds of the federal programmes. 4. Users of children's and youth libraries are entitled to library services in public libraries, specialized public children's and youth libraries, and libraries of educational establishments class="ed"> organizations according to their statutes. (In the wording of the Federal Law of 2 July 2013) N 185-FZ) C t I am 9. The responsibility of library users The library users are required to comply with the library usage rules. Users of libraries who have violated the rules for using libraries and causing damage to libraries will be compensated by the rules for the use of the libraries, as well as other liability in cases provided for The legislation in force. C t I am 10. The Founder of the Library , the founder of the Library, finances and monitors its activities in accordance with the legislation in force, and appoints a library manager. The founder of the library is not entitled to interfere in the creative activity of the library, except in the cases provided for by its statute and the legislation in force. Chapter III. OBLIGATIONS AND LIBRARY RIGHTS. Library status State and municipal libraries, centralized library systems are granted legal personality from the moment they are registered in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation in force. The status of other libraries is determined by the founders. C t I am 12. Responsibilities of libraries 1. The libraries provide for the realization of the rights of citizens established by this Federal Law. Libraries serve users of libraries in accordance with their statutes, the rules for the use of libraries and the legislation in force. No State or other censorship is allowed, limiting the right of users of libraries to free access to library collections, as well as the use of library user information, readership, except Cases where this information is used for scientific purposes and for library services. 2. The libraries, whether full or partial, should reflect in their activities the ideological and political diversity of the society. 3. The libraries in their collections provide for their preservation and are responsible for the timely submission of their records for registration in the register of books. (In the wording of the Federal Law of 3 June 2009, N 119-FZ) 4. The libraries are required to report to their founders and bodies of State statistics in accordance with the procedures established by the legislation in force and the constituent documents of the libraries. 5. Public libraries at the request of users are obliged to provide them with information on their activities in the development and use of funds. 6. Libraries are responsible for accounting, staffing, storage and use of documents in library collections, in accordance with the procedure established by the federal executive authority responsible for the formulation and implementation of public services. Cultural policies and regulations. The documents in the library collections are an integral part of the Russian Federation's Archival Foundation. (The paragraph is supplemented by the Federal Law of 3 June 2009. In the wording of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan, No. N 419 FZ) C t I am 13. Library rights Libraries have the right: 1) to independently determine the content and specific forms of their activities in accordance with the goals and objectives specified in their charters: 2) approved by agreement with The founders of the rules of use of libraries; 3) determine the amount of collateral in the provision of book monuments, rare and valuable publications, as well as in other cases defined by the rules for the use of libraries; (In the wording of Federal Law dated 03.06.2009 N 119-FZ ) 3-1) set restrictions on the copying, exposure and issuance of book memorials and other documents intended for permanent storage, in accordance with the rules of use (...) (...) N 119-FZ ) 4) to determine, in accordance with the rules of use of libraries, the types and amounts of compensation for damage caused by users of libraries; 5) to carry out business for expansion List of library services provided to users and the social and creative development of libraries, provided that this is without prejudice to their substantive activities; 6) to determine the terms and conditions of use of library collections on the basis of treaties with legal and natural persons; 7) form in Procedure established by current legislation, library associations; 8) to participate, on a competitive or other basis, in the implementation of federal and regional library development programmes; 9) Cooperation with libraries and other institutions and organizations of foreign countries, including the conduct of an international book exchange, to enter into the established procedure in international organizations, to participate in the implementation of the international library and other programmes; 10) Determine the sources of staffing of their funds; 11) to withdraw and dispose of documents from their funds in accordance with the procedure for the deletion of documents agreed upon with the founders of the libraries in accordance with the regulations in force. legal acts. At the same time, libraries, regardless of their organizational and legal form and form of ownership, do not have the right to write off and implement documents related to book monuments; (In the wording of Federal Law dated 03.06.2009 N 119-FZ) 11-1) carry out informational, cultural, educational, scientific, educational activities in accordance with the law, with its charter or with local regulations Organizations whose structural units are libraries; (Sub-paragraph is amended by the Federal Law of 2 July 2013. N 185-FZ) 12) do other acts that are not contrary to the law in force. Libraries have priority for the purchase of documents issued under federal government programmes and the priority purchase of documents of the libraries to be liquidated. CHAPTER IV. THE STATE IN THE LIBRARY OF LIBRARY DELIVER ' S RESPONSIBILITY State policy in the area of the library of the library State policy in the field of library affairs is based on the principle of creating conditions for the universal accessibility of information and cultural values collected and usage of libraries. The State is the guarantor of the rights provided for in this Federal Act and does not interfere with the professional activities of the libraries, except in the cases provided for in the legislation of the Russian Federation. The State supports the development of the library case through financing, appropriate tax, credit and pricing policies. The Government of the Russian Federation shall develop, as appropriate, federal library development programmes, as well as programmes that form an integral part of the federal State programmes for the preservation and development of culture in the country. of the Russian Federation. The federal executive authorities organize the coordination of interregional and interdepartmental links for library services, including for the informatization of the society. The State supports the development of library services for the least socially and economically protected sectors and groups of the population (children, youth, persons with disabilities, pensioners, refugees, the unemployed, the rural population, the inhabitants of the areas) The Far North and the related areas). State authorities shall be encouraged by material support to the library of non-State-owned forms of property that provide free public services to the public. " The development of the library case is taken into account in federal state programs in accordance with the Fundamics of Legislation of the Russian Federation on Culture. C t I am 15. The State' s obligation to develop &ls; 1. The federal authorities provide: 1) to monitor the observance of a special regime for the storage and use of the national library fund; (In the wording of the Federal Law dated 03.06.2009 N 119-FZ ) (2) the creation and financing of national and other federal libraries, management of these libraries; (3) the definition of federal policy principles for the training and retraining of library services. Human resources, employment, wages and salaries; (In the wording of Federal Law No. N 122-FZ ) 4) the creation and financing of federal public education institutions implementing basic vocational training programs and additional professional programmes in the area of training of library personnel, as well as the management of these educational organizations; (as amended by the Federal Law of 2 July 2013). N 185-FZ) 5) to promote scientific research and methodological support in the field of library business, as well as their funding; 6) the establishment of public library standards and regulations, the organization Library information systems; 7) organizing state statistics on libraries; 8) accessibility conditions for persons with disabilities in federal libraries; and of the federal executive authorities. (...) (...) N 419-FZ) 2. The State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and the local authorities provide: 1) to finance the recruitment and preservation of the funds of the state and public funds, respectively. municipal libraries; (In the wording of Federal Law of 22.08.2004) N 122-FZ ) 2) realization of citizens ' rights to library services; 3) accessibility conditions for persons with disabilities in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and municipal libraries. (...) (...) N 419-FZ) 3. The federal authorities, the State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and the local self-government bodies are not entitled to take decisions and to carry out actions that result in the deterioration of the material and technical support. The existing libraries in the budget are transferred to premises that do not meet the requirements of labour protection, library collections and library services. The decisions of these bodies, as well as the actions of their officials, infringing the legitimate interests of the libraries and their users, can be appealed in court. " Chapter V. SPECIAL MODALITIES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND USE OF CULTURAL RIGHTS OF FORESTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN LIBRARY DELIVER Article 16. National Library Foundation 1. The National Library Foundation consists of documents that are made available on the basis of a system of the required copy of documents and of book monuments. 2. The national library fund is protected by the State as the cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation. The accounting, staffing, storage, use and preservation of documents assigned to the national library fund are carried out by libraries, archives and museums under this Federal Act, Federal Act No. The laws on the obligatory instance of documents, the archival case in the Russian Federation, the Museum Fund of the Russian Federation and museums in the Russian Federation. (Article in the wording of Federal Law dated 03.06.2009 N 119-FZ) Article 16-1. The monuments 1. The monuments are a particularly valuable part of the national library fund. Portrait monuments are divided into single book monuments and book collections, which are collections of documents that acquit the properties of a [ [ book monument]] only when they are connected together by their own of origin, kinship or other grounds. 2. The bookstores are to be registered in the register of books. The procedure for the registration of book monuments in the register of book monuments and the procedure for the maintenance of the register of book monuments is established by the authorized Government of the Russian Federation Federal executive branch. (Article padded: Federal Law of 3 June 2009) N 119-F) C t I am 17. (Spconsumed by Federal Law of 03.06.2009) N 119-FZ ) C t I am 18. National libraries of the Russian Federation 1. The national libraries of the Russian Federation are the Presidential Library named after B. Yeltsin, the Russian State Library and the Russian National Library, which meet universal information systems. the needs of the society, organize library, bibliographic and scientific information activities in the interests of all the peoples of the Russian Federation, development of national and world culture, science and education. (In the wording of Federal Law of 27.10.2008) N 183-FZ) National libraries of the Russian Federation perform the following main functions: form, store and present libraries to the users of the most complete collection of domestic documents, scientifically significant foreign documents; organize and maintain bibliographic records; participate in the bibliography of the national press, are research institutions for librarie studies, bibliographies and book studies, Scientific, information and cultural centres of federal importance; participate in the development and implementation of federal policy in the field of library affairs. National libraries of the Russian Federation operate on the basis of this Federal Law and the provisions on them approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. National libraries of the Russian Federation belong to particularly valuable objects of the cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation and are exclusively federal property. Changes in the ownership of the specified libraries, their elimination or reprofiling are not permitted; the integrity and the inalienability of their funds are guaranteed. Buildings, structures and other property of national libraries are in their operational control; the land they occupy are provided to national libraries in accordance with Russian law Federation. (In the version of Federal Law 26.06.2007) N 118-FZ) Activities of the national libraries of the Russian Federation are carried out on the basis of coordination and cooperation. Individual functions of the national libraries of the Russian Federation may be delegated in due course to other federal libraries and organizations. 1-1. In order to preserve and grant users access to documents from the library collections, the national libraries of the Russian Federation make electronic copies of the documents: class="ed">branch, worned-out, spoiled, defective, defective documents; single and/or rare documents, manuscripts that may result in their loss, damage, or destruction; documents that are written in machine-readable media and for use without the necessary technical means; documents that have scientific and educational significance. Making and providing users with copies of documents in electronic form that express the protected intellectual activity are carried out in the manner and under the terms of the Civil Code OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION N 183-FZ) 2. In the republics of the Russian Federation, autonomous regions and autonomous regions, national libraries may be formed by the relevant public authorities. These national libraries act in accordance with this Federal Act, which are adopted in accordance with federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, laws and other regulations. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Chapter VI: THE LIBRARY OF THE LIBRARY. State participation in coordination and cooperation of library services To better meet library users ' needs for information, rational use of library funds stimulates the use of their resources. To this end, the public authorities finance the activities of public libraries, including those serving as central libraries, to create conditions for the use of their resources (inter-library services, integrated cataloments, Automated databases, depositaries). C t I am 20. Central libraries 1. The State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation may assign the status of the central library of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation to the leading universal library. Federal Act of 3 June 2009 N 119-FZ ) in the Republic-national or republican library; in the autonomous district, the autonomous region-the district or regional library; in the province, the region-the regional library; (Paragraph 5 is no more effective-Federal Law of 22.08.2004) N 122-FZ) (Paragraph 6 has lost its validity-Federal Law of 22.08.2004). N 122-FZ) Local governments of the municipal district may assign the leading inter-settlement library to the status of the central district library. (Paragraph is amended by the Federal Act of 22 August 2004. N 122-FZ; as amended by Federal Law of 3 June 2009 N 119-FZ) Local governments of urban districts may assign the leading universal library of the city district to the status of the central city library. The paragraph is supplemented by the Federal Law of 22.08.2004. N 122-FZ 2. The central library within the territory of the serviced territory is obliged to form, store and present to the users of the library the most complete universal collection of documents, organize the use of library resources, including To function as an inter-library operation and to maintain a consolidated catalogue, to provide methodical assistance to libraries. (In the wording of the Federal Law of 3 June 2009, N 119-FZ) 3. The federal authorities, the State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and the local authorities may establish special central libraries by industry and for the servicing of special groups Users of libraries (children's and youth age, blind and visually impaired). 4. The functions of the central libraries can be distributed in accordance with the established procedure between several libraries, which in this case are provided with budgetary funding in accordance with the volume of their activities. 5. Central libraries may also be established by ministries and other federal executive bodies. C t I am 21. Interactions of libraries with scientific and technical information and archives In order to ensure rational use of public information resources of the library interact with scientific and technical bodies Information, archives, other enterprises, institutions, organizations that have information banks of different levels. The procedure for cooperation is determined by the legislation in force, the federal state programmes and the treaties concluded between these institutions and organizations. Chapter VII. IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC SETTLEMENT IN THE AREA OF A LIBRARY DELIVER The order in creating libraries 1. In the territory of the Russian Federation, libraries of various forms of ownership are established and operate in accordance with the procedure established by the current legislation of the Russian Federation and this Federal Act. 2. The Library is established and acquires the rights of a legal person from the day of its registration in accordance with the procedure established by the law. Libraries that do not have the rights of a legal entity, if they are granted legal personality, are registered in accordance with the procedure established by the law. Refusal of registration can be appealed in the courts. 3. The founders of the libraries may be owners of property or their authorized natural or legal persons, as well as cultural bodies. The founder of the library approves its charter and accepts obligations for its financing and logistical support. The library's statute should stipulate its legal status, sources of financing, the main tasks of the library, the conditions of its accessibility, the property relations between the library and its founder, the procedure for the management of the library. The property and financial relations between the library and its founder are governed by the existing legislation and constituent instruments. C and I am 23. Reorganizing and eliminating libraries 1. The library may be reorganized or liquidated upon the decision of its owner or founder, as well as in cases stipulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation. 1-1. The decision to reorganize or abolish a municipal library located in a rural settlement may be taken only in the light of the results of the survey of the inhabitants of the rural settlement. (...) (...) N 151-FZ) 2. The authority which decided to liquidate the library shall, in writing, inform the body conducting the State registration of legal entities in writing and shall establish a liquidation commission of the representatives of the founder, Professional associations and the work collective of the library and publishes a notification in the local press about the decision not later than two months before the scheduled liquidation period. When the library is eliminated, the public authorities of all levels, local authorities and the relevant library have priority acquisition of its library fund. 3. The reorganization of the library in the norm of mergers, accession, separation, allocation, and conversion may take place in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation in force, both on the initiative of the founder of the library and on the initiative of the library with the consent of all parties. 4. It is prohibited to displace, privatize State and municipal libraries, including the premises and buildings in which they are located. 5. An unlawful decision on the liquidation of public libraries may be appealed by citizens, public associations or trusteements (readership) by the courts. C but I am 24. Library property 1. The Library is in possession, use and disposal of its property within the limits prescribed by the laws of the Russian Federation. 2.(Spconsumed by Federal Law of 22.08.2004) N 122-FZ 3.(Spconsumed by Federal Law of 22.08.2004) N 122-F) C t I am 25. Library Development Funds In order to facilitate the material support of libraries of all forms of ownership, non-State library development funds may be established. The sources of their formation are the contributions of the founders of these funds, revenues from enterprises, organizations, charitable contributions of citizens and public associations, revenues from special lottery, auctions and other commercial companies. activities. (In the wording of Federal Law of 22.08.2004) N 122-FZ These funds are used to finance library development programmes, coordinate and co-operate the libraries, to finance other activities in accordance with the regulations These funds are approved by their founders. Library development funds can be used to promote the activities of any library, regardless of their form of ownership. C t I am 26. Labor relations of library workers Labor relations of employees of libraries are regulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation on labour. Employees of libraries are subject to periodic certification, the order of which is established by the Government Plenipotentiary of the Federal Executive of the Russian Federation. Federal Law of 23 July 2008 N 160-FZ) Chapter VIII. CONCLUDING STATEMENTS C, I am 27. The entry into force of this Federal Law The present Federal Law shall enter into force on the date of its official publication. C but I am 28. The regulation of legal acts in conformity with this Federal Law 1. The decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 13, 1984 (Bulletin of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 1984, N 12, Art. 173). Before the normative legal acts in the field of library matters operating in the territory of the Russian Federation are brought into conformity with this Federal Law, these normative legal acts shall be applied in part not contrary to the law. of this Federal Act. 2. Invite the President of the Russian Federation to bring the normative legal acts into conformity with this Federal Law. 3. To instruct the Government of the Russian Federation: 1) to bring the legal acts of the Russian Federation into line with this Federal Law; 2) to prepare and submit, in accordance with the established procedure, proposals for amendments and additions to the OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION President of the Russian Federation B. Yeltsin Moscow, Kremlin 29 December 1994 N 78-FZ