Maryland Education Section 23-401

      (a)      The governing body of each county may establish, and appropriate an amount to support, a county public library system free from political influence.

      (b)      Each county public library system shall be governed by a board of trustees. However, a charter county may:

            (1)      Establish a county library agency and grant it some or all of the powers of a board of trustees; or

            (2)      Have a board of library trustees, provide for the board's selection, and determine its powers.