Regulatory and Legal Basis of Libraries in the Regions of Russia

The publication bases on the results of the analytical study of the regional policy regulatory framework in the field of library management. The purpose of the article is to indicate the role of regulations in libraries’ interaction at the level of constituent entities of the Russian Federation (RF). The works of domestic theorists and practitioners on issues of legislation in the field of library science are under analysis. The analysis of document flows (Federal regulatory legal acts, publications, data from electronic databases of reference legal systems), regional legal acts (laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, constituent documents of libraries – charters) has been carried out. The statistical results of the factual analysis of regional laws and regulations in the field of library management in the Federal districts of the Russian Federation on 01/01/2024 are presented. The analysis of above-mentioned documents and the study of peculiarities of their organizational structure and functioning will help to define more exactly the place and role of central libraries of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the society. The results will help to clarify the participation of the State in the processes of library activities, and to expose the patterns of development of interrelations between regional authorities and libraries.