At their 1462nd meeting, the Ministers’ Deputies adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2023)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on Library legislation and policy in Europe.

Libraries have a crucial role to play as community hubs striving towards a democratic, cohesive, inclusive and equitable society and are an essential and irreplaceable component of the social, cultural and heritage information infrastructure of a sustainable society where freedom of expression, public access to information and democratic participation are guaranteed