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Montana state agency and county government web pages and websites. It also oversees statewide library resources, including Library Development consisting of leadership and guidance related to library programs, services, and buildings, as well as the Montana Talking Book Library (MTBL) which provides materials to the print-disabled. MTBL provides a broad range of materials to those individuals who are not able to read traditional print, as well as recording some Montana-related publications. It is governed by a seven-member State Library Commission. The State Library also oversees the Montana Shared Catalog which was created by the State Library in 2002 and currently has the catalogs of 174 libraries and library branches combined in one statewide catalog.
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Montana state flag, it was reviewed in an October public meeting. In the public meeting, not a single member of the public spoke in opposition to the logo, and even an opponent of the logo admitted that the logo was representative of "joy," not the alleged political themes. The new logo was approved by a vote of 4 to 2.
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