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Home > Special Collections > Municipal Reference Library > MRL Collection MRLCollection Approximately 15,000 books (search in the Detroit Public Library Online Catalog and use "Advanced Search" then "Location" to focus on MRL materials) and 300 periodical titles focusing on municipal functions such as police and fire administration, planning and zoning, water and wastewater treatment, recreation, transportation, refuse disposal, housing, etc. MRL is a depository for Detroit and Wayne County government documents, including charters, codes, ordinances, budgets, annual reports, audit reports, minutes of board and council meetings, statistics, pension materials, and miscellaneous reports covering a variety of local government topics. Some Michigan and U.S. documents including local census materials Legal Center with Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, United States Code Annotated (online access only)  Code of Federal Regulations & Federal Register, Michigan Administrative Code and Michigan Register. (MRL has no case law) Local documents exchange program with 14 large cities and counties (includes budgets and comprehensive annual financial reports) Newspaper clippings on Detroit and Wayne County through 1993 Vertical File with subject arrangement of pamphlets, studies, reports and other materials dealing with municipal matters Detroit News (1991-2000) and Detroit Free Press (1988-2000) full text articles on CD-ROM Detroit, Michigan, U.S. tax forms Civil service sample tests collection Grants directories and proposal writing materials Minutes of various Detroit boards and commissions