When a local Little League applies for and receives approval for the annual charter, Little League International provides the league with two rule books for each team in the league, plus an Operating Manual, at no charge. This means Little League provides more than 400,000 of these publications each year, at no cost, to our member leagues.

Rule books and the Operating Manual are copyrighted publications of Little League International. Access to these publications is just one of the many benefits of membership in Little League. For those interested in taking advantage of these benefits by becoming affiliated with Little League, click here: http://www.littleleague.org/media/whyaffiliate.asp

Although Little League provides hundreds of thousands of the books free of charge, they are also available for purchase (on-line, by phone or through mail order) exclusively from Little League by District Administrators, Assistant District Administrators, members of the local Little League board of directors, and their appointed agents. The books may also be purchased in person by those district or local Little League personnel attending functions at one of the headquarters offices of Little League Baseball and Softball.

If a volunteer in a chartered Little League other than those mentioned above wishes to obtain a copy of a rule book or Operating Manual, he/she should simply request one through the local Little League board of directors or a member of the District Staff.

Little League volunteers may contact the regional office for any other questions about obtaining rule books or other copyrighted publications.