Relates to the administration and funding of the town of Ballston Community Public Library; provides for the election of trustees and the approval of a budget; authorizes the Ballston Community Public Library to impose certain taxes; allows the Ballston Community Public Library to be eligible for certain financing of facilities for public libraries.
Relates to changing the time for calculating amounts for awards of grants to support preservation and/or conservation of library research materials from being calculated for each state fiscal year, to each academic year.
Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to study the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library and to make recommendations to address the double taxation of residents.
Authorizes the establishment of a public library revolving loan fund to provide loans to municipalities for local public library projects at an interest rate two points below the prime rate.
Removes library taxes of the Shelter Rock library district from real property located in that portion of such library district that is located within the Bryant library district.
Relates to the Mount Vernon public library by deeming such library authorized by the city of Mount Vernon, allowing for trustees to be appointed by the mayor of the city of Mount Vernon, and requiring such trustees to report to the city council annually.
Creates additional state aid for public library systems which merge after January 1, 2024; provides formulas for increased aid based upon the number of library systems which result from mergers and the expanded geographic areas to be served by merged systems; requires a report on the impact of the merger.
Ensures that staff in libraries are able to curate collections, services, and programming that reflect the interests of all people of the community that the library serves.
Prohibits the banning of books or other materials by libraries or library systems; provides that no library or library system shall receive state aid unless such entity adopts the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or develops a written statement prohibiting the practice of banning books or other materials.