Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education; sets aside one million dollars to be awarded through a competitive grant process; provides that half of such appropriation shall be set aside for libraries serving a population of one million or more.

Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding; provides the department of education, in consultation with the dormitory authority, the office of the state comptroller, and the public library systems of the state, shall assess and report on the capital needs of such public library systems, including public libraries and association libraries.

Includes the Parma Public Library with libraries eligible for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority.

Includes the Ogden Farmers' Library as an eligible library for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority.

Prohibits libraries and library systems, including school libraries and school library systems from banning books or other materials based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

Expands state aid eligibility for library construction for public libraries that are located in economically disadvantaged communities.

Includes Mattituck-Laurel library within libraries eligible for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority.

Requires the board of regents to establish a method by which a parent may request a library card for their minor on the school registration form.

Directs the state librarian to establish statewide imagination library program for encouraging children from birth to five years of age to develop a love of reading and learning; directs the state librarian to promote the statewide development of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; advance and strengthen local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs with the goal of increasing enrollment; recruit volunteers to assist in the development, promotion, and coordination of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; solicit donations, gifts, and other funding to financially support local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; develop community engagement; develop, promote, and coordinate a public awareness campaign to make donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the affiliate programs and make the public aware of the opportunity to register eligible children to receive books through the program; administer the local match requirement and coordinate the collection and remittance of local program costs for books and mailing; and develop statewide marketing and communication plans; establishes the imagination library of New York fund.

Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding; the department of education, in consultation with the dormitory authority, the office of the state comptroller, and the public library systems of the state, shall assess and report on the capital needs of such public library systems, including public libraries and association libraries.

Includes the North Greenbush Public Library with libraries eligible for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority.

Protects library access to electronic literary materials by prohibiting certain restrictive provisions in contracts between publishers and libraries.

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.