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.

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

Provides that for aid payable in the two thousand twenty-five--two thousand twenty-six school year, the library materials factor shall be eleven dollars; provides that for each following school year, the library materials factor shall be determined on an annual basis to reflect the percentage increase in the consumer price index.

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.

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

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 department of education to establish and maintain a registry of historic libraries and museums in the state that have operated for over fifty years; lays out criteria; makes related provisions.

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.

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.

Requires librarians for schools in every elementary, middle and high school in New York city.

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.