Books in school and classroom libraries must be available in a public facing, searchable catalog.

Teachers must create a title and author list of all books in their classroom library before making them available to students to comply with newly passed legislation.

HOUSE BILL 805 "§ 115C-98.1.  Parent access to library books. 

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term "library books" means electronic, print, and nonprint resources, excluding textbooks, for independent use by students and school personnel outside of the standard course of study for any grade or course. Library books may be held in a formal school library or in a classroom.

(b) Local boards of education shall adopt processes that do all of the following:

(1) Provide ongoing public access through a searchable web-based catalog to the titles of any library books available at each school within the local school administrative unit. Each school shall display its catalog on the homepage of its website.

(2) Allow a parent or guardian of a student to identify any library books that may not be borrowed by the student. A student shall not be permitted to borrow any library books identified by the student's parent or guardian pursuant to this subdivision."

SECTION 3.3.(b)  This section is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.