Andrew Albanese writes: “A Maryland state bill that would ensure public libraries the right to license and lend ebooks that are available to consumers in the state is now law. In a May 28 letter to Maryland Senate president Bill Ferguson, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan informed legislators that the library ebook bill (HB518 in the House of Delegates and SB432 in the Senate) was among the many bills that would become law without the governor’s signature—normal procedure in the state, where the legislature typically passes hundreds of bills each session.”