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SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 78 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the third sentence. SECTION 2. Said chapter 78 is hereby amended by inserting after section 7 the following section:- Section 7A. That part of the records of a public library which reveals the identity and intellectual pursuits of a person using such library shall not be a public record as defined by clause Twenty-sixth of section seven of chapter four. Access to such part of such library records shall be granted only with a warrant issued pursuant to chapter 276 or under exigent circumstances.
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