(a) Municipalities empowered to support libraries.--The municipal officers of a municipality may establish a local library or aid in the maintenance of a local library established by deed, gift or testamentary provision for the use of the residents of the municipality through:
(1) Appropriations out of current revenue of the municipality.
(2) Money raised by the levy of a special library tax.
(b) Special library tax.--
(1) A special library tax may be:
(i) levied on the taxable property of the municipality; or
(ii) levied and collected with the general taxes.
(2) A special library tax may not be levied on residents of a municipality which appropriates funds or levies a tax for the support of a local library that is located within the municipality but is not a part of the direct service area of a county library.
(3) Imposition of a special library tax shall not prevent a municipality from also making appropriations for library purposes.
(4) Income from a special library tax shall be used for the support and maintenance of the local library.