Free Music CD Distribution to Public Library Systems in New York State

Final Report to New York State Attorney General's Office
As of March 2006

See also Background Information | Six-Month Report to Attorney General's Office, 4/1/05 -- (Excel format only) | Final Reports from Individual Systems | Chart Showing Final Distribution of CDs to Public Library Systems

 

Reported Uses of Distributed CDs

Public Library System

Proposed allocation of CDs to system

CDs reported received as of 3/05

CDs reported distributed as of 9/05

Number of library locations accepting CDs

CDs awaiting disposition or sale as of 9/05

CDs added to collections

CDs given away for music-related purposes

CDs sold to benefit music programs

Brooklyn

25,888

25,888

25,888

 

58

 

0

25,888

0

0

Buffalo-Erie

11,421

11,421

11,421

 

44

 

0

5,303

0

6,118

Chatauqua-Cattaraugus

3,975

3,975

3,975

 

35

 

0

2,233

55

1,687

Clinton-Essex-Franklin

3,077

3,000

3,000

 

30

 

897

1,514

20

569

Finger Lakes

4,447

4,484

4,484

 

31

 

484

2,275

600

1,125

Four County

5,756

5,756

5,756

 

27

 

2,473

1,561

7

1,715

Mid-Hudson

9,469

9,468

9,468

 

69

 

2,715

5,061

431

1,261

Mid-York

5,727

5,727

5,727

 

39

 

4,066

829

192

640

Mohawk Valley

3,776

3,776

3,776

 

23

 

0

2,659

321

796

Monroe

8,526

8,526

8,526

 

35

 

0

2,984

1,279

4,263

Nassau

13,261

13,088

13,088

 

67

 

1,996

8,319

1,331

1,442

New York

28,373

28,373

28,915

*

56

 

0

28,915

0

0

Nioga

3,116

3,075

3,075

 

16

 

0

1,906

1,169

0

North Country

6,860

6,860

6,860

 

46

 

331

5,605

139

785

Onondaga

5,704

5,702

5,702

 

27

 

0

252

0

5,450

Pioneer

4,900

4,900

4,900

 

42

 

0

770

2,090

2,040

Queens

23,848

23,848

23,848

 

63

 

0

21,495

50

2,303

Ramapo-Catskill

9,618

9,618

9,528

**

53

 

0

5,705

781

3,042

Southern Adirondack

4,766

4,766

4,766

 

35

 

500

2,000

266

2,000

Southern Tier

4,831

4,831

4,831

 

36

 

0

2,522

286

2,023

Suffolk

16,327

16,327

16,327

 

51

 

0

5,956

0

10,371

Upper Hudson

5,900

5,900

5,900

 

35

 

0

4,500

600

800

Westchester

10,873

10,873

10,873

 

47

 

7,421

2,980

472

0

 

 

 

TOTAL

220,439

220,182

220,634

 

965

 

20,883

141,232

10,089

48,430


* The New York Public Library originally counted some box sets and multi-disc albums as single CDs, resulting in a different total after all CDs were cataloged and distributed.

** Flooding at the Ramapo Catskill Library System resulted in 90 lost or damaged CDs.

Last Updated: July 2, 2009