Regents-Approved Library Charter Actions

2024
Date Name Library ID Code Community/County System Action Detail Pre-Charter Action Population Previous Type Previous Area Current Population Current Type Current Area
Sherburne Public Library Sherburne/Chenango Four County Amendment Charter is amended to specify a range of trustees of 5 to 7 with the current number being 7; to change the trustee term length from six years to five years; and to add the IRS designation provision. 3,973 Public Town 3,973 Public Town
The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations New York City/New York New York Public Library Amendment Charter is amended to to insert the following sentence between the third and fourth sentences in Paragraph 5: “Each of the Mayor of the City of New York, the Comptroller of the City of New York, and the Speaker of the Council of the City of New York may designate a representative to serve in their stead on the Board of Trustees, which representative shall have all the rights and privileges of the respective ex officio official”; delete the following from Paragraph 6: “If the number of trustees is 25, 11 trustees shall continue to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. If the number of trustees in office is greater than 25, 12 trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business”; insert the following as the new Paragraph 6: “The trustees shall elect an independent trustee from their own number as chair of the board”; update the notice address in Paragraph 12 to: “The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 476 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10018, Attention: President”; and to add the IRS designation provision. 3,662,652 Assocation County 3,662,652 Assocation County
Barker Public Library Barker/Niagara Nioga Absolute Charter to Replace Provisional Charter Provisional charter made absolute. 4,763 Public School District 4,763 Public School District
Barker Free Library Barker/Niagara Nioga Dissolution Charter of the Barker Free Library, an association library in the Village of Barker, is dissolved. It ceased operations when a successor library, Barker Public Library, was granted a provisional charter on April 29, 2014, and extended on December 10, 2019, as a school district public library serving the Barker Central School District. 4,763 Association Village N/A N/A
Voorheesville Public Library Voorheesville/Albany Upper Hudson Amendment Charter is amended to change the trustee term length from five years to three years. 7,756 Public School District 7,756 Public School District
Finkelstein Memorial Library Spring Valley/Rockland Ramapo Catskill Amendment Charter is amended to clarify that the service area is the East Ramapo Central School District; to specify a range of trustees of 5 to 15 with the current number being 5; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions. 135,449 Public School District 135,449 Public School District
Fort Edward Free Library Fort Edward/Washington Southern Adirondack Charter Amendment Charter is amended to specify a range of trustees of 5 to 15 with the current number being 7. 3,108 Association Village 3,108 Association Village
Otselic Valley Public Library South Otselic/Chenango Four County Provisional A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Otselic Valley Central School District; trustee terms of five years with a range of 5 to 9 trustees, the current number being 5. 2,263 Public School District
Rose Free Library Rose/Wayne OWWL Charter Amendment Charter is amended to specify a range of trustees of 5 to 11 with the current number being five; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions. 2,291 Association Town 2,291 Association Town
Town of Chester Public Library Chester/Warren Southern Adirondack Charter Amendment Charter is amended to change the trustee term length from five years to three years. 3,086 Public Town 3,086 Public Town
Bloomfield Public Library 6400431880 East Bloomfield/Ontario OWWL Extension of Provisional Charter To extend provisional charter. Public School District Public School District
Johnstown Public Library 4000173310 Johnstown/Fulton Mohawk Valley Absolute Charter to Replace Provisional Charter Provisional charter made absolute. Public School District Public School District
Union Vale Library Union Vale/Duchess Mid-Hudson Provisional A new municipal public library is established to serve the residents of the Town of Union Vale; trustee terms of five years with a range of 5 to 15 with the current number being 6. Public Town
Hammond Library of Crown Point 2000151660 Crown Point/Essex Clinton-Essex-Franklin Absolute Charter to Replace Provisional Charter Provisional charter made absolute. Public School District Public School District
Rochester Public Library 4200265610 City of Rochester/Monroe Monroe County Charter Amendment Charter is amended to specify a range of trustees of 5 to 15 with the current number being eleven. Public City Public City
The Harvard Library in New York New York/New York Certificate of Incorporation Dissolution The Certificate of Incorporation of The Harvard Library in New York, located in the city and county of New York, is dissolved and the library's assets are to be distributed to the Libraries of Harvard University subject to judicial approval. Other
The Friends and Foundation of the Henrietta Public Library Henrietta/Monroe Monroe County Certificate of Incorporation Dissolution The Certificate of Incorporation of The Friends and Foundation of the Henrietta Public Library, located in the town of Henrietta, Monroe County, is dissolved. Other
Chappaqua Central School District Public Library 8800661240 Chappaqua/Westchester Westchester Charter Amendment Charter is amended to change the trustee term length from five years to three years. Public School District Public School District
Stillwater Public Library 7600526310 Stillwater/Saratoga Southern Adirondack Absolute Charter to Replace Provisional Charter Provisional charter made absolute. Public School District Public School District