Regents-Approved Library Charter Actions: 2002
Old (2001) | New (2002) | ||||||||
Name | Community | System | Popu. | Type | Area | Popu. (2000) | Type | Area | Change |
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Seymour Public Library District | Auburn | Finger Lakes | 33,579 | Public | Special Legislative District | 33,579 | Public | Special Legislative District | Extended: Provisional charter extended until 6/18/07 (6/18/02) |
Beekman Library | Poughquag | Mid-Hudson | 11,452 | Association | Town | 11,452 | Association | Town | Absolute: Granted absolute charter( 3/19/02) |
Tivoli Free Library | Tivoli | Mid-Hudson | 1,163 | Association | Village | 1,163 | Association | Village | Amended: Indicates that the number of trustees shall not be more than fifteen nor less than eight; sets the terms of office for the trustees at three years; defines the service area as the Village of Tivoli; adds IRS language( 9/13/02) |
Heermance Memorial Library | Coxsackie | Mid-Hudson | Dissolved: Dissolved as a public town library; assets transferred to Heermance Memorial Library chartered as a public special legislative district library on 12/15/00 (4/23/02) | ||||||
Hurley Library | Hurley | Mid-Hudson | 3,561 | Association | Village | 3,561 | Public | Special Legislative District | Provisional: New library chartered to serve the the residents of the Hurley Library district which is defined as all of the town of Hurley except those portions of such town which are served by the West Hurley library district (Chapter 361 of the Laws of 2001). Formerly Hurley Library Association. (9/13/02) |
Stone Ridge Library | Stone Ridge | Mid-Hudson | Dissolved: Charter of association town library dissolved; property transferred to Stone Ridge Public Library which was chartered as a public special legislative district library 12/15/00 (9/13/02) | ||||||
Morrisville Public Library | Morrisville | Mid-York | 2,148 | Public | Village | 6,137 | Public | School District | Provisional: New library chartered to serve the residents of the Morrisville-Eaton Central School District (9/13/02) |
Mohawk Valley Library System | Amended: Changed corporate name from Mohawk Valley Library Association (9/13/02) | ||||||||
Gold Coast Public Library District | Glen Head | Nassau | 10,974 | Public | Special Legislative District | Provisional: New library chartered to serve the residents of the towns of Oyster Bay and North Hempstead which includes the geographic boundaries consisting of all of that part of the central school district number one in the towns of Oyster Bay and north Hempstead exclusive of the portion thereof within the incorporated village of Sea Cliff and by the city school district of the city of Glen Cove also known as school district number five, on the east by Locust Valley central school district number three, on the south by Jerico union free school district number fifteen and Roslyn union free school district number three, and on the west by Hempstead Harbor and the incorporated village of Sea Cliff. -- Chapter 233 of the Laws of 2000 (9/13/02) | |||
Bell Memorial Library | Nunda | Pioneer | 5,119 | Public | School District | 5,119 | Public | School District | Absolute: Granted absolute charter (9/13/02) |
Honeoye Public Library | Honeoye | Pioneer | 3,452 | Association | Town | 3,452 | Association | Town | Amended: Added IRS language (9/13/02) |
Perry Public Library | Perry | Pioneer | 6,654 | Public | Town | 8,286 | Public | School District | Absolute: New library chartered to serve the residents of the Perry Central School District (10/4/02) |
Florida Public Library | Florida | Ramapo Catskill | 4,679 | Public | School District | 4,679 | Public | School District | Absolute: Granted absolute charter (4/23/02) |
Josephine-Louise Public Library | Walden | Ramapo Catskill | 6,164 | Public | Village | 6,164 | Public | Village | Amended: Changed the number of trustees from five to not less than five nor more than nine; added IRS language (11/4/02) |
Town of Lake Pleasant Public Library | Lake Pleasant | Southern Adirondack | 876 | Public | Town | Provisional: New library chartered to serve the residents of the town of Lake Pleasant (9/13/02) | |||
Long Lake Library | Long Lake | Southern Adirondack | 852 | Public | Town | 852 | Public | Town | Absolute: Granted absolute charter (9/13/02) |
Mechanicville District Public Library | Mechanicville | Southern Adirondack | 8,437 | Public | School District | 8,437 | Public | School District | Amended: Added IRS language (9/13/02) |
Town of Chester Library | Chestertown | Southern Adirondack | 3,614 | Public | Town | 3,614 | Public | Town | Amended: Changed the number of trustees from seven to no fewer than five nor more than eleven (3/19/02) |
Town of Johnsburg Library | North Creek | Southern Adirondack | 2,450 | Public | Town | 2,450 | Public | Town | Absolute: Granted absolute charter (12/13/02) |
Cuba Circulating Library | Cuba | Southern Tier | 1,633 | Association | Village | 4,672 | Association | Other | Amended: Defined the service area as that portion of the Cuba Rushford School District that is located in the townships of Belfast, Cuba, Clarksville, Friendship, Hinsdale, Ischua and New Hudson; added IRS language (11/4/02) |
Wide Awake Club Library | Fillmore | Southern Tier | 455 | Association | Village | 1,987 | Association | Town | Amended: Defined the service area as the town of Hume; indicated that the number of trustees shall be not more than eleven nor less than five; added IRS language (11/4/02) |
Wimodaughsian Free Library | Canisteo | Southern Tier | 2,421 | Association | Village | 3,583 | Association | Town | Amended: Enlarged service area to include the Town of Canisteo; added IRS language (4/23/02) |
Wayland Free Library | Wayland | Southern Tier | 3,414 | Association | Town | 4,444 | Association | Other | Amended: Clarification of service area to the Wayland-Cohocton School District minus the towns of Cohocton and Naples (7/18/02) |
Smithtown Special Library District | Smithtown | Suffolk | 115,715 | Public | Town | 115,715 | Public | Special Legislative District | Absolute: New library chartered to serve the residents of the Town of Smithtown excluding areas currently served by the Sachem Public Library and by the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library (9/13/02) SEE: Chapter 193 of the Laws of 2001. |
Albany Public Library | Albany | Upper Hudson | 95,658 | Association | City | 95,716 | Public | School District | Absolute: New library chartered to serve the residents of the City of Albany served by the City School District of Albany (9/13/02) |
Brunswick Community Library | Brunswick | Upper Hudson | 11,093 | Association | Town | 11,093 | Association | Town | Absolute: Granted absolute charter (4/23/02) |
Poestenkill Library | Poestenkill | Upper Hudson | 3,809 | Association | Town | 3,809 | Association | Town | Absolute: Granted absolute charter (4/23/02) |
See also: Types of Libraries: A Comparison and New Public Library Districts 1999-present
Last Updated:
June 15, 2023 -- sm