Regents-Approved Public Library Charter Actions: 2001-2008

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2008

 

Old (2007)

New (2008)

Library ID Code Name Community/
County		 System Action Detail

Date

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

1200045340 Portville Free Library Portville/
Cattaraugus		 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Amendment Amended to specify the service area to be the Town of Portville; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
11/17/2008
3,952
Association
Town
3,952
Association
Town
The Friends of James Prendergast Library Association Jamestown/
Chautauqua		 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Certificate of Incorporation Friends group incorporated to support the James Prendergast Library Association.
11/17/2008
2000096930 Dodge Library West Chazy/
Clinton		 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Provisional New special legistative district public library serving the residents of the Dodge library district as established in Chapter 646 of the Laws of 2006 to consist of the Town of Chazy except for that portion of the Town of Chazy which is located in the Chazy Union Free School District.  Succeeds the Dodge Library, a public school district library.
10/20/2008
1,200
Public
Special Legislative District
2000096930 Dodge Library West Chazy/
Clinton		 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Amendment Amended nunc pro tunc to clarify the Board of Regents approval of the library's purposes to specify the corporate purposes are to operate a public library to serve the residents of the Dodge Library District as established in Chapter 646 of the Laws of 2006 to consist of Chazy, Clinton County, except that portion of the town of Chazy which is located in the Chazy Union Free School District and to delete the incorrect reference to the corporate purposes in the October 20, 2008, provisional charter. 12/16/2008 1,816 Public Special Legislative District 1,816 Public Special Legislative District
2000156700 Wadhams Free Library Wadhams/
Essex		 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Town of Westport; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
10/20/2008
250
Association
Village
1,362
Association
Town
2400050330 Seymour Public Library District Auburn/
Cayuga		 Finger Lakes Extension Provisional charter extended to September 16, 2013.
9/16/2008
35,373
Public
Special Legislative District
35,373
Public
Special Legislative District
2400111610 Cortland Free Library Cortland/
Cortland		 Finger Lakes Amendment Amended to increase the service area from the City of Cortland to include the Town of Cortlandville and the Town of Virgil; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
2/12/2008
25,617
Association
Other
28,946
Association
Other
2400600500 Apalachin Library Association Apalachin /
Tioga		 Finger Lakes Provisional A new association library chartered to serve the residents of the Apalachin Census Designated Place (CDP) according to the 2000 U.S. Census.
5/20/2008
1,126
Association
Other
2400613500 Lansing Community Library Lansing / Tompkins Finger Lakes Provisional A new public school district library chartered to serve the residents of the Lansing Central School District.
3/18/2008
6,931
Public
School District
3200136270 Staatsburg Library District Staatsburg/
Dutchess		 Mid-Hudson Amendment and Absolute Amended to change the corporate name to "Staatsburg Library" and as amended made absolute.
9/16/2008
3,862
Public
Special Legislative District
3,862
Public
Special Legislative District
3600212350 Frankfort Free Library Frankfort/
Herkimer		 Mid-York Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Village of Frankfort; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/20/2008
2,537
Association
Village
2,537
Association
Village
3600214750 Old Forge Libray Old Forge/
Herkimer		 Mid-York Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Town of Webb.
10/20/2008
1,912
Association
Town
1,912
Association
Town
3600251860 Earlville Free Library Earlville/
Madison		 Mid-York Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Village of Earlville; to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporationn for the purpose of service of process; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 12/16/2008 791 Association Village 791 Association Village
3600254410 New Woodstock Free Library New Woodstock/
Madison		 Mid-York Amendment Amended to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than fifteen and to designate the service area of the library to be the census tracts numbered 360530305022014, 360530305022015, 360530305022024 through 360530305022064 inclusive, 360530305022066 through 360530305022078 inclusive, and 360530305022999 according to census 2000 for a total population of 900 persons.
10/20/2008
900
Association
Other
900
Association
Other
3600411010 Camden Library Association Camden/
Oneida		 Mid-York Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Village of Camden; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
10/20/2008
2,330
Association
Village
2,330
Association
Village
3600415510 Didymus Thomas Library Remsen/
Oneida		 Mid-York Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Village of Remsen. 12/16/2008 531 Association Village 531 Association Village
3600416590 Utica Public Library Utica / Oneida Mid-York Amendment Amended to change the terms of office of the trustees to be three years with a maximum of three consecutive terms, with the terms of the trustees adjusted so that a substantially equal number of trustee terms expire in 2008, 2009 and 2010, with the individual terms to be determined by drawing lots. 3/18/2008
60,651
Association
City
60,651
Association
City
3600416650 Vernon Public Library Vernon/
Oneida		 Mid-York Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Village of Vernon; to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than twenty-five; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
10/20/2008
1,155
Association
Village
1,155
Association
Village
3600417020 Western Town Library Westernville/
Oneida		 Mid-York Amended Amended to specify the service area to be the Town of Western; to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than twenty-five; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
11/17/2008
2,029
Association
Town
2,029
Association
Town
4000270200 Amsterdam Free Library Amsterdam/
Montgomery		 Mohawk Valley Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the City of Amsterdam and the Town of Amsterdam; and to change the number of trustees from thirteen to be not less than five nor more than fifteen. 12/16/2008 18,355 Association City 24,175 Association Other
4000541473 The Community Library Cobleskill/
Schoharie		 Mohawk Valley Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from seven to be not less than five nor more than fifteen. 12/16/2008 13,525 Public School District 13,525 Public School District
4000546030 Sharon Springs Free Library Sharon Springs/
Schoharie		 Mohawk Valley Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Town of Sharon and to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than thirteen.
10/20/2008
1,843
Association
Town
1,843
Association
Town
4200262190 Fairport Public Library Fairport/
Monroe		 Monroe Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to be not less than five nor more than fifteen; to  designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
9/16/2008
40,055
Public
School District
40,055
Public
School District
4200262190 Fairport Public Library Fairport/
Monroe		 Monroe Amendment Amended to define the service area to be the Fairport Central School District. 
11/17/2008
40,055
Public
School District
40,055
Public
School District
4200262620 Greece Public Library Greece/
Monroe		 Monroe Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from seven to be not less than five nor more than fifteen; to  designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
9/16/2008
94,141
Public
Town
94,141
Public
Town
4200263180 Irondequoit Public Library Irondequoit/
Monroe		 Monroe Amendment Amended to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than fifteen; to  designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
10/20/2008
52,354
Public
Town
52,354
Public
Town
4400284620 North Merrick Public Library North Merrick/
Nassau		 Nassau Amendment Amended to provide that board vacancies due to cause other than expiration of a term shall be filled by board appointment not for the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy, but, instead, shall be filled by board appointment for a term to extend only to the date of the next scheduled board of trustees election.
10/20/2008
13,936
Public
School District
13,936
Public
School District
4400284730 Oceanside Library Oceanside/
Nassau		 Nassau Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Oceanside Union Free School District.
10/20/2008
37,508
Association
School District
37,508
Association
School District
5200403580 Lewiston Public Library Lewiston/
Niagara		 Nioga Amendment and Absolute Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code; and as amended made absolute. 
9/16/2008
13,348
Public
Other
13,348
Public
Other
5600221740 Depauville Free Library Depauville/
Jefferson		 North Country Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
9/16/2008
2,996
Public
Town
2,996
Public
Town
5600231530 Constableville Library Constableville/
Lewis		 North Country Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
5/20/2008
305
Association
Village
305
Association
Village
Potsdam Public Library and Reading Room Potsdam/
St. Lawrence		 North Country Dissolution Dissolution of town public library and the distribution of the corporation's assets to the Potsdam Public Library, a school district public library, which was granted an absolute charter in the first instance on June 25, 2007, to serve the residents of the Potsdam Central School District. 6/24/2008
6000423870 Manlius Library Manlius/
Onondaga		 Onondaga Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from eight to be not less than nine more more than fifteen.
9/16/2008
10,940
Association
Other
10,940
Association
Other
6400242470 Wadsworth Library Geneseo/
Livingston		 Pioneer Absolute in the first instance New school district public library established to serve the residents of the Geneseo Central School District.  Succeeds the Wadsworth Library, an association town library.
9/16/2008
9,654
Association
Town
10,730
Public
School District
6400431040 Wood Library Association of Canandaigua Canandaigua/
Ontario		 Pioneer Amendment Amended to specify the service area to be the Canandaigua City School District; to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
11/17/2008
23,795
Association
School District
23,796
Association
School District
6400430130 Allen's Hill Free Library Allen's Hill (Bloomfield)/
Ontario		 Pioneer Amendment Amended to to designate the service area of the library to be the census blocks numbered 360690520001000, 360690520001001, 360690520001005, 360690520001006, 360690520001007, 360690520001008, 360690520001009, 360690520001014, 360690520002001, 360690520002002, 360690520002003, 360690520002004, 360690520002005, 360690520002006, 360690520002007, 360690520002008, 360690520002009, 360690520002010, 360690520002011, 360690520002012, 360690520002016, 360690520002017, 360690520002018 according to census 2000 for a total population of 318 persons, to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
10/20/2008
311
Association
Village
318
Association
Other
6400433020 Honeoye Public Library Honeoye (Richmond)/
Ontario		 Pioneer Amendment Amended to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than twenty-five.
10/20/2008
3,452
Association
Town
3,452
Association
Town
6400653795 Macedon Public Library Macedon/
Wayne		 Pioneer Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from  eight to be not less than five nor more than fifteen.
9/16/2008
8,688
Public
Town
8,688
Public
Town
6400676110 Town of Gainesville Public Library Gainesville/
Wyoming		 Pioneer Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to be not less than five nor more that fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
1/15/2008
2,333
Public
Town
2,333
Public
Town
6400656150 Sodus Free Library Sodus/
Wayne		 Pioneer Amendment Amended to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
10/20/2008
1,735
Association
Village
1,735
Association
Village
6400656150 Pike Library Pike/
Wyoming		 Pioneer Amendment Amended to specify the service area to be the Town of Pike; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
11/17/2008
1,086
Association
Town
1,086
Association
Town
n/a The Friends of the Ontario Public Library Ontario/Wayne Pioneer Certificate of Incorporation Friends group incorporated to support the Ontario Public Library.
1/15/2008
Perry Public Library Perry/
Wyoming		 Pioneer Dissolution Dissolution of town public library and the distribution of the corporation's assets to the Perry Public Library, a school district public library, which was granted an absolute charter in the first instance on October 4, 2002, to serve the residents of the Perry Central School District.
10/20/2008
7200000000 Ramapo Catskill Library System Middletown/
Orange		 Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from eleven to be not less than five nor more than twenty-five;  to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.  9/16/2008
7200445140 Pine Bush Area Public Library District Pine Bush / Orange Ramapo Catskill Provisional A new special legislative district public library, established in Chapter 299 of the Laws of 2007, chartered to serve the residents of the library district comprised of the Town of Crawford in Orange County and that portion of the Town of Shawangunk which lies within the Pine Bush Central School District in Ulster County.  Succeeds the Town of Crawford Free Library, an association town library.
3/18/2008
7,875
Association
Town
13,835
Public
Special Legislative District
7200446540 Tuxedo Park Library Tuxedo/
Orange		 Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to define the service area to be the Town of Tuxedo; to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporationn for the purpose of service of process; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.  12/16/2008 3,334 Association Town 3,334 Association Town
7200506125 Sloatsburg Public Library Sloatsburg/
Rockland		 Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to be not less than five nor more than fifteen. 12/16/2008 3,117 Public Village 3,117 Public Village
7600636340 Stony Creek Free Library Stony Creek/
Warren		 Southern Adirondack Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to be not less than five nor more that fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
5/20/2008
743
Association
Town
743
Association
Town
7600647080 Whitehall Free Library Whitehall/
Washington		 Southern Adirondack Amendment Amended to define the service area to be the Whitehall Central School District; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
1/15/2008
4,093
Association
Town
4,941
Association
School District
7600522500 Galway Public Library Galway/
Saratoga		 Southern Adirondack Dissolution Dissolution of town public library and the distribution of the corporation's assets to the Galway Public Library, a school district public library, which was granted a provisional charter on October 23, 2007, to serve the residents of the Galway Central School District.
1/15/2008
7800570490 Dormann Library Bath/
Steuben		 Southern Tier Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from nine to be not less than nine nor more than fifteen.
5/20/2008
11,286
Association
School District
11,286
Association
School District
8800660280 North Castle Public Library Armonk/
Westchester		 Westchester Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to be not less than five nor more than nine. 12/16/2008 10,849 Public Town 10,849 Public Town
8800664290 Mount Kisco Public Library Mount Kisco/
Westchester		 Westchester Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to not less than five nor more than seven; to designate the Commissioner of Education as representative of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.   6/24/2008 9,983 Public Village 9,983 Public Village
8800665770 Rye Free Reading Room Rye/
Westchester		 Westchester Amendment Amended to specity the number of trustees to be not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-five.
10/20/2008
14,955
Association
City
14,955
Association
City
8800666190 South Salem Library Lewisboro/
Westchester		 Westchester Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to "Lewisboro Library".
5/20/2008
12,324
Association
Town
12,324
Association
Town
8800664230 Hendrick Hudson Free Library Montrose/
Westchester		 Westchester Amendment Amended to specify the service area to be the Hendrick Hudson Central School District; and to change the number of trustees from five to be not less than seven nor more than eleven. 12/16/2008 15,642 Association School District 15,642 Association School District

2007

 

Old (2006)

New (2007)

Library ID Code Name Community/
County		 System Action Detail

Date

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

1200043660 Memorial Library of Little Valley Little Valley/
Cattaraugus		 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Amendment Amended to specify the library's service area to be the Town of Little Valley and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/23/2007
1,130
Association
Village
1,788
 Association
Town
2000092075 Ellenburg Sarah A. Munsil Free Library Ellenburg/
Clinton		 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Extension of Provisional Charter Provisional charter extended to December 14, 2012.
12/14/2007
1,812
Association
Town
1,812
Association
Town
2000151660 Hammond Library of Crown Point Crown Point/
Essex		 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Extension of Provisional Charter Provisional charter extended until June 25, 2012
6/25/2007
2,105
Public
School District
2,105
Public
School District
2000155280 Sherman Free Library Port Henry/
Essex		 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Amendment Amended to designate the library's service area to be the Town of Moriah; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/23/2007
1,152
Association
Village
4,879
Association
Town
2400056175 Port Byron Library Port Byron/
Cayuga		 Finger Lakes Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.
10/23/2007
2,446
Association
Town
2,446
Association
Town
2800031750 Deposit Free Library Deposit / Broome Four County Amendment Amended to designate the library's service area to be the Deposit Central School District; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
1/9/07
4,164
Association
Town
3,855
Association
School District
2800120780 Bovina Library Association Bovina/
Delaware		 Four County Amendment Amended to state that the number of trustees shall be five; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/23/2007
664
Public
Town
664
Public
Town
2800476060 Springfield Library Springfield Center /
Otsego		 Four County Extension of Provisional Charter Provisional charter extended until March 19, 2012
3/19/2007
1,350
Association
Town
1,350
Association
Town
n/a Catlin Memorial Library Springfield / Otsego Four County Dissolution Dissolution of association village library and distribution of the corporation's assets to the Springfield Library, an association library, which was granted a provisional charter on April 27, 1999.  The Springfield Library was created to serve the residents of the town of Springfield following the merger of the Catlin Memorial Library and the General James Clinton Free Library.
2/12/07
3200131885 East Fishkill Public Library District Hopewell Junction /
Dutchess		 Mid-Hudson Absolute in the first instance New special legislative district library established in Chapter 498 of the Laws of 2006 to serve the residents of the town of Hopewell Junction.  Succeeds the East Fishkill Community Library, an association town library.
3/19/2007
25,589
Association
Town
25,589
Public
Special Legislative District
  Hyde Park Free Library Hyde Park/
Dutchess		 Mid-Hudson Dissolution Dissolution of association village library and distribution of the corporation's assets to the Hyde Park Free Library, a special legislative district public library, which was granted a provisional charter on April 29, 2003, to serve the residents of the library district.
5/22/2007
  D.R. Evarts Library Athens/
Greene		 Mid-Hudson Dissolution Dissolution of public town library and distribution of the corporation's assets to D.R. Evarts Library District, a special legislative public library, which was granted an absolute charter in the first instance on February 8, 2005, to serve the residents of the town of Athens, Greene County, except those portions of the town of Athens which are included in the Catskill Library District or the Cairo Library District.  7/25/2007  
3200191620 Heermance Memorial Library Coxsackie/
Greene		 Mid-Hudson Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.
5/22/2007
8,884
Public
Special Legislative District
8,884
Public
Special Legislative District
3200192710 Haines Falls Free Library Haines Falls/
Greene		 Mid-Hudson Amendment Amended to designate the library's service area as U.S. Census 2000 Tract 804: Block Group 5: Tannersville, and Block Group 3: Elka Park.
5/22/2007
1,358
Association
Village
1,358
Association
Other
3200625150 Morton Memorial Library Pine Hill/
Ulster		 Mid-Hudson Amendment and Absolute Amended to designate the library's service area of the library as the census designated place (CDP) known as Pine Hill, NY, as of the 2000 U.S. Census; and to make the charter absolute.
2/12/2007
308
Association
Other
308
Association
Other
3200623130 Hurley Library Hurley/
Ulster		 Mid-Hudson Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.
3/19/2007
3,060
Public
Special Legislative District
3,060
Public
Special Legislative District
3200626330 Stone Ridge Public Library Stone Ridge/
Ulster		 Mid-Hudson Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.
3/19/2007
5,854
Public
Special Legislative District
5,854
Public
Special Legislative District
n/a Hurley Library Hurley / Ulster Mid-Hudson Dissolution Dissolution of association town library and distribution of the corporation's assets to the Hurley Library District, a special legislative public library, which was granted a provisional charter on September 13, 2002, to serve the residents of the library district.
1/9/07
3600215240 Poland District Public Library Poland/
Herkimer		 Mid-York Absolute in the first instance New school district public library to serve the residents of the Poland Central School District.  Succeeds the Poland Public Library, a public village library. 10/23/2007 451 Public Village 3,998 Public School District
3600254280 Morrisville Public Library Morrisville/
Madison		 Mid-York Absolute Provisional charter made absolute. 10/23/2007 6,137 Public School District 6,137 Public School District
Morrisville Library Morrisville /
Madison		 Mid-York Dissolution Dissolution of public village library and the distribution of the corporation's assets to the Morrisville Public Library, a school district public library, which was granted a provisional charter on September 13, 2002, and an absolute charter on October 23, 2007, to serve the residents of the Morrisville-Eaton School District.
2/12/2007
4000272330 Fort Hunter Free Library Fort Hunter/
Montgomery		 Mohawk Valley Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Town of Florida and the census designated place (CDP) of Tribe's Hill as of the 2000 U.S. Census; to change the number of trustees from nine to be not less than five nor more than fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
5/22/2007
2,260
Association
Village
3,755
Association
Other
4200260880 Seymour Library Brockport/
Monroe		 Monroe Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.
5/22/2007
19,788
Public
Other
19,788
Public
Other
4400282510 Gold Coast Public Library District Glen Head/
Nassau		 Nassau Amendment and Absolute Amended to change the corporate address to 50 Railroad Avenue, Glen Head, NY  11545; and provisional charter made absolute.
12/14/2007
10,974
Public
Special Legislative District
10,974
Public
Special Legislative District
4400285980 Sea Cliff Village Library Sea Cliff/
Nassau		 Nassau Amendment Amended to state that the number of trustees shall be not less than five nor more than nine; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.  6/25/2007
5,066
Public
Village
5,066
Public
Village
4400284370 New Hyde Park Public Library New Hyde Park/
Nassau		 Nassau Dissolution Dissolution of public town library and the distribution of the corporation's assets to the Hillside Public Library [of New Hyde Park].
10/23/2007
  
5200403710 Lockport Public Library Lockport/
Niagara		 Nioga Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
5/22/2007
37,071
Public
School District
37,071
Public
School District
5200405450 Ransomville Free Library Ransomville / Niagara Nioga Amendment Amended to define the service area to be the census designated place (CDP) identified as Ransomville, New York, as of the 2000 Census, to change the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than nine; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.  3/19/2007
1,488
Association
Village
1,488
Association
Other
5200405830 Sanborn-Pekin Free Library Sanborn/
Niagara		 Nioga Amendment Amended to designate the library’s service area as: beginning at the intersection of Dickersonville Road and Ridge Road and continuing east on Ridge Road to the intersection of Cambria- Wilson Road, thence south on Cambria-Wilson Rd. to the junction of Upper Mountain Road, thence west on Upper Mountain Road to the intersection with Shawnee Road, thence south on Shawnee Road to the intersection with Lockport Road, thence west along Lockport Road to the intersection with Walmore Road, thence north on Walmore Road to the intersection of Upper Mountain Road, thence east along Upper Mountain Road to the junction with Blacknose Spring Road, thence north then east on Blacknose Spring Road to the intersection with Lower Mountain Road, thence west then north on Lower Mountain Road to the point and place of beginning, to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation;  and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
5/22/2007
2,799
Association
Village
4,967
Association
Other
5600220693 Black River Free Library Black River /
Jefferson		 North Country Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to "Sally Ploof Hunter Memorial Library"; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 2/12/2007
1,285
Association
Village
1,285
Association
Village
5600221910 East Hounsfield Free Library East Hounsfield /
Jefferson		 North Country Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
9/10/2007
499
Association
Other
499
Association
Other
5600225080 Bodman Memorial Library Philadelphia/
Jefferson		 North Country Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
5/22/2007
2,140
Association
Town
2,140
Association
Town
5600230530 Beaver Falls Library Beaver Falls/
Lewis		 North Country Amendment Amended to designate the service area as the area starting on the east at State Highway 812 at the point where it meets Main Street at the border of the Village of Croghan, and following State Highway 812 in a southwestern direction to Artz Road, then following Artz Road in a northern direction to Patty Street and following Patty Street in a western direction to Van Amber Road, then following Van Amber Road in a northwestern direction to Naumburg Lane, and in an eastern direction to State Highway 126, then in a northeastern direction to Swiss Road, and following Swiss Road in an eastern direction to Resha Rd,  then following Resha Road in a southeastern direction to the northwest boundary of Croghan Village thence south and east around Croghan Village to the point of beginning. 6/25/2007
738
Association
Village
1,420
Association
Other
5600232800 Harrisville Free Library Harrisville/
Lewis		 North Country Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
5/22/2007
653
Association
Village
653
Association
Village
5600513620 Hepburn Library of Lisbon Lisbon/
St. Lawrence		 North Country Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
9/10/2007
4,047
Public
Town
4,047
Public
Town
5600515350 Potsdam Public Library Potsdam/
St. Lawrence		 North Country Absolute in the first instance New school district public library to serve the residents of the Potsdam Central School District.  Succeeds the Potsdam Public Library and Reading Room, a public village library.
6/25/2007
9,425
Public
Village
14,736
Public
School District
5600515580 Richville Free Library Richville/
St. Lawrence		 North Country Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to a range of not less than five nor more than fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
5/22/2007
274
Association
Village
274
Association
Village
6400243700 Livonia Public Library Livonia/
Livingston		 Pioneer Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to a range of not less than five nor more than eleven; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
9/10/07
7,286
Public
Town
7,286
Public
Town
6400434330 Naples Library Naples/
Ontario		 Pioneer Absolute in the first instance New school district public library to serve the residents of the Naples Central School District.  Succeeds the Naples Library, a public town library.
10/23/2007
2,441
Public
Town
5,363
Public
School District
  Geneva Free Library Geneva/
Ontario		 Pioneer Dissolution Dissolution of the association city library and distribution of the corporation's assets to the Geneva Public Library, a school district public library, which was granted an absolute charter in the first instance on February 14, 2006, to serve the residents of the Geneva City School District.
5/22/2007
  Stevens Memorial Library Attica/
Wyoming		 Pioneer Dissolution Dissolution of public village library and the distribution of the corporation's assets to the Stevens Memorial Community Library, a school district public library, which was granted a provisional charter on February 11, 2003, to serve the residents of the Attica Central School District.
5/22/2007
7200506350 Rose Memorial Library Association Stony Point/
Rockland		 Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to define the service area to be the Town of Stony Point; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
5/22/2007
14,244
Association
Town
14,244
Association
Town
  Wallkill Public Library Wallkill/
Ulster		 Ramapo Catskill Dissolution Dissolution of association village library and distribution of the corporation's assets to the Wallkill Public Library, a special legislative public library, which was granted a provisional charter on December 19, 1997, to serve the residents of the library district.
5/22/2007
7600204100 Town of Lake Pleasant Public Library Lake Pleasant/
Hamilton		 Southern Adirondack Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.
9/10/2007
876
Public
Town
876
Public
Town
7600204260 Long Lake Library Long Lake/
Hamilton		 Southern Adirondack Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to "Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Long Lake Library".
12/14/2007
852
Public
Town
852
Public
Town
7600522500 Galway Public Library Galway/
Saratoga		 Southern Adirondack Provisional New school district public library to serve the residents of the Galway Central School District.  Succeeds the Galway Public Library, a public town library.
10/23/2007
3,589
Public
Town
6,754
Public
School District
7800073060 Horseheads Free Library Association Horseheads/
Chemung		 Southern Tier Dissolution Dissolution of association library and distribution of the corporation's assets to the Chemung County Library District, a special legislative public library, which was granted an absolute charter in the first instance on February 14, 2006, to serve the residents of Chemung County.
10/23/2007
  
7800571580 Southeast Steuben County Library Corning/
Steuben		 Southern Tier Extension of Provisional Charter Provisional charter extended until September 10, 2012
9/10/2007
33,938
Association
Other
33,938
Association
Other
  Steele Memorial Library Association Elmira/
Chemung		 Southern Tier Dissolution Dissolution of association county library and distribution of the corporation's assets to the Chemung County Library District, a special legislative public library, which was granted an absolute charter in the first instance on February 14, 2006, to serve the residents of Chemung County.
5/22/2007
8000581680 Cutchogue Free Library Cutchogue/
Suffolk		 Suffolk Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to "Cutchogue- New Suffolk Free Library"; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
12/14/2007
3,392
Association
Other
3,392
Association
Other
8000583520 Hauppauge Public Library Hauppauge/
Suffolk		 Suffolk Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.
5/22/2007
10,243
Public
Special Legislative District
10,243
Public
Special Legislative District
  The Smithtown Library Smithtown/
Suffolk		 Suffolk Dissolution Dissolution of public town library and distribution of the corporation's assets to The Smithtown Special Library District, a special legislative public library, which was granted an absolute charter in the first instance on September 13, 2002, to serve the residents of the library district.
5/22/2007
8800660550 Bedford Hills Free Library Bedford Hills/
Westchester		 Westchester Amendment Amended to specify that the service area of the library will be expanded to include the Town of Bedford Fire Protection District Number 1.
12/14/2007
6,123
Association
Other
6,458
Association
Other
8800664870 Ossining Public Library Ossining/
Westchester		 Westchester Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to seven; to change the terms of the trustees from five years to three years; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
5/22/2007
33,047
Public
School District
33,047
Public
School District
8800660900 Bronxville Public Library Bronxville/
Westchester		 Westchester Amendment Amended to state that the number of trustees shall be not less than seven nor more than nine; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 
7/25/2007
6,543
Public
Village
6,543
Public
Village
8800665010 The Field Library Peekskill / Westchester Westchester Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from thirteen to a range of not less than nine nor more than eleven; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
1/9/07
22,441
Association
City
22,441
Association
City

2006

 

Old (2005)

New (2006)

Library ID Code Name Community/
County		 System Action Detail

Date

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

0800143380 Town of Tonawanda Public Library Kenmore / Erie Buffalo and Erie County Amendment Amended to specify the number of trustees to a range of not less than five nor more than fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

7/26/06

78,155

Public

Town

78,155

Public

Town

1200044760 Olean Public Library Olean/ Cattaraugus Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees to a range of not less than five nor more than fifteen; candidates for the office of trustee shall be nominated by petition and shall be elected by the legal voters of the Olean City School District; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/23/06

16,818

Public

School District

16,818

Public

School District

1200064050 Alexander Findley Community Library Mina / Chautauqua Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Extension of provisional charter Provisional charter extended to September 11, 2011.

9/11/06

1,176

Association

Town

1,176

Association

Town

2000091290 Chazy Public Library Chazy / Clinton Clinton-Essex-Franklin Amendment Amended to designate the service area as the Chazy Union Free School District, to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/23/06
3,059
Public
School District
3,059
Public
School District
2400055240 Hazard Library Association Poplar Ridge / Cayuga Finger Lakes Amendment Amended to designate the service are to be the Town of Venice; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code. 9/11/06

1,286

Association

Village

1,286

Association

Town

2400113890 Peck Memorial Library Marathon / Cortland Finger Lakes Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees to a range of not less than five nor more than fifteen; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation.
12/4/06
1,063
Association
Village
1,063
Association
Village
2800120210 Andes Public Library Andes / Delaware Four County Absolute Provisional charter made absolute. 9/11/06 1,356

Public

Town

1,356

Public

Town

Andes Public Library Andes / Delaware Four County Dissolution Dissolution of charter and distribution of the corporation's assets to the Andes Public Library (town public library chartered on September 10, 2004).
10/23/06
Public
Village
2800125730 Roxbury Library Roxbury / Delaware Four County Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to "Roxbury Library Association", the designate the service area to be the Town of Roxbury; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/23/06
700
Association
Village
2,509
Association
School District
3200105090 Philmont Public Library Philmont / Columbia Mid-Hudson Amendment Amended to define the service area as the Village of Philmont; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/23/06
1,480
Public
Village
1,480
Public
Village
3200106610 Valatie Free Library Valatie/
Columbia		 Mid-Hudson Amendment Amended to designate the service area as the Village of Valatie, the Census-Designated Place (CDP) of Niverville (as of the 2000 Census), and that area of the Town of Kinderhook to the east of and including Route 28B and Plum Tree Drive and north of State Highway 203.
12/4/06
1,712
Association
Village
1,712
Association
Other
3200135160 Pine Plains Free Library Pine Plains / Dutchess Mid-Hudson Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
12/4/06
2,569
Public
Town
2,569
Public
Town
3200192660 Greenville Public Library Greenville/Greene Mid-Hudson Amendment Amended to indicate the library's service area as the Town of Greenville.

3/21/06

3,316

Public

Town

3,316

Public

Town

3200192710 Haines Falls Free Library Haines Falls / Greene Mid-Hudson Amendment Amended to increase the number of trustees from seven to eleven; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
12/4/06
1,358
Association
Village
1,358
Association
Village
3600417180 Woodgate Free Library Woodgate/Oneida Mid-York Amendment Amended to indicate the library's service area as the township of Forestport.

3/21/06

400

Association

Village

1,692

Association

Town

5600233940 William H. Bush Memorial Library Martinsburg/Lewis North Country Amendment Amendment to specify the library's service area as the Town of Martinsburg and to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation.

6/20/06

350

Association

Village

1,249

Association

Town

5600467060 Williamstown Library Williamstown / Oswego North Country Provisional New public town library chartered to serve the residents of the town of Williamstown.

5/23/06

     

1,350

Public

Town

5600462430 Fulton Public Library Fulton / Oswego North Country Amendment Amended to specify the number of trustees to a range of not less than five nor more than fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

9/11/06

11,855

Public

City

11,855

Public

City

5600514690 Norwood Library Norwood / St. Lawrence North Country Amendment Amended to change the chartered service area from Norwood to the Norwood-Norfolk Central School District that falls within the towns of Potsdam and Stockholm, excluding those areas served by the Hepburn Library of Madrid and the Hepburn Library of Norfolk; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation.
10/23/06
1,685
Association
Village
3,766
Association
Other
6400432480 Geneva Public Library Geneva / Ontario Pioneer Absolute in the first instance A new public school district library chartered to serve the residents of the Geneva City School District; will replace the Geneva Free Library

2/14/06

16,906

Association

City

17,846

Public

School District

6400436070 Red Jacket Community Library Shortsville / Ontario Pioneer Extension of provisional charter Provisional charter extended to February 14, 2011.

2/14/06

5,694

Public

School District

5,694

Public

School District

6400654450 Newark Public Library Newark / Wayne Pioneer Absolute in the first instance A new public school district library chartered to serve the residents of the Newark Central School District; will replace the public village library of the same name.
10/23/06
9,682
Public
Village
15,813
Public
School District
7200500700 Blauvelt Free Library Blauvelt / Rockland Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to define the service area as the Census Designated Place of Blauvelt, NY, as of the 2000 Census, to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/23/06
5,207
Association
Other
5,207
Association
Other
7200622452 Gardiner Library Gardiner / Ulster Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to specify the number of trustee to be not less than five nor more than fifteen.

7/26/06

5,238

Public

Town

5,238

Public

Town

7600205460 Raquette Lake Free Library Raquette Lake / Hamilton Southern Adirondack Amendment Amended to define the service area as the Raquette Lake Union Free School District; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/23/06
200
Association
Village
132
Association
School District
7600526310 Stillwater Free Library Stillwater / Saratoga Southern Adirondack Amendment Amended to designate the service area to be the Town of Stillwater, excluding those areas included in the Mechanicville School District which are served by the Mechanicville District Public Library; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.
10/23/06
6,368
Association
Other
6,368
Association
Other
7800630750 Bolton Free Library Bolton Landing/ Warren Southern Adirondack Amendment Amended to define the service area as the town of Bolton, to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/23/06

2,117

Association

Village

2,117

Association

Town

7600633470 Caldwell-Lake George Library Lake George/Warren Southern Adirondack Amendment Amended to enlarge the library's service area to the Town of Lake George; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

3/21/06

985

Association

Village

3,578

Association

Town

7800072130 Chemung County Library District Elmira / Chemung Southern Tier Absolute in the first instance A new special district library chartered to serve the residents of Chemung County; will replace the Steele Memorial Library and the Horseheads Free Library Association.

2/14/06

91,070

Association

County

91,070

Public

Special Legislative District

7800572750 Hammondsport Public Library Hammondsport / Steuben Southern Tier Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to "Fred and Harriet Taylor Memorial Library."

1/10/06

2,546

Public

Town

2,546

Public

Town

7800575382 Prattsburg Free Library Prattsburg/Steuben Southern Tier Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

3/21/06

2,064

Association

Town

2,064

Association

Town

7800680790 Branchport Free Library Branchport / Yates Southern Tier Amendment Amended to designate the chartered service area to be bordered to the south by the Steuben County line and commencing at a point on the part of Burke Hill Rd. that intersects the Steuben Co. border and continuing northwest to the intersection of Italy Valley Rd. and continuing along Italy Valley Rd. in a northeasterly direction to the intersection of Lafler Rd., thence south along Lafler Rd. to the intersection of Grady Rd., thence in an easterly direction to the intersection of Bordwell Rd., thence in a southern direction on Bordwell Rd. to the intersection of Sherman Hollow Rd., thence in an eastern direction along Sherman Hollow Rd. to Friend Rd., thence southeast along Friend Rd. to the intersection of Yatesville Rd., thence south on Yatesville Rd. to the intersection of Valley Rd., thense southwest along Valley Rd., thence along the border of Keuka Lake to the Steuben Co. Border, thence along the Steuben Co. border to the point of beginning; to change the name of the corporation to be Modeste Bedient Memorial Library; to change the number of trustees to be no less than five nor more than seven; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

12/4/06

300

Association

Village

1,595

Association

Other

8800664310 Mount Vernon Public Library Mount Vernon / Westchester Westchester Amendment Amended to specify the number of trustees to a range of not less than five nor more than fifteen; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

7/26/06

68,381

Public

School District

68,381

Public

School District

8800666190 Lewisboro Library South Salem / Westchester Westchester Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to "South Salem Library"; to increase the term of office for each trustee to four years, and to change the number of trustees to not less than nine or more than fifteen.

2/14/06

12,324

Association

Town

12,324

Association

Town

n/a Hiram Halle Memorial Library Pound Ridge / Westchester Westchester Dissolution Dissolution of charter and distribution of the corporation's assets to the Pound Ridge Library District (chartered on March 23, 2004).

2/14/06

4,726

Association

Town

 

2005

Old (2004)

New (2005)

Library ID Code Name Community/
County		 System Action Detail

Date

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

0800144610 Town of North Collins Public Library North Collins/ Erie Buffalo & Erie County Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.

11/3/05

3,376

Public

Town

3,376

Public

Town

0800587040 Westhampton Free Library Westhampton Beach/ Suffolk Suffolk Cooperative Amendment Amended to increase the maximum number of trustees from five to seven, to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of process, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

11/3/05

5,759

Association

School District

5,759

Association

School District

1200040120 Allegany Public Library Allegany/ Cattaraugus Chautauqua- Cattaraugus Amendment Amended to specify the chartered service area as to the village of Allegany, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/17/05

1,883

Public

Village

1,883

Public

Village

1200060290 Ashville Free Library Ashville/ Chautauqua Chautauqua- Cattaraugus Amendment Amended to delete service to School District Number Three and specify the service area as the town of North Harmony, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/17/05

2,301

Association

Village

2,521

Association

Town

1200063390 Kennedy Free Library Poland/ Chautauqua Chautauqua- Cattaraugus Amendment Amended to specify the chartered service area as to the town of Poland, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/17/05

2,467

Association

Town

2,467

Association

Town

2000152070 Elizabethtown Library Association Elizabethtown/Essex Clinton- Essex- Franklin Amendment Amended to expand the service area to include the Town of Lewis

9/9/05

1,315

Association

Town

2,515

Association

Other

n/a Public Library System Directors Organization Poughkeepsie/ Dutchess n/a n/a Certificate of Incorporation. The purpose for which the corporation is formed is to "Serve our members enabling them to improve their services and serve as a component of the statewide library network."

5/17/05

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

3200190300 D.R. Evarts Library District Athens/
Greene		 Mid-Hudson Absolute in the first instance New special legislative district library established in Chapter 313 of the Laws of 2004 to include the town of Athens, Greene County, except those portions of the town of Athens which are included in the Catskill Library District or the Cairo Library District. Succeeds a public town library.

2/8/05

3,991

Public

Town

3600

Public

Special Legislative District

3200131885 East Fishkill Community Library Hopewell Junction/ Dutchess Mid-Hudson Amendment Amended to clarify the service area from "the community of Fishkill Plains and surrounding territory - Hopewell Junction, etc." to the Town of Fishkill; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

9/9/05

25,589

Association

Town

25,589

Association

Town

3200483830 Mahopac Library Mahopac/ Putnam Mid-Hudson Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to Mahopac Public Library, to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process may be served, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

11/3/05

26,485

Public

School District

26,485

Public

School District

3200623420 Kingston Library Kingston/ Ulster Mid-Hudson Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.

11/3/05

23,456

Public

Special Legislative District

23,456

Public

Special Legislative District

4000172520 Gloversville Public Library Gloversville/ Fulton Mohawk Valley Absolute in the first instance New public school district library serving the residents of the Enlarged Gloversville City School District. Succeeds an association city library (Gloversville Free Library).

7/21/05

15,413

Association

City

19,003

Public

School District

4000541470 The Community Library Cobleskill/ Schoharie Mohawk Valley Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.

10/7/05

13,525

Public

School District

13,525

Public

School District

4200262700 Hamlin Public Library Hamlin/ Monroe Monroe Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.

5/17/05

9,355

Public

Town

9,335

Public

Town

4400280080 Shelter Rock Public Library Shelter Rock/
Nassau		 Albertson Amendment Amended to include residents in that portion of North Hills by the following exterior boundaries: the southerly boundary line of the village of North Hills, the easterly boundary line of the Great Neck School District, the southerly boundary line of the Manhasset School District, the southerly boundary line of the Roslyn School District, and the easterly boundary line of the village of North Hills as authorized by Chapter 972 of the Laws of 1962.

2/8/05

26,419

Public

Special Legislative District

29,399

Public

Special Legislative District

5200181560 Corfu Free Library Corfu/ Genesee Nioga Amendment Amended to clarify the service area from "the Village of Corfu and vicinity" to the Town of Pembroke; to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process may be served, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

9/9/05

795

Association

Village

4,530

Association

Village

5200181560 Corfu Free Library Corfu/ Genesee Nioga Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process may be served.

10/7/05

4,530

Association

Village

4,530

Association

Village

5200407250 Youngstown Free Library Youngstown/ Niagara Nioga Amendment Amended to clarify the service area from "Youngstown and the first two election towns of Porter" to "Commencing at the point where Lake Ontario meets the Niagara River and then east along Lake Ontario Shore Line to the point where Six Mile Creek enters the Town of Porter and then south along Six Mile Creek to where Six Mile Creek intersects Porter Center Road and then south along Porter Center Road to the Town Line between Porter and Lewiston and then west along the Town Line until the Town Line meets the Niagara River and then in a northerly direction along the Niagara River to the said place of beginning"; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

9/9/05

3,972

Association

Village

4,899

Association

Other

5600511520 Hepburn Library Colton/ St. Lawrence North Country Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to not less than five nor more than fifteen, to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process may be served, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/17/05

1,453

Public

Town

1,453

Public

Town

5600514573 Hepburn Library of Norfolk Norfolk/ St. Lawrence North Country Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of process, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

11/3/05

4,565

Public

Town

4,565

Public

Town

5600515760 Russell Public Library Russell/ St. Lawrence North Country Amendment and Extension of Provisional Charter Amended to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code, and to extend the provisional charter to October 7, 2010.

10/7/05

1,913

Public

Town

1,913

Public

Town

6400432530 Gorham Free Library Gorham/ Ontario Pioneer Amendment Amended to delete service to the Marcus Whitman School District and specify the service area as the towns of Gorham and Seneca.

5/17/05

3,776

Association

Town

6,507

Association

Other

6400657170 Wolcott Civic Free Library Wolcott/
Wayne		 Pioneer Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of process, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

3/15/05

1,712

Association

Village

1,712

Association

Village

7200504360 The New City Free Library New City/ Rockland Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to clarify the service area from "primarily the residents of New City, Bardonia, Congers (by contract all residents of the Clarkstown Central School District No. 1, including additionally West Nyack and the Town of Clarkstown by 1969 census)" to the census designated populations of New City, Bardonia and Congers; and to add 501©(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

9/9/05

46,708

Association

Other

46,708

Association

Other

7200506360 Suffern Free Library Suffern/ Rockland Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to change the chartered service area from "Suffern and vicinity" to the "Ramapo Central School District" and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/17/05

27,426

Association

Other

27,426

Association

School District

7200506970 West Nyack Free Library West Nyack/ Rockland Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to change the chartered service area from "West Nyack Library District-West Nyack portion of Clarkstown School District No. 1" to "the Census Designated Places of West Nyack and Bardonia" and to 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/17/05

3,282

Association

Village

7,649

Association

Other

7200593350 Western Sullivan Public Library Jeffersonville/ Sullivan Ramapo Catskill Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.

12/9/05

10,162

Public

School District

10,162

Public

School District

7200621630 Cragsmoor Free Library Cragsmoor/ Ulster Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from five to not less than five nor more than nine, to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process may be served, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/17/05

474

Association

Other

474

Association

Other

7600522500 Galway Public Library Galway/ Saratoga Southern Adirondack Extension of Provisional Charter Provisional charter extended to October 7, 2010.

10/7/05

3,589

Public

Town

3,589

Public

Town

7600630795 Horicon Free Library Brant Lake/
Warren		 Southern Adirondack Absolute Provisional charter made absolute.

2/8/05

1,479

Public

Town

1,479

Public

Town

7800025960 Scio Free Library Scio/ Allegany Southern Tier Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to "Scio Memorial Library"; to increase the service area to the Scio Central School District; to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process may be served, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

5/17/05

1,914

Association

Town

2,408

Association

School District

7800571280 Cohocton Public Library Cohocton/Steuben Southern Tier Extension of Provisional Charter Provisional charter extended to December 9, 2010.

12/9/05

1,418

Association

Town

1,418

Association

Town

8000582020 Elwood Public Library Elwood/Suffolk Suffolk Cooperative Amendment and Absolute Provisional charter made absolute; amended to change the terms of the trustees from three years to five years.

12/9/05

13,023

Public

School District

13,023

Public

School District

8400011730 Bethlehem Public Library Delmar/Albany Upper Hudson Amendment Amended to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

11/3/05

25,965

Public

School District

25,965

Public

School District

8400496300 Stephentown Memorial Library Stephentown/ Rensselaer Upper Hudson Amendment Amended to change the number of trustees from the current seven to not less than five nor more than twenty-five.

9/9/05

2,873

Association

Town

2,873

Association

Town

8800664640 North Salem Free Library North Salem/Westchester Westchester Amendment Amended to change the corporate name to Ruth Keeler Memorial Library, to designate the Commissioner as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of process, and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

12/9/05

5,173

Association

Town

5,173

Association

Town

8800665410 Purchase Free Library Purchase/ Westchester Westchester Amendment Amended to clarify the service area as follows: "Commencing at the junction of the Cross Westchester Expwy and Blind Brook traveling north along Blind Brook until it comes to the western corner of the Westchester Cnty Airport north of Lincoln Ave.; moving in a westerly direction along the southwest boundary of the Westchester Cnty Airport until it intersects with Rte 120; following Rte 120 north to the northern side of Kemnper Ln.; directly west from Kemnper Ln. until it intersects with Route 684; Route 684 south to Barnes Ln.; west on Barnes Ln. until it intersects with the Mamaroneck River; follow the Mamaroneck River south until it intersects with Westchester Ave.; southeast on Westchester Ave. of 1/3 mile; due east at that point until it intersects with the southeastern portion of Rte 684 that borders the western side of Manhattanville College; south on Rte 684 until Rte 684 intersects the Cross Westchester Expwy; southeast on the Cross Westchester Expwy until it reaches Blind Brook, back at the beginning point."; and to add 501(c)(3) language of the Internal Revenue Code.

7/21/05

4,925

Association

Village

3,480

Association

Other

2004

 

Old (2003)

New (2004)

Library ID Code Name Community/
County		 System Action Detail

Date

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

2800120210 Andes Public Library Andes/
Delaware		 Four County Provisional Formerly served the village of Andes, which ceased to exist on December 31, 2003. New library chartered to serve the town of Andes.

9/10/04

289

Public

Village

1,356

Public

Town

3200102960 Roeliff-Jansen Community Library Association Hillsdale/ Columbia Mid-Hudson Absolute Absolute charter in the first instance to form the Roeliff Jansen Community Library Association (formerly the Hillsdale Library) and to enlarge the service area to serve the residents of the towns of Hillsdale, Ancram and Copake.

12/17/04

1,744

Association

Town

6,535

Association

Other

3200103410 Kinderhook Memorial Library Kinderhook/
Columbia		 Mid-Hudson Amendment To define the service area as the town of Stuyvesant in totality and the town of Kinderhook except fot the village of Valatie, the hamlet of Niverville and the area to the east of and including County Route 288 and Plum Tree Drive, to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(e).

2/23/04

1,275

Association

Village

7,035

Association

Other

3200624165 Plattekill Library Plattekill/ Ulster Mid-Hudson Dissolution Charter dissolved; distribution of remaining corporate assents to the Plattekill Public Library (chartered on 2/11/03 as a a public special legislative district consisting of the town of Plattekill, except those parts served by the Highland Central School District and the Marlborough Central School District).

11/5/04

9,862

Association

Town

--

--

--

3200193100 Public Library of Central School District No.1, Towns of Hunter, Jewett and Lexington Hunter/
Greene		 Mid-Hudson Amendment Changed corporate name to "Hunter Public Library" and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3).

2/23/04

3,719

Public

School District

3,719

Public

School District

3200484980 Patterson Library Association Patterson/
Putnam		 Mid-Hudson Amendment Changed corporate name to "Patterson Library" and to change the service area from the unincorporated village of Patterson to the town of Patterson.

5/18/04

1,200

Association

Village

11,306

Association

Town

4200262620 Greece Public Library Greece/
Monroe		 Monroe Amendment Amendment to change the number of trustees from five to not less than five nor more than seven and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3).

5/18/04

94,141

Public

Town

94,141

Public

Town

5600511090 Canton Free Library Canton/
St. Lawrence		 North Country Amendment The Canton Free Library and The Trustees of Benton Library adopted an Agreement of Consolidation; the surviving corporation is the "Canton Free Library" (adopted by the Board of Regents on November 14, 2003). The Order has been amended and restated for purposes of clarifying the library's tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3).

5/18/04

10,334

Association

Town

10,334

Association

Town

6000423320 Jordan Free Library Jordan/
Onondaga		 Onondaga Amendment Changed corporate name to "Jordan Bramley Library" and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3).

5/18/04

1,314

Association

Village

1,314

Association

Village

6400431420 Clifton Springs Library Clifton Springs/ Ontario Pioneer Amendment Amendment to change the number of trustees from nine to not less than nine nor more than fifteen.

9/10/04

2,223

Association

Village

2,223

Association

Village

6400653780 Lyons Public Library Lyons/ Wayne Pioneer Amendment Amendment to change the corporate name from "Lyons School District Public Library" to "Lyons Public Library", to change the number of trustees from five to not less that five nor more than fifteen and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3).

12/17/04

6,897

Public

School District

6,897

Public

School District

7200444080 Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Wallkill Middletown/
Orange		 Ramapo Catskill Absolute A special district library chartered to serve the enlarged school district of the city of Middletown, residents of the town of Mount Hope who reside within the Pine Bush Central School District, Valley Central School District, and Minisink Valley School District as created pursuant to Chapter 398 of the Laws of 2000 as amended by Chapter 13 of the Laws of 2001. Formerly the Middletown Thrall Library.

3/23/2004

36,174

Public

School District

47,572

Public

Special Legislative District

7200594010 Town of Mamakating Library District Bloomingburg/ Sullivan Ramapo Catskill Provisional A special district library chartered to serve the residents of the Town of Mamakating Libray District created pursuant to Chapter 392 of the Laws of 2003, which consists of that portion of the town of Mamakating served by the Minisknk, Pine Bush and Monticello school districts. Formerly the Bloomingburg Free Library.

3/23/2004

11,002

Association

Town

8,975

Public

Special Legislative District

7200595670 Roscoe Free Library Roscoe/
Sullivan		 Ramapo Catskill Amendment Amendment to change from an association library serviing the unincorporated village of Roscoe to an association school district library to serve the residents of the Roscoe Central School District and to add tax exempt status under Internal Revelue Service Code 501(c)(3).

9/10/04

592

Association

Village

2,068

Association

School District

7200596620 Fallsburg Library South Fallsburg/
Sullivan		 Ramapo Catskill Absolute Charter made absolute.

5/18/2004

10,217

Public

School District

10,217

Public

School District

7600521415 Shenendehowa Public Library Clifton Park/
Saratoga		 Southern Adirondack Amendment Changed corporate name to "Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library."

5/18/2004

32,995

Public

Special Legislative District

32,995

Public

Special Legislative District

7800022230 Wide Awake Club Library Hume/
Allegany		 Southern Tier Amendment Amendment to define the service area as the Fillmore Central School District minus that portion that is in the town of Pike.

2/23/04

4,987

Association

Town

5,179

Association

Other

7800575382 Prattsburgh Free Library Prattsburgh/
Steuben		 Southern Tier Extension Provisional charter extended until January 12, 2009.

1/2/04

2,064

Association

Town

2,064

Association

Town

7800573050 Hornell Public Library Hornell/
Steuben		 Southern Tier Amendment Amendment to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3).

9/10/04

9,019

Public

City

9,019

Public

City

7800570360 Avoca Free Library Avoca/
Steuben		 Southern Tier Amendment Amendment to change the number of trustees from five to not less than five nor more than fifteen and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3).

11/2/04

2,314

Association

Town

2,314

Association

Town

7800575400 Pulteney Free Library Pulteney/
Steuben		 Southern Tier Amendment Amendment to define the service area as the town of Pulteney and to add language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process. to add language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process.

2/23/04

1,417

Association

Other

1,417

Association

Town

7800575890 Savona Free Library Savona/
Steuben		 Southern Tier Amendment Absolute Amendment to add language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process. Charter made absolute.

2/23/04

822

Association

Village

822

Association

Village

8800665380 Pound Ridge Library District Pound Ridge/
Westchester		 Westchester Absolute A special district library chartered to serve the residents of the town of Pound Ridge created pursuant to Chapter 285 of the Laws of 2003, which includes all of the town of Pound Ridge. Formerly Hiram Halle Memorial Library.

3/23/2004

4,726

Association

Town

4,726

Public

Special Legislative District

2003

 

Old (2002)

New (2003)

Library ID Code Name Community System Action Detail

Date

Popu.

Type

Area

Popu. (2000 Census)

Type

Area

2000153500 Lake Placid Public Library Lake Placid Clinton-Essex- Franklin Amended Added IRS language.

6/17/03

5,899

Public

School District

5,899

Public

School District

2000166520 Tupper Lake Public Library Tupper Lake Clinton-Essex- Franklin Amended Added IRS language.

6/17/03

6,444

Public

School District

6,444

Public

School District

2400566010 Mynderse Library Seneca Falls Finger Lakes Amended Changed corporate name to "Seneca Falls Library"

12/12/03

6,861

Association

Village

6,861

Association

Village

3200131220 Clinton Community Library Clinton Corners Mid-Hudson Provisional New library chartered to serve the town of Clinton

12/12/03

 

 

 

4.010

Association

Town

3200134120 Millbrook Free Library Millbrook Mid-Hudson Amended Changed the service area from the village of Millbrook to the town of Washington; changed the number of trustees from seven to not less than nine nor more than fifteen; changed the trustees' terms from five to three years; added IRS language.

2/11/03

1,429

Association

Village

4,742

Association

Town

3200136270 Staatsburg Library District Staatsburg Mid-Hudson Provisional Formerly the Staatsburg Library Society, an association other library; now a public special legislative district library consisting of the portions of the town of Hyde Park in the Staatsburg and Hillside fire districts.

11/14/03

3,648

Association

Other

3,648

Public

Special Legislative District

3200624165 Plattekill Public Library Plattekill Mid-Hudson Provisional Formerly the Plattekill Library, an association town library; now a public special legislative district library consisting of the town of Plattekill, except those parts served by the Highland Central School District and the Marlborough Central School District

2/11/03

9,862

Association

Town

7,803

Public

Special Legislative District

3200133140 The Hyde Park Free Library Hyde Park Mid-Hudson Provisional Formerly an association town library; now a public special legislative district library serving all of the town of Hyde Park, except those portions of such town which are within the Staatsburg fire district or the Hillside fire district.

4/29/03

20,851

Association

Town

16,989

Public

Special Legislative District

3600254770 Oneida Public Library Oneida Mid-York Absolute  

11/14/03

15,202

Public

Special Legislative District

15,202

Public

Special Legislative District

4400282400 Freeport Memorial Library Freeport Nassau Amended Added IRS language.

11/14/03

40,976

Public

School District

40.976

Public

School District

4400282500 Glen Cove Public Library Glen Cove Nassau Amended Requires that all trustees be elected by the voters of the Glen Cove City School District No. 5 for staggered terms of five years each; added IRS language.

2/11/03

26,622

Public

City

26,622

Public

City

4400285630 Rockville Centre Public Library Rockville Centre Nassau Amended Changed the terms of the elected trustees from five years to three years; added IRS language

4/29/03

22,278

Public

School District

22,278

Public

School District

5600464850 Cogswell Free Public Library Orwell North Country Amended Changed the number of trustees from five to not less than five nor more than eleven; added IRS language.

6/17/03

1,254

Public

Town

1,254

Public

Town

5600511090 Canton Free Library Canton North Country Amended Consolidation of the Canton Free Library and the Trustees of the Benton Library.

11/14/03

10,334

Association

Town

10,334

Association

Town

5600512880 Hepburn Library of Hermon Hermon North Country Amended Changed the number of trustees from five to not less than five nor more than nine; added IRS language.

6/17/03

1,069

Public

Town

1,069

Public

Town

6400656740 Walworh-Seely Public Library Walworth Pioneer Amended Changed the number of trustees from five to not less than five nor more than eleven; added IRS language.

11/14/03

8,402

Public

Town

8,402

Public

Town

6400670320 Stevens Memorial Community Library Attica Pioneer Provisional Formerly a public village library. Now a public school district library serving the resident of the Attica Central School District.

2/11/03

2,597

Public

Village

12,219

Public

School District

7600203450 Town of Inlet Public Library Inlet Southern Adirondack Absolute  

11/14/03

406

Public

Town

406

Public

Town

7300521415 Shenendehowa Public Library Clifton Park Southern Adirondack Amended Enlarged service area from the town of Clifton Park as prescribed in Chapter 519 of the Laws of 1985, to also include that portion of the town of Halfmoon located outside of the limits of the Mechanicville and Waterford public school districts, as prescribed in Chapter 370 of the Laws of 2001.

2/11/03

32,995

Public

Special Legislative District

49,994

Public

Special Legislative District

7600631060 Town of Chester Public Library Chester Southern Adirondack Absolute

 

2/11/03

3,614

Public

Town

3,614

Public

Town

7600642000 Easton Library Easton Southern Adirondack Amended Enlarged service area to include the entire town of Easton; added IRS language.

11/14/03

230

Association

Other

2,259

Association

Town

7800020120 Alfred Box of Books Library Alfred Southern Tier Provisional New library chartered to serve the town of Alfred.

4/29/03

 

 

 

5,140

Association

Town

8000582020 Elwood Public Library Elwood Suffolk Provisional New library chartered to serve the Elwood Union Free School District

4/29/03

 

 

 

13,023

Public

School District

8800664400 New Rochelle Public Library New Rochelle Westchester Amended Changed the system of having the trustees appointed by the Board of Education to a system of having the trustees elected by the residents of the City School District of the City of New Rochelle on an at-large basis, with the term of the election of the trustees to be staggered to conform with the year in which the five year terms of the seven current trustees expire, as follows: 2 seats in 2003; 2 seats in 2004; 1 seat in 2005; 1 seat in 2006; and 1 seat in 2007.

3/25/03

72,182

Public

School District

72,182

Public

School District

9900631780 Hillview Free Library Diamond Point [Non-System] Amended Added IRS language.

4/29/03

400

Association

Village

400

Association

Village

2002

Old (2001)                                                   New (2002)                             

Name

Community

System

Popu.

Type

Area

Popu. (2000)

Type

Area

Change

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)
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)

2001

Old (2000)                                        New (2001)                             

ID

Name Community

Popu.
(1990)

Type

Area Name

Description of Change

0800140050

Denio Memorial Library Akron

7,440

Public

Town

Newstead Public Library Changed corporate name (6/12/01)

3200623420

Kingston Library Kingston

23,095

Association

City

  Charter as an association city library dissolved (6/12/01). Library is now a public special legislative district library serving the City of Kingston (chartered 11/10/00)

7200504710

Nyack Library Nyack

14,798

Association

Village

  Clarification of service area; serves the four incorporated villages of Nyack, Upper Nyack, South Nyack and Grandview; the unincorporated area known as upper Grandview, in the town of Orangetown, as far as it is located in the Nyack Union Free School District, and part of the unincorporated area known as Central Nyack in the town of Clarkstown, as far as it is located in the Nyack Union Free School District (4/24/01)

7200590990

Delaware Free Library Callicoon

3,736

Association

Village

  Charter dissolved (6/12/01); property transferred to the Western Sullivan Public Library (chartered 12/15/00)

7200593285

Jeffersonville Public Library Jeffersonville

4,434

Public

School District

  Charter dissolved (6/12/01); property transferred to the Western Sullivan Public Library (chartered 12/15/00)

7200594335

Tusten-Cochecton Library Narrowsburg

1,992

Public

School District

  Charter dissolved (6/12/01); property transferred to the Western Sullivan Public Library (chartered 12/15/00)

8400016680

Voorheesville Central School District Library Voorheesville

7,241

Public

School District

Voorheesville Public Library Changed corporate name (2/6/01)

See also: Types of Libraries: A Comparison and New Public Library Districts 1999-present

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