§ 249. State library, when open; use of books. The state library
shall be kept open not less than eight hours every week day in the year
except the legal holidays known as Independence day, Thanksgiving day
and Christmas day, and members of the legislature, judges of the court
of appeals, justices of the supreme court and heads of state departments
may borrow from the library books for use in Albany, but shall be
subject to such restrictions and penalties as may be prescribed by the
regents for the safety or greater usefulness of the library. Under such
rules and conditions as the regents may prescribe, the state library may
lend its books and printed material for a limited time to other
individuals and institutions conforming to said rules and conditions.
Such service shall be free to residents of this state as far as
practicable, but the regents may, in their discretion, charge a proper
fee to nonresidents or for assistance of a personal nature or for other
reason not properly an expense to the state, but which may be authorized
for the accommodation of users of the library.
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