Library Types by Public Library System [1]

Based on the 2007 Annual Report for Public and Association Libraries
and Reflecting Charter Actions Through 2008

[Bold numbers indicate most recent changes]

Type of Library

Association (2)

Public (4)

Public Library System (3)
AO
AT AV ACi ASD ACo Total (3)
PO
PT PJT PV PCi PSD PCo PSLD Total
Public
GRAND
TOTAL
Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Buffalo & Erie 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 0 1 2 0 1 0 20 23
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus 3 16 5 2 0 0 26 1 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 10 36
Clinton-Essex-Franklin 3 9 3 0 2 0 17 1 4 0 1 1 5 0 1 13 30
Finger Lakes 4 8 12 0 0 0 24 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 9 33
Four County 0 14 6 0 2 0 22 0 7 0 7 1 4 1 0 20 42
Mid-Hudson 9 20 5 0 0 0 34 0 6 0 2 0 7 0 17 32 66
Mid-York 1 9 12 3 0 0 25 0 3 0 7 1 6 0 1 18 43
Mohawk Valley 3 1 1 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 6 14
Monroe County 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 13 0 1 1 1 0 0 17 20
Nassau 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 11 0 33 0 5 49 54
New York Public 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nioga 4 4 1 0 2 0 11 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 10 21
North Country 3 11 20 0 0 0 34 1 18 0 7 3 2 0 0 31 65
Onondaga 7 1 4 0 1 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 6 19
Pioneer 2 11 6 0 2 0 21 0 10 0 0 0 11 0 0 21 42
Queens 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ramapo Catskill 8 4 3 0 4 0 19 0 3 0 2 0 16 0 7 28 47
Southern Adirondack 1 9 1 0 3 0 14 0 7 1 5 0 4 0 3 20 34
Southern Tier 8 11 6 0 5 0 30 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 9 39
Suffolk 2 1 1 0 17 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 4 35 56
Upper Hudson 0 8 3 2 0 0 13 0 5 0 1 2 6 0 2 16 29
Westchester 5 2 0 2 1 0 10 3 6 0 10 2 4 0 3 28 38
  nonsystem 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

GRAND TOTAL

63

144

92

9

46

3

357

9

108

2

65

17

146

5

46

398

755

Public Library System (3)
AO
AT AV ACi ASD ACo Total (3)
PO
PT PJT PV PCi PSD PCo PSLD Total
Public
GRAND
TOTAL
Type of Library

Association (2)

Public (4)

Notes:

  1. Includes systems also chartered as public libraries: Brooklyn, Buffalo and Erie, The New York Public, Onondaga, Queens.
  2. An Association Library is a public library created by a membership association.
  3. "Other" includes libraries serving fire districts, voting districts, Indian reservations, etc.
  4. A Public Library is a library created by a municipality, district, Department of State, County Supreme Court or the State Legislature.

SEE ALSO Types of Libraries in New York State: A Comparison; Profile of New York State's Library Systems and Libraries by Region

Abbreviation Type of Library Abbreviation Type of Library
ACi Association City PCi Public City
ACo Association County PCo Public County
AH Association Hamlet    
AO Association Other PO Public Other
ASD Association School District PSD Public School District
    PSLD Public Special Legislative District
AT Association Town PT Public Town
    PJT Public Joint Town
AV Association Village PV Public Village

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