Regents-Approved Library Charter Actions: 2015
Note: See also below for the same chart in reverse chronological order, with newest first.
2015
Charter Actions By System |
Old (2014) | New (2015) | ||||||||||
| Date | Name | Library ID Code |
Community/ County |
System | Action | Detail | *Pre-Charter Action Population | Type | Area | *Current Population | Type | Area |
| 11/15/2015 | Dunkirk Public Library | 1200061850 | Dunkirk/Chautauqua | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Absolute in the First Instance | A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Dunkirk Central School District; trustee terms of 3 years, with a range of 5 -15 trustees, the current number being 5. Succeeds Dunkirk Free Library. | 13,881 | Association | Other | 14,101 | Public | School District |
| 12/15/2015 | Dunkirk Free Library | 1200061850 | Dunkirk/Chautauqua | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Dissolution | The charter of the Dunkirk Free Library is dissolved and the library's assets are transferred to the Dunkirk Public Library, a new school district public library serving the residents of the Dunkirk Central School District. | 13,881 | Association | Other | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3/17/2015 | Farman Free Library Association of Ellington | 1200062100 | Ellington/Chautauqua | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Transfer of Assets | Transfer of assets from the The Farman Free Library Association of Ellington, an association library incorporated by the Department of State in 1922, to the successor association library, Ellington Farman Library, which was granted a provisional charter on May 19, 2014. The Farman Free Library Association of Ellington is no longer in operation. | 1,643 | Association | Town | |||
| 4/14/2015 | Fluvanna Free Library | 1200062300 | Fluvanna/ Chautauqua |
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be defined by specific census blocks according to the 2010 census; to specify a range of 5-11 trustees, with the current number being 7. | 3,018 | Association | Other | 3,018 | Association | Other |
| 9/17/2015 | Belden Noble Memorial Library | 2000152160 | Essex/Essex | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area as the Town of Essex; to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 671 | Association | Town | 671 | Association | Town |
| 4/14/2015 | Lake Placid Public Library | 2000153500 | Lake Placid/Essex | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 5-9 trustees. | 6,467 | Public | School District | 6,467 | Public | School District |
| 6/16/2015 | Wells Memorial Library | 2000156580 |
Upper Jay/Essex | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be defined by specific census blocks according to the 2010 census; and to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3). | 2,506 | Association | Town | 596 | Association | Other |
| 7/20/2015 | Kinderhook Memorial Library | 3200103410 | Kinderhook/Columbia | Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 9 to 19 trustees. | 6,486 | Association | Other | 6,486 | Association | Other |
| 6/16/2015 | Clinton Community Library | 3200121220 | Clinton Corners/Dutchess | Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment and Extension of Provisional Charter | Charter is amended to specify a range of 5-9 trustees and to extend the provisional charter. | 4,312 | Association | Town | 4,312 | Association | Town |
| 5/19/2015 | North Chatham Free Library | 3200104600 | North Chatham/Columbia | Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 9-21 trustees. | 997 | Association | Other | 997 | Association | Other |
| 5/19/2015 | Millbrook Free Library | 3200134120 | Millbrook/ Dutchess |
Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to change the name of the corporation from Millbrook Free Library to Millbrook Library. | 4,741 | Association | Town | 4,741 | Association | Town |
| 9/17/2015 | Pleasant Valley Free Library | 3200135210 | Pleasant Valley/ Dutchess |
Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area as the Town of Pleasant Valley; to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 9,672 | Association | Town | 9,672 | Association | Town |
| 9/17/2015 | Brewster Public Library | 3200480820 | Brewster/Putnam | Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to clarify that the library is a town public library serving the residents of the Town of Southeast; to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees;to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 18,404 | Public | Town | 18,404 | Public | Town |
| 4/14/2015 | Camden Library Association | 3600411010 | Camden/Oneida | Mid-York | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 5-15 trustees with the current number being 7, and to designate trustee terms of 3 years. | 2,231 | Association | Village | 2,231 | Association | Village |
| 11/15/2015 | Nassau County Library Association | N/A | Uniondale/Nassau | N/A | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to to change the principal office of the corporation from Plainview, Nassau county to Uniondale, Nassau county. | ||||||
| 1/12/2015 | Newfane Public Library | 5200404500 | Newfane/Niagara | Nioga | Provisional Charter | A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Newfane Central School District; trustee terms of five years with a range of 5-15 trustees, the current number being 7. Succeeds the Newfane Free Library. | 10,595 | Association | School District | 10,595 | Public | School District |
| 7/20/2015 | Wilson Free Library | 5200407150 | Wilson/Niagara | Nioga | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area as conterminous with the Town of Wilson; to specify a range of 5 to 25 trustees, to serve three-year terms; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served; and to change the name of the corporation from Wilson Free Library to Wilson Community Library. | 5,993 | Association | Town | 5,993 | Association | Town |
| 12/15/2015 | Adams Center Free Library | 5600220020 | Adams Center/ Jefferson |
North Country | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library's service area to be the CDP of Adams Center; to specify a range of 5-9 trustees, the current being 7; to add the Internal Revenue Service dissolution language necessary for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3); and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 1,568 | Association | Village | 1,568 | Association | Village |
| 5/19/2015 | Osceola Public Library | 5600234860 | Osceola/Lewis | North Country | Charter Amendment and Extension of Provisional Charter | Charter is amended to designate the library's service area to be the Town of Osceola, to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3), and to extend the provisional charter. | 229 | Association | Town | 229 | Association | Town |
| 12/15/2015 | Wolcott Civic Free Library | 6400657170 | Wolcott/Wayne | Pioneer | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to change the corporation's name to Wolcott Public Library. | 1,701 | Association | Village | 1,701 | Association | Village |
| 11/15/2015 | Central Square Library | 5600461200 | Central Square/ Oswego |
North Country | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be the village of Central Square; to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, the current being nine; to add the Internal Revenue Service dissolution language necessary for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3); and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 1,848 | Association | Village | 1,848 | Association | Village |
| 9/17/2015 | Hepburn Library of Edwards | 5600512040 | Edwards/St. Lawrence | North Country | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 1,156 | Public | Town | 1,156 | Public | Town |
| 11/15/2015 | NY 3R's Association | N/A | Potsdam/ St. Lawrence |
N/A | Certificate of Incorporation Amendment | Amended to change the corporation's name to Empire State Library Network. | ||||||
| 9/17/2015 | Friends of NOPL at North Syracuse | NA | North Syracuse/ Onondaga |
Onondaga | Dissolution of Certificate of Incorporation | The Certificate of Incorporation for the Friends of NOPL (the Northern Onondaga Public Library) at North Syracuse is dissolved and assets are transferred to the Central New York Community Foundation. | N/A | |||||
| 4/14/2015 | Williamson Free Public Library | 6400657120 | Williamson/Wayne | Pioneer | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to clarify that the designated service area of the library is the Town of Williamson; to specify a range of 5-15 trustees, with the current number being five; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served; and to change the name of the corporation from Williamson Free Public Library to Williamson Public Library. | 6,984 | Public | Town | 6,984 | Public | Town |
| 10/27/2015 | Bancroft Public Library | 7600645820 | Salem/Washington | Southern Adirondack | Provisional Charter | A new town public library is established to serve the residents of the Town of Salem; trustee terms of five years with a range of 5-9 trustees, the current number being 7. Succeeds a village public library with the same name. | 946 | Public | Village | 2,715 | Public | Town |
| 5/19/2015 | George C. Bullis Memorial Library | 9900443728 | Maybrook/Orange | Ramapo-Catskill | Dissolution | Charter of the George C. Bullis Memorial Library is dissolved and the Library's assets are transferred to the Village of Maybrook. There is no successor library and the Village of Maybrook is now an unserved area. | 2,958 | Public | Village | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 4/14/2015 | Nassau County Library Association | N/A | Uniondale/Nassau | N/A | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | ||||||
| 3/17/2015 | Suffolk Cooperative Library System | Bellport/Suffolk | Suffolk | Charter Amendment | Absolute charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 736 of the Laws of 1975. | 1,493,350 | Public Library System | Other | 1,493,350 | Public Library System | Other | |
Charter Actions By Date |
Old (2014) | New (2015) | ||||||||||
| Date | Name | Library ID Code |
Community/ County |
System | Action | Detail | *Pre-Charter Action Population | Type | Area | *Current Population | Type | Area |
| 12/15/2015 | Dunkirk Free Library | 1200061850 | Dunkirk/Chautauqua | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Dissolution | The charter of the Dunkirk Free Library is dissolved and the library's assets are transferred to the Dunkirk Public Library, a new school district public library serving the residents of the Dunkirk Central School District. | 13,881 | Association | Other | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12/15/2015 | Adams Center Free Library | 5600220020 | Adams Center/ Jefferson |
North Country | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library's service area to be the CDP of Adams Center; to specify a range of 5-9 trustees, the current being 7; to add the Internal Revenue Service dissolution language necessary for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3); and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 1,568 | Association | Village | 1,568 | Association | Village |
| 12/15/2015 | Wolcott Civic Free Library | 6400657170 | Wolcott/Wayne | Pioneer | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to change the corporation's name to Wolcott Public Library. | 1,701 | Association | Village | 1,701 | Association | Village |
| 11/15/2015 | Dunkirk Public Library | 1200061850 | Dunkirk/Chautauqua | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Absolute in the First Instance | A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Dunkirk Central School District; trustee terms of 3 years, with a range of 5 -15 trustees, the current number being 5. Succeeds Dunkirk Free Library. | 13,881 | Association | Other | 14,101 | Public | School District |
| 11/15/2015 | Central Square Library | 5600461200 | Central Square/ Oswego |
North Country | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be the village of Central Square; to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, the current being nine; to add the Internal Revenue Service dissolution language necessary for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3); and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 1,848 | Association | Village | 1,848 | Association | Village |
| 11/15/2015 | NY 3R's Association | N/A | Potsdam/ St. Lawrence |
N/A | Certificate of Incorporation Amendment | Amended to change the corporation's name to Empire State Library Network. | ||||||
| 11/15/2015 | Nassau County Library Association | N/A | Uniondale/Nassau | N/A | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to to change the principal office of the corporation from Plainview, Nassau county to Uniondale, Nassau county. | ||||||
| 10/27/2015 | Bancroft Public Library | 7600645820 | Salem/Washington | Southern Adirondack | Provisional Charter | A new town public library is established to serve the residents of the Town of Salem; trustee terms of five years with a range of 5-9 trustees, the current number being 7. Succeeds a village public library with the same name. | 946 | Public | Village | 2,715 | Public | Town |
| 9/17/2015 | Belden Noble Memorial Library | 2000152160 | Essex/Essex | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area as the Town of Essex; to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 671 | Association | Town | 671 | Association | Town |
| 9/17/2015 | Pleasant Valley Free Library | 3200135210 | Pleasant Valley/ Dutchess |
Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area as the Town of Pleasant Valley; to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 9,672 | Association | Town | 9,672 | Association | Town |
| 9/17/2015 | Brewster Public Library | 3200480820 | Brewster/Putnam | Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to clarify that the library is a town public library serving the residents of the Town of Southeast; to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees;to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 18,404 | Public | Town | 18,404 | Public | Town |
| 9/17/2015 | Hepburn Library of Edwards | 5600512040 | Edwards/St. Lawrence | North Country | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | 1,156 | Public | Town | 1,156 | Public | Town |
| 9/17/2015 | Friends of NOPL at North Syracuse | NA | North Syracuse/ Onondaga |
Onondaga | Dissolution of Certificate of Incorporation | The Certificate of Incorporation for the Friends of NOPL (the Northern Onondaga Public Library) at North Syracuse is dissolved and assets are transferred to the Central New York Community Foundation. | N/A | |||||
| 7/20/2015 | Kinderhook Memorial Library | 3200103410 | Kinderhook/Columbia | Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 9 to 19 trustees. | 6,486 | Association | Other | 6,486 | Association | Other |
| 7/20/2015 | Wilson Free Library | 5200407150 | Wilson/Niagara | Nioga | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area as conterminous with the Town of Wilson; to specify a range of 5 to 25 trustees, to serve three-year terms; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt staSeptember 10, 2024ducation as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served; and to change the name of the corporation from Wilson Free Library to Wilson Community Library. | 5,993 | Association | Town | 5,993 | Association | Town |
| 6/16/2015 | Wells Memorial Library | 2000156580 |
Upper Jay/Essex | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be defined by specific census blocks according to the 2010 census; and to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3). | 2,506 | Association | Town | 596 | Association | Other |
| 6/16/2015 | Clinton Community Library | 3200121220 | Clinton Corners/Dutchess | Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment and Extension of Provisional Charter | Charter is amended to specify a range of 5-9 trustees and to extend the provisional charter. | 4,312 | Association | Town | 4,312 | Association | Town |
| 5/19/2015 | North Chatham Free Library | 3200104600 | North Chatham/Columbia | Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 9-21 trustees. | 997 | Association | Other | 997 | Association | Other |
| 5/19/2015 | Millbrook Free Library | 3200134120 | Millbrook/ Dutchess |
Mid-Hudson | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to change the name of the corporation from Millbrook Free Library to Millbrook Library. | 4,741 | Association | Town | 4,741 | Association | Town |
| 5/19/2015 | George C. Bullis Memorial Library | 9900443728 | Maybrook/Orange | Ramapo-Catskill | Dissolution | Charter of the George C. Bullis Memorial Library is dissolved and the Library's assets are transferred to the Village of Maybrook. There is no successor library and the Village of Maybrook is now an unserved area. | 2,958 | Public | Village | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5/19/2015 | Osceola Public Library | 5600234860 | Osceola/Lewis | North Country | Charter Amendment and Extension of Provisional Charter | Charter is amended to designate the library's service area to be the Town of Osceola, to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3), and to extend the provisional charter. | 229 | Association | Town | 229 | Association | Town |
| 4/14/2015 | Fluvanna Free Library | 1200062300 | Fluvanna/ Chautauqua |
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be defined by specific census blocks according to the 2010 census; to specify a range of 5-11 trustees, with the current number being 7. | 3,018 | Association | Other | 3,018 | Association | Other |
| 4/14/2015 | Lake Placid Public Library | 2000153500 | Lake Placid/Essex | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 5-9 trustees. | 6,467 | Public | School District | 6,467 | Public | School District |
| 4/14/2015 | Camden Library Association | 3600411010 | Camden/Oneida | Mid-York | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 5-15 trustees with the current number being 7, and to designate trustee terms of 3 years. | 2,231 | Association | Village | 2,231 | Association | Village |
| 4/14/2015 | Williamson Free Public Library | 6400657120 | Williamson/Wayne | Pioneer | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to clarify that the designated service area of the library is the Town of Williamson; to specify a range of 5-15 trustees, with the current number being five; to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3; to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served; and to change the name of the corporation from Williamson Free Public Library to Williamson Public Library. | 6,984 | Public | Town | 6,984 | Public | Town |
| 4/14/2015 | Nassau County Library Association | N/A | Uniondale/Nassau | N/A | Charter Amendment | Charter is amended to add the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served. | ||||||
| 3/17/2015 | Farman Free Library Association of Ellington | 1200062100 | Ellington/Chautauqua | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Transfer of Assets | Transfer of assets from the The Farman Free Library Association of Ellington, an association library incorporated by the Department of State in 1922, to the successor association library, Ellington Farman Library, which was granted a provisional charter on May 19, 2014. The Farman Free Library Association of Ellington is no longer in operation. | 1,643 | Association | Town | |||
| 3/17/2015 | Suffolk Cooperative Library System | Bellport/Suffolk | Suffolk | Charter Amendment | Absolute charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 736 of the Laws of 1975. | 1,493,350 | Public Library System | Other | 1,493,350 | Public Library System | Other | |
| 1/12/2015 | Newfane Public Library | 5200404500 | Newfane/Niagara | Nioga | Provisional Charter | A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Newfane Central School District; trustee terms of five years with a range of 5-15 trustees, the current number being 7. Succeeds the Newfane Free Library. | 10,595 | Association | School District | 10,595 | Public | School District |
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