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Public Libraries with Special Legislative District Boundaries

System
Library	Community	Population (2010 census)	County	Year	Chapter	Regents Charter Action (2001- are linked)
Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System
Dodge Library	West Chazy	1,905	Clinton	2006	646 [118k]	10/20/08
Finger Lakes Library System
Seymour Public Library District	Auburn	35,373	Cayuga	1992	615 [1.63M]
				1995	163 [1.45M]
				2010	310 [57k]	11/14/11
Mid-Hudson Library System
Blodgett Memorial Library District of Fishkill	Fishkill	12,608	Dutchess	1997	409 [235k]
D.R. Evarts Library District	Athens	3,058	Greene	2004	313 [119k]	2/8/05
				2010	501 [124k]
East Fishkill Public Library District	Hopewell Junction	29,029	Dutchess	2006	498 [122k]	3/19/07
Greater Poughkeepsie Library District	Poughkeepsie	75,135	Dutchess	1997	361 [340k]
				2006	462 [655k]
Grinnell Public Library District	Wappingers Falls	25,490	Dutchess	2012	239 [160k]	11/19/13
Heermance Memorial Library	Coxsackie	8,918	Greene	1999	383 [119k]	12/15/00 [1]
				2002	287 [71k]
Hurley Library District	Hurley	2,865	Ulster	2001	361 [118k]	9/13/02
Hyde Park Free Library	Hyde Park	18,183	Dutchess	2001	97 [159k]	4/29/03
				2012	163 [85k]
Kingston Library	Kingston	23,893	Ulster	2000	11 [122k]	11/10/00
Plattekill Public Library	Modena	8,388	Ulster	2002	155 [122k]	2/11/03
Reed Memorial Library	Carmel	7,643	Putnam	2013	299 [132k]	5/19/14
Rosendale Library	Rosendale	6,075	Ulster	1987	530 [362k]
Saugerties Public Library	Saugerties	19,482	Ulster	1992	723 [7.17M]
				2000	27 [69k]
Staatsburg Library District	Staatsburg	3,406	Dutchess	2001	97 [159k]	11/14/03
				2012	172 [85k]
Stone Ridge Public Library	Stone Ridge	5,607	Ulster	2000	76 [117k]	12/15/00
Town of Esopus Port Ewen Library	Port Ewen	9,041	Ulster	1994	43 [367k]
				1994	116 [147k]	3/9/10
				2000	438 [63k]
				2001	497 [68k]
Town of Ulster Public Library	Kingston	12,327	Ulster	1989	211 [5.23M]
West Hurley Public Library	West Hurley	3,552	Ulster	1988	158 [5.68M]
				2011	415 [78k]
Woodstock Public Library District	Woodstock	5,884	Ulster	1989	499 [3.16M]
Mid York Library System
Oneida Public Library	Oneida	15,411	Madison	1996	493 [19.3M]
				2015	544 [152k]
Nassau Library System
Gold Coast Public Library District	Glen Head	11,339	Nassau	2000	233 [122k]	9/13/02
				2003	399 [89k]
Lakeview Public Library	Lakeview	5,291	Nassau	1977	403 [4.02M]
Roosevelt Public Library	Roosevelt	17,626	Nassau	1970	840 [4.04M]
Shelter Rock Public Library	Albertson	27,188	Nassau	1962	972 [286k]
				1996	109 [1.52M]
Uniondale Public Library	Uniondale	31,630	Nassau	1963	1017 [123k]
				1964	779 [6.82M]
				1966	450 [69.8k]
				1973	23 [1.48M]
				2002	234 [64k]
North Country Library System
Norwood Public Library	Norwood	2,967	St. Lawrence	2011	533 [130k]	9/11/12
Onondaga County Public Library
Northern Onondaga Public Library	Cicero	56,167	Onondaga	1995	515 [3.44M]
Pioneer Library System
Palmyra Community Library	Palmyra	6,866	Wayne	2008	459	2/10/09
Ramapo Catskill Library System
Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library	Monticello	18,358	Sullivan	1990	942 [321k]
				1991	229 [250k]
				2012	35 [65k]
Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library	Haverstraw	32,540	Rockland	1977	427 [91k]
				1997	650 [354k]
Town of Mamakating Library District	Wurtsboro	9,915	Sullivan	2003	392 [122k]	3/23/04
				2009	377 [61k]	3/9/10
				2012	171 [58k]
Piermont Library District	Piermont	2,510	Rockland	1998	420 [2.33M]
Pine Bush Area Public Library District	Pine Bush	17,023	Orange	2007	299 [124k]	3/18/08
Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Wallkill	Middletown	54,179	Orange	2000	398 [126k]
				2001	13 [134k]	3/23/04
Wallkill Public Library	Wallkill	6,491	Ulster	1996	433 [446k]
				2012	195 [68k]
				2015	494 [66k]
Southern Adirondack Library System
Ballston Community Public Library	Burnt Hills	8,638	Saratoga	1957	203 [73k]
Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library	Clifton Park	56,138	Saratoga	1985	519 [1.34M]
				1987	116 [276k]
				2001	370 [130k]
				2007	354 [63k]
Crandall Public Library	Glens Falls	57,329	Warren	1992	456 [3.9Mk]
				1999	357 [380k]
				2005	631 [74k]
Southern Tier Library System
Chemung County Library District[2]	Elmira	88,830	Chemung	2005	380 [127k]	2/14/06
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
Commack Public Library District	Commack	15,476	Suffolk	1966	1009 [463k]
				1969	744 [3.98M]
				1971	834 [1.34M]
Hauppauge Public Library	Hauppauge	10,936	Suffolk	1966	853 [1.62M]
				1971	515 [755k]
North Shore Public Library District	Shoreham	30,785	Suffolk	1966	940 [3.81M]
				1968	856 [361k]
				1997	299 [134k]
Smithtown Special Library District	Smithtown	113,804	Suffolk	2001	193 [143k]	9/13/02
				2004	711 [80k]
				2007	276 [62k]
Upper Hudson Library System
East Greenbush Community Library	East Greenbush	16,473	Rensselaer	1988	409 [1.99M]
North Greenbush Public Library	Wynantskill	12,075	Rensselaer	1993	305 [5.61M]
Troy Public Library	Troy	50,129	Rensselaer	2008	422 [147k]
				2009	321 [91k]	1/12/10
Westchester Library System
Greenburgh Public Library	Greenburgh	42,863	Westchester	1960	642 [2.56M]
Mamaroneck Public Library District	Mamaroneck	18,929	Westchester	1991	658 [5.28M]
Pound Ridge Library District (Hiram Hall Memorial Library)	Pound Ridge	5,104	Westchester	2003	285 [119k]	3/23/04
System
Library	Community	(2010 census) Population	County	Year	Chapter

[1] Heermance Memorial Library chartered as a public special legislative district library on 12/15/00

[2] All libraries in Chemung County are part of the Special Legislative District

Related information -- Public Libraries with School District Boundaries; Types of Libraries: A Comparison; Regents-Approved Library Charter Actions

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