Regents-Approved Library Charter Actions: 2014
Note: See also below for the same chart in reverse chronological order, with newest first.
2014
Charter Actions By System |
Old (2013) | New (2014) | ||||||||||
| Date | Name | Library ID Code |
Community/ County |
System | Action | Detail | *Pre-Charter Action Population | Type | Area | *Current Population | Type | Area |
| 5/19/2014 | Ellington Farman Library | Ellington/Chautauqua | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Provisional Charter | A new association library is established to serve the residents in the Town of Ellington; and trustee term length of three years with range of trustees to be 5-11. Succeeds Farman Free Library Association of Ellington. | 1,643 | Association | Town | 1,643 | Assocation | Town | |
| 3/11/2014 | Plattsburgh Public Library | 2000095200 | Plattsburgh/Clinton | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Amendment | Charter is amended to to specify a range in the number of trustees of no less than 7 nor more than 13 and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of corporation. | 19,989 | Public | City | 19,989 | Public | City |
| 5/19/2014 | Dodge Library | 2000096930 | West Chazy/Clinton | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Extension of Provisional Charter | Extension of provisional charter for five years to May 19, 2019. | 1,905 | Public | Special Legislative District | 1,905 | Public | Special Legislative District |
| 5/19/2014 | Apalachin Library Association | 2400600500 | Apalachin/Tioga | Finger Lakes | Provisional Charter Made Absolute | Provisional charter made absolute. | 1,131 | Association | Other | 1,131 | Assocation | Other |
| 11/18/2014 | Lansing Community Library | 2400613500 | Lansing/Tompkins | Finger Lakes | Provisional Charter Made Absolute | The library's provisional charter was made absolute | 7,354 | Public | School District | 7,354 | Public | School District |
| 4/29/2014 | Afton Free Library | 2800080040 | Afton/Chenango | Four County | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library's service area to be coterminous with the Town of Afton. | 2,851 | Association | Town | 2,851 | Association | Town |
| 4/29/2014 | Guernsey Memorial Library | 2800084680 | Norwich/Chenango | Four County | Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range in the number of trustees to be 5-15; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process. | 13,368 | Public | School District | 13,368 | Public | School District |
| 10/21/2014 | Fulton Public Library | 5600462430 | Fulton/Oswego | North Country | Absolute in the First Instance | A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Fulton City School District; trustee terms of 5 years, with a range of 5 -15 trustees, the current number being 7. Succeeds a municipal city public library with the same name. | 11,896 | Public | City | 20,616 | Public | School District |
| 6/23/2014 | Haines Falls Free Library | 3200192710 | Haines Falls/Greene | Mid-Hudson | Amendment | Charter is amended to change the library's corporate name from "Haines Falls Free Library" to "Mountain Top Library." | 1,894 | Association | Other | 1,894 | Assocation | Other |
| 6/23/2014 | Elting Memorial Library | 3200624390 | New Paltz/Ulster | Mid-Hudson | Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range in the number of trustees to be 12-15; to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3); and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process. | 14,003 | Association | Town | 14,003 | Association | Town |
| 5/19/2014 | Reed Memorial Library | Carmel/Putnam | Mid-Hudson | Absolute in the First Instance | To establish a special legislative district public library in accordance with L. 2013, Ch. 299 to serve the residents of the District which includes the Town of Carmel, except for the portion of the Town of Carmel which is located in the Mahopac Central School District; and there are to be 7 trustees who serve three year terms. Succeeds the Literary Union of Carmel, NY. | 7,643 | Association | Other | 7,698 | Public | Special Legislative District | |
| 1/14/2014 | Frank J. Basloe Public Library (village) | 3600212870 | Herkimer/Her-kimer | Mid-York | Dissolution | Charter of the Frank J. Basloe Public Library (village) is dissolved and the assets will be distributed to the Frank J. Basloe Public Library (school district public library) chartered 11/19/2013. | 7,743 | Public | Village | NA | ||
| 9/16/2014 | Kirkland Town Library | 3600411430 | Clinton/Oneida | Mid-York | Amendment | Charter is amended to change the trustee term length from five years to three years. | 10,315 | Association | Town | 10,315 | Association | Town |
| 10/21/2014 | Great Neck Library | 4400282610 | Great Neck/Nassau | Nassau | Dissolution | Dissolution of the library's absolute charter granted by the Regents on April 20, 2009. The library failed to dissolve the 1889 DOS corporation in 2009 and transfer assets to the new library. The library will continue to operate under its original 1889 corporate status, but will file a certificate of amendment with DOS stating that the library is subject to all of the same requirements as a library issued a charter by the Board of Regents. | 44,580 | Association | School District | N/A | ||
| 5/19/2014 | Foundation for Mohawk Valley Libraries, Inc. | Schenectady | Mohawk Valley | Certificate of Incorporation | Foundation incorporated to support the Mohawk Valley Library System and through that system will support the chartered member libraries; and range of trustees to be 5-25. | N/A | ||||||
| 4/29/2014 | Barker Public Library | Barker/Niagara | Nioga | Provisional Charter | A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Barker Central School District; and trustee term length of five years with range of trustees to be 5-15. Succeeds the Barker Free Library. | 2,662 | Association | Town | 5,079 | Public | School District | |
| 10/21/2014 | Sanborn-Pekin Free Library | 5200405830 | Sanborn/Niagara | Nioga | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be portions of the Towns of Cambria, Lewiston, Wheatfield, and portions of the Tuscarora Nation reservation as defined by specific census blocks according to the 2010 census; to specify a range of 5-9 trustees, with the current number being 5. | 5,324 | Association | Other | 4,749 | Association | Other |
| 9/16/2014 | Henderson Free Library | 5600222850 | Henderson/Jefferson | North Country | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be the town of Henderson; to specify a range in the number of trustees to be 8-12; 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. | 1,360 | Association | Town | 1,360 | Association | Town |
| 10/21/2014 | Fulton Public Library | 5600462430 | Fulton/Oswego | North Country | Absolute in the First Instance | A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Fulton City School District; trustee terms of 5 years, with a range of 5 -15 trustees, the current number being 7. Succeeds a municipal city public library with the same name. | 11,896 | Public | City | 20,616 | Public | School District |
| 11/18/2014 | Fulton Public Library | 5600462430 | Fulton/Oswego | North Country | Dissolution | Dissolution of the municipal city public library that served the residents of the City of Fulton and the distribution of its assets to the new Fulton Public Library, a new school district public library that serves residents of the Fulton City School District. | 11,896 | Public | City | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2/11/2014 | Clifton Community Library | 5600511635 | Cranberry Lake/ St. Lawrence | North Country | Amendment | Charter is amended to re-establish trustee succession and initial term lengths with full term lengths of 5 years; to specify a range in the number of trustees of no less than 5 nor more than 9; to designate the Commissioner as agent of the corporation; and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). | 751 | Public | Town | 751 | Public | Town |
| 2/11/2014 | Heuvelton Free Library | 5600512890 | Heuvelton/ St. Lawrence | North Country | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library's service area as coterminous with the village of Heuvelton; to specify a range in the number of trustees of no less than 5 nor more than15; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). | 714 | Association | Village | 714 | Association | Village |
| 11/18/2014 | Victor Free Library | 6400436670 | Victor/Ontario | Pioneer | Amendment | Charter is amended to clarify the service area is the Victor Central School District; to designate the number of trustees to be not less than 5 nor more than 15, with the current number being 7; and to change the corporate name to be Victor Farmington Library | 22,766 | Association | School District | 22,766 | Association | School District |
| 4/29/2014 | Perry Public Library | 6400675040 | Perry/Wyoming | Pioneer | Amendment | Charter is amended to change the trustee term length from five years to three years. | 6,214 | Public | School District | 6,214 | Public | School District |
| 9/16/2014 | Suffern Free Library | 7200506360 | Suffern/Rockland | Ramapo Catskill | Amendment | Charter is amended to increase the number of trustees from five to nine. | 28,617 | Association | School District | 28,617 | Association | School District |
| 9/16/2014 | West Nyack Free Library | 7200506970 | West Nyack/ Rockland |
Ramapo Catskill | Amendment | Charter is amended to expand the library’s service area to add that portion of the Nanuet census-designated place that is located in the Clarkstown School District and the southeast portion of the Clarkstown School District that is adjacent to, but not within the Valley Cottage census-designated place or the West Nyack census-designated place to the current service area. | 7,547 | Association | Other | 9,597 | Association | Other |
| 2/11/2014 | Schuyler-ville Public Library (village) | 7600525950 | Schuylerville/ Saratoga | Southern Adirondack | Dissolution | Charter of the Schuylerville Public Library (village) is dissolved and the assets will be distributed to the Schuylerville Public Library (school district public library) chartered 3/12/2013. | 1,386 | Public | Village | NA | ||
| 10/21/2014 | Whitehall Free Library | 7600647080 | Whitehall/Washington | Southern Adirondack | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 5 years and to specify a range of 5-11 trustees. | 4,939 | Association | School District | 4,939 | Association | School District |
| 6/23/2014 | Castleton Public Library | 8400491135 | Castleton / Rensselaer | Upper Hudson | Amendment | Charter is amended to change the trustee term length from seven years to three years; and to clarify that the library's service area is the Village of Castleton. | 1,473 | Public | Village | 1,473 | Public | Village |
| 2/11/2014 | Nassau Free Library | 8400494340 | Nassau / Rensselaer | Upper Hudson | Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range in the number of trustees of no less than 7 nor more than 11, and to establish trustee term length to be 3 years. | 4,789 | Association | Town | 4,789 | Association | Town |
Charter Actions By Date |
Old (2013) | New (2014) | ||||||||||
| Date | Name | Library ID Code |
Community/ County |
System | Action | Detail | *Pre-Charter Action Population | Type | Area | *Current Population | Type | Area |
| 11/18/2014 | Lansing Community Library | 2400613500 | Lansing/Tompkins | Finger Lakes | Provisional Charter Made Absolute | The library's provisional charter was made absolute. | 7,354 | Public | School District | 7,354 | Public | School District |
| 11/18/2014 | Fulton Public Library | 5600462430 | Fulton/Oswego | North Country | Dissolution | Dissolution of the municipal city public library that served the residents of the City of Fulton and the distribution of its assets to the new Fulton Public Library, a new school district public library that serves residents of the Fulton City School District. | 11,896 | Public | City | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11/18/2014 | Victor Free Library | 6400436670 | Victor/Ontario | Pioneer | Amendment | Charter is amended to clarify the service area is the Victor Central School District; to designate the number of trustees to be not less than 5 nor more than 15, with the current number being 7; and to change the corporate name to be Victor Farmington Library | 22,766 | Association | School District | 22,766 | Association | School District |
| 10/21/2014 | North East-Millerton Library | 3200134130 | Millerton/Dutchess | Mid-Hudson | Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range of 7-13 trustees. | 3,031 | Association | Town | 3,031 | Association | Town |
| 10/21/2014 | Great Neck Library | 4400282610 | Great Neck/Nassau | Nassau | Dissolution | Dissolution of the library's absolute charter granted by the Regents on April 20, 2009. The library failed to dissolve the 1889 DOS corporation in 2009 and transfer assets to the new library. The library will continue to operate under its original 1889 corporate status, but will file a certificate of amendment with DOS stating that the library is subject to all of the same requirements as a library issued a charter by the Board of Regents. | 44,580 | Association | School District | N/A | ||
| 10/21/2014 | Sanborn-Pekin Free Library | 5200405830 | Sanborn/Niagara | Nioga | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be portions of the Towns of Cambria, Lewiston, Wheatfield, and portions of the Tuscarora Nation reservation as defined by specific census blocks according to the 2010 census; to specify a range of 5-9 trustees, with the current number being 5. | 5,324 | Association | Other | 4,749 | Association | Other |
| 10/21/2014 | Fulton Public Library | 5600462430 | Fulton/Oswego | North Country | Absolute in the First Instance | A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Fulton City School District; trustee terms of 5 years, with a range of 5 -15 trustees, the current number being 7. Succeeds a municipal city public library with the same name. | 11,896 | Public | City | 20,616 | Public | School District |
| 10/21/2014 | Whitehall Free Library | 7600647080 | Whitehall/Washington | Southern Adirondack | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 5 years and to specify a range of 5-11 trustees. | 4,939 | Association | School District | 4,939 | Association | School District |
| 9/16/2014 | Kirkland Town Library | 3600411430 | Clinton/Oneida | Mid-York | Amendment | Charter is amended to change the trustee term length from five years to three years. | 10,315 | Association | Town | 10,315 | Association | Town |
| Henderson Free Library | 5600222850 | Henderson/Jefferson | North Country | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library’s service area to be the town of Henderson; to specify a range in the number of trustees to be 8-12; 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. | 1,360 | Association | Town | 1,360 | Association | Town | |
| Suffern Free Library | 7200506360 | Suffern/Rockland | Ramapo Catskill | Amendment | Charter is amended to increase the number of trustees from five to nine. | 28,617 | Association | School District | 28,617 | Association | School District | |
| West Nyack Free Library | 7200506970 | West Nyack/ Rockland |
Ramapo Catskill | Amendment | Charter is amended to expand the library’s service area to add that portion of the Nanuet census-designated place that is located in the Clarkstown School District and the southeast portion of the Clarkstown School District that is adjacent to, but not within the Valley Cottage census-designated place or the West Nyack census-designated place to the current service area. | 7,547 | Association | Other | 9,597 | Association | Other | |
| June 15, 2023Haines Falls Free Library | 3200192710 | Haines Falls/Greene | Mid-Hudson | Amendment | Charter is amended to change the library's corporate name from "Haines Falls Free Library" to "Mountain Top Library." | 1,894 | Association | Other | 1,894 | Assocation | Other | |
| Elting Memorial Library | 3200624390 | New Paltz/Ulster | Mid-Hudson | Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range in the number of trustees to be 12-15; to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3); and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process. | 14,003 | Association | Town | 14,003 | Association | Town | |
| Castleton Public Library | 8400491135 | Castleton / Rensselaer | Upper Hudson | Amendment | Charter is amended to change the trustee term length from seven years to three years; and to clarify that the library's service area is the Village of Castleton. | 1,473 | Public | Village | 1,473 | Public | Village | |
| 5/19/2014 | Ellington Farman Library | Ellington / Chautauqua | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus | Provisional Charter | A new association library is established to serve the residents in the Town of Ellington; and trustee term length of three years with range of trustees to be 5-11. Succeeds Farman Free Library Association of Ellington. | 1,643 | Association | Town | 1,643 | Assocation | Town | |
| Dodge Library | 2000096930 | West Chazy / Clinton | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Extension of Provisional Charter | Extension of provisional charter for five years to May 19, 2019. | 1,905 | Public | Special Legislative District | 1,905 | Public | Special Legislative District | |
| Apalachin Library Association | 2400600500 | Apalachin / Tioga | Finger Lakes | Provisional Charter Made Absolute | Provisional charter made absolute. | 1,131 | Association | Other | 1,131 | Assocation | Other | |
| Reed Memorial Library | Carmel/Putnam | Mid-Hudson | Absolute in the First Instance | To establish a special legislative district public library in accordance with L. 2013, Ch. 299 to serve the residents of the District which includes the Town of Carmel, except for the portion of the Town of Carmel which is located in the Mahopac Central School District; and there are to be 7 trustees who serve three year terms. Succeeds the Literary Union of Carmel, NY. | 7,643 | Association | Other | 7,698 | Public | Special Legislative District | ||
| Foundation for Mohawk Valley Libraries, Inc. | Schenectady | Mohawk Valley | Certificate of Incorporation | Foundation incorporated to support the Mohawk Valley Library System and through that system will support the chartered member libraries; and range of trustees to be 5-25. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| 4/29/2014 | Afton Free Library | 2800080040 | Afton/Chenango | Four County | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library's service area to be coterminous with the Town of Afton. | 2,851 | Association | Town | 2,851 | Association | Town |
| Guernsey Memorial Library | 2800084680 | Norwich/Chenango | Four County | Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range in the number of trustees to be 5-15; and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process. | 13,368 | Public | School District | 13,368 | Public | School District | |
| Barker Public Library | Barker/Niagara | Nioga | Provisional Charter | A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Barker Central School District; and trustee term length of five years with range of trustees to be 5-15. Succeeds the Barker Free Library. | 2,662 | Association | Town | 5,079 | Public | School District | ||
| 4/29/2014 | Perry Public Library | 6400675040 | Perry/Wyoming | Pioneer | Amendment | Charter is amended to change the trustee term length from five years to three years. | 6,214 | Public | School District | 6,214 | Public | School District |
| 3/11/2014 | Plattsburgh Public Library | 2000095200 | Plattsburgh/Clinton | Clinton-Essex-Franklin | Amendment | Charter is amended to to specify a range in the number of trustees of no less than 7 nor more than 13 and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of corporation. | 19,989 | Public | City | 19,989 | Public | City |
| 2/11/2014 | Clifton Community Library | 5600511635 | Cranberry Lake/ St. Lawrence | North Country | Amendment | Charter is amended to re-establish trustee succession and initial term lengths with full term lengths of 5 years; to specify a range in the number of trustees of no less than 5 nor more than 9; to designate the Commissioner as agent of the corporation; and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). | 751 | Public | Town | 751 | Public | Town |
| Heuvelton Free Library | 5600512890 | Heuvelton/ St. Lawrence | North Country | Amendment | Charter is amended to designate the library's service area as coterminous with the village of Heuvelton; to specify a range in the number of trustees of no less than 5 nor more than15; to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation; and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). | 714 | Association | Village | 714 | Association | Village | |
| Schuyler-ville Public Library (village) | 7600525950 | Schuylerville/ Saratoga | Southern Adirondack | Dissolution | Charter of the Schuylerville Public Library (village) is dissolved and the assets will be distributed to the Schuylerville Public Library (school district public library) chartered 3/12/2013. | 1,386 | Public | Village | NA | |||
| Nassau Free Library | 8400494340 | Nassau/ Rensselaer | Upper Hudson | Amendment | Charter is amended to specify a range in the number of trustees of no less than 7 nor more than 11, and to establish trustee term length to be 3 years. | 4,789 | Association | Town | 4,789 | Association | Town | |
| 1/14/2014 | Frank J. Basloe Public Library (village) | 3600212870 | Herkimer/Her-kimer | Mid-York | Dissolution | Charter of the Frank J. Basloe Public Library (village) is dissolved and the assets will be distributed to the Frank J. Basloe Public Library (school district public library) chartered 11/19/2013. | 7,743 | Public | Village | NA | ||
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