Public Libraries

I’m assuming the age requirement for youth cards varies widely even among NYS libraries, but what are the key determining legal factors which inform how libraries settle on an age ra

The board of trustees of a public school district library owns the library building. A private club occupies the entire second floor.

Our library is trying to set some parameters around what we require from a patron in order to check out library materials to them.

Could you please provide the effective date of 8 CRR-NY 90.2?

Are all public libraries required to publish their budgets online on their websites?

If a prospective employer specifically asks about a candidate’s physical capacity to do a job and they say they can do all of the tasks required, and then notify us afterward

I read the response to the question of whether certain types of libraries must abide by the minimum wage in New York (

A school district public library would like to open up a line of credit so it can get a credit card.

We have 12 employees of the Library. 3 are salaried the rest are minimum wage.

Is it required or advised that the Friends group (ours is a separate non-profit) have their own insurance?

What would it look like if a Public Library hired a part-time social worker to help patrons deal with some of their everyday life issues that may come up while visiting the library?