N.Y. Education Law Section 267
Local neglect

If the local authorities of any library supported wholly or in part by state money fail to provide for the support of such library and the public usefulness of its books, the regents shall in writing notify the trustees of said library what is necessary to meet the state’s requirements, and on such notice all said library’s rights to further grants of money or books from the state shall be suspended until the regents certify that the requirements have been met; and if said trustees shall refuse or neglect to comply with such requirements within sixty days after service of such notice, the regents may remove them from office and thereafter all books and other library property wholly or in part paid for from state moneys shall be under the full and direct control of the regents who, as shall seem best for public interests, may appoint new trustees to carry on the library, or may store it, or distribute its books to other libraries.

Source: Section 267 — Local neglect, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/267 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 3, 2026).

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State library, how constituted 246
State medical library 247
State law library 248
Manuscript and records “on file” 249
State library, when open 249–A
Libraries of public institutions of higher education 250
Duplicate department 251
Transfers from state officers 252
Other libraries owned by the state 253
Public and association libraries and museums 254
Standards of library service 255
Establishment of a public library 256
Contracts 257
Acceptance of conditional gift 258
Closing of museum 258–A
Purchases by museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboreta through office of general services 259
Library taxes 260
Trustees 260–A
Meetings of board of trustees 260–B
Reduction of salaries for purchase of annuities 260–C
Reduction of salaries for tax-deferred annuities 260–D
Board of trustees continuing education 261
Incorporation 262
Use of public and Indian libraries 263
Reports 264
Injuries to property 265
Detention 265–A
Defense of lawful detention 266
Transfer of libraries 267
Local neglect 268
Abolition 269
Library extension service 270
Acceptance of surplus library books or property 271
Apportionment of state aid to Indian libraries 272
Conditions under which library systems are entitled to state aid 273
Apportionment of state aid to libraries and library systems 273–A
State aid for library construction 274
Use and care of school library 275
Librarians of school libraries 276
Existing rules continued in force 277
Authority to raise and receive money for school library 278
Authority to transfer school library property to a free library 279
Fees 280
Penalty for disobedience to library law, rules or orders 281
Loans and extensions of credit to infants 282
Establishment of school library systems 283
Functions of school library systems 284
State aid for school library systems 285
State aid for cooperation with correctional facilities
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Jan. 3, 2026

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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