Sample Policies, Procedures and Forms

Listed below are policies and procedures from libraries and library systems from around the state that have been reviewed and selected by a committee of library directors and librarians as model examples of prevalent procedural topics.

We recommend that you use these samples as a guide as you work with your colleagues to create policies and procedures endemic to your library's community and mission.

• Public Libraries and Library Systems
• School Libraries and BOCES
• Academic Libraries
• Special Libraries

General Statements:

• The Non-Profit Revitalization Act (2013) and New York State Libraries and Library Systems
• American Library Association (ALA) Library Bill of Rights
• ALA and Association of American Publishers Freedom to Read Statement
• ALA and American Film and Video Association Freedom to View Statement
• ALA Code of Professional Ethics
• New York State Digital Literacy Standards and Skill Set

Legal Documents

• N.Y. CVP. LAW § 4509 : NY Code - Section 4509: Library records
• State Controller Opinions Impacting Public Libraries 

Tax Forms

• Application for an Exempt Organization Certificate for Sales Tax (form st119.2) (pdf)
• Guide to Sales Tax in NYS for Exempt Organizations (pub843) (pdf)