N.Y. Educ. Law § 252

§ 252. Other libraries owned by the state. The report of the state\nlibrary to the legislature shall include a statement of the total number\nof volumes or pamphlets, the number added during the year, with a\nsummary of operations and conditions, and any needed recommendation for\nsafety or usefulness for each of the other libraries owned by the state,\nthe custodian of which shall furnish such information or facilities for\ninspection as the regents may require for making this report. Each of\nthese libraries shall be under the sole control now provided by law, but\nfor the annual report of the total number of books owned by or bought\neach year by the state, it shall be considered as a branch of the state\nlibrary and shall be entitled to any facilities for exchange of\nduplicates, inter-library loans or other privileges properly accorded to\na branch.\n