N.Y. Educ. Law § 293

§ 293. Establishment of interstate library district. One or more\nincorporated public libraries of this state, by majority action of the\nboard of trustees thereof, may enter into an agreement with one or more\npublic library agencies in another state or states which have adopted\nthe interstate library compact for the purpose of establishing and\nmaintaining an interstate library district. For the purposes of this\nact, a cooperative library system established under article five of this\nchapter shall be deemed to be a public library.\n