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Administrative History

The Governor's Commission on Libraries was appointed by Governor Hugh Carey in April 1976 to plan for the New York State Governor's Conference on Libraries, held in June 1978. Prior to the Conference, the Commission held public hearings in Buffalo (April 20-21), New York City (April 27-28), Albany (May 11), and Syracuse (April 18). At these hearings, 255 students, teachers, librarians, administrators, and others from public, private, school, and academic libraries expressed their concerns.