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NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY AND NEW YORK STATE ARCHIVES TO BE OPEN ON SATURDAYS
The New York State Library and New York State Archives will institute
new Saturday hours beginning on October 16th. Saturday hours of
operation at the two facilities, located on the 7th and 11th floor of
the Cultural Education Center (CEC) at the Empire State Plaza in Albany,
will be from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free public parking will be available
in the Madison Avenue parking lots adjacent to the CEC. Directions and
parking information is available on the New York State Museum website at
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/information/general/muswhere.html.
This new policy for expanded access does not affect the hours of the New
York State Museum, which is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a
week, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
However if a major holiday (e.g. July 4th, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day)
falls directly on a Saturday, the Library and Archives will not be open
(checking their websites is advised for such holidays).
The New York State Library has served New Yorkers, New York State
government and researchers from throughout the United States for more
than 190 years. It is the largest state library in the nation and the
only state library to qualify for membership in the Association of
Research Libraries. The Library's research collection of more than 20
million items includes major holdings in law, medicine, the social
sciences, education, American and New York State history and culture,
the pure sciences and technology.
The New York State Archives identifies, preserves, and makes available
more than 200 million records of colonial and state government dating
back to 1630 that have enduring value to the public and private
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