Records Retention and Disposition Policy

October 27, 2026

The Board of Trustees of The North Shore Public Library has adopted the Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York Local Government Records LGS-1, issued pursuant to Article 57-A of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, and containing legal minimum retention periods for local government records, for use by all officers in legally disposing of valueless records listed therein; it has been FURTHER RESOLVED, that, in accordance with Article 57-A:

1. Only those records will be disposed of that are described in the Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York Local Government Records LGS-1 after they have met the minimum retention periods described therein;
2. Only those records will be disposed of that do not have sufficient administrative, fiscal, legal, or historical value to merit retention beyond established legal minimum periods.