The New York State Library is part of the New York State Education Department, and was established in 1818. The Library and its sister institutions, the New York State Museum and New York State Archives, are housed in the Cultural Education Center. The building is part of the Empire State Plaza, a large complex of state government offices in downtown Albany, New York, United States. The website is [1] and the Wikipedia page is [2]. The Wikipedia page on the state is [3].