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I have figured out A solution, but it requires a little bit of coding skill, and should be used with caution, as I'm sure there are ways to mess things up doing it this way, but if wish to proceed at your own risk:

The material libraries for the various buildings can be found at:

C:\Program Files\OpenStudio 1.11.0\share\openstudio-1.11.0\OSApp

If you open one of these in a text editor, you can see how things are set up. You can follow much of the same process as is shown at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeAbTl_h8fM (make sure you turn on your closed captions so you can follow what each step is doing)

Save your new, custom library with a new name (making sure not to alter the existing libraries)

Then, in OpenStudio, go to File > Load Library

Assuming you have done everything correctly, you should have your newly created library to choose from.

I am hoping that there is a better method, using something in the OpenStudio interface, which is much more user friendly, but this one seems to work.

The material libraries for the various buildings can be found at:

C:\Program Files\OpenStudio 1.11.0\share\openstudio-1.11.0\OSApp

If you open one of these in a text editor, you can see how things are set up. You can follow much of the same process as is shown at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeAbTl_h8fM (make sure you turn on your closed captions so you can follow what each step is doing)

Save your new, custom library with a new name (making sure not to alter the existing libraries)

Then, in OpenStudio, go to File > Load Library

Assuming you have done everything correctly, you should have your newly created library to choose from.

I am hoping that there is a better method, using something in the OpenStudio interface, which is much more user friendly, but this one seems to work.