The New York Library Initiative supports implementation of the ten recommendations of the Regents Commission on Library Services and builds on the New Century Libraries proposal. Appointed in 1998, the Regents Commission on Library Services produced its final report in 2000. The report presented the Commission's 10 recommendations for strengthening library services in New York State and meeting the information needs of the 21st century. In 2001, the Regents adopted New Century Libraries as a priority legislative initiative aimed at implementing the Commission's recommendations.