Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Program in New York State
Key Planning Resources
Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Purposes and Priorities of LSTA
- Five-Year State Plan Guidelines for State Library Administrative Agencies (IMLS), FY2018-2022 [PDF
only; 79k]
NYS LSTA Five Year Plans
- NYS LSTA Five Year Plan 2012-2017 (current plan)
NYS LSTA Five Year Plan Evaluation Reports
NYS Board of Regents Statewide Policy for Library Services
- Creating the Future: A 2020 Vision and Plan for Library Services in New York State, Regents Advisory Council on Libraries, issued in 2012. Accepted by the Board of Regents
- Meeting the Needs of All New Yorkers: Library Service in the New Century - The final report of the Regents Commission on Libraries, issued in 2000. Adopted as statewide policy for library services by the Board of Regents.
New York State Library Strategic/Operational Plans and Reports
- Broadband Express@your library: A Project Impact Report, July 2013
- Broadband Sustainability Plan for NYS Libraries (2010)
- Division of Library Development Strategic Plan 2013-2017
- Electronic Books and Public Libraries in New York State: A Report to the Legislature and Executive, May 2016 [PDF
only; 1.5Meg]
- OCE Statewide Preservation Plan (2010) [PDF
only;
]
Other Related Plans and Benchmark Documents
IMLS
- IMLS Strategic Plan 2012-2016, Creating a Nation of Learners
- IMLS 2016 Performance and Accountability Report [PDF
only;
]
- IMLS Focus:
- Engaging Communities [PDF
only;
]
- Learning in Libraries [PDF
only;
]
- National Digital Platform [PDF
only;
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- Engaging Communities [PDF
- Public Libraries in the United States Survey: Fiscal Year 2014
- State Library Administrative Agencies Survey: Fiscal Year 2014 [PDF
only;
]
Other New York State Organizations
Library Trustees Association of New York
New York Library Association
- NYLA Strategic Plan 2017-2020 [PDF
only;
]
- Digital Literacy Advisory Committee, Digital Literacy Standards for New Yorkers [PDF
only;
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- Digital Literacy Advisory Committee, Digital Literacy Skills Set for New Yorkers [PDF
only;
]
New York State Library Systems
- I2NY: Envisioning an Information Infrastructure for New York State
- New York State Library Systems: Five-Year Plans of Service 2016-2021
NYS Education Department -- P-12
- EngageNY
- Regents Reform Agenda [PDF
only]
Last Updated:
January 19, 2022; for questions or comments, contact Mary Ann Waltz