Agency and/or Creator

Janet McKenney

Bureau/Division/Agency

Library; Library Development

Document Type

Text

Exact Creation Date

6-28-2022

Description

The Maine State Library's five year plan (2023-2027) submitted on June 28, 2022.

From the Institute of Museum and Library Services website (https://www.imls.gov/grants/grant-programs/grants-states): The Grants to States program is the largest source of federal funding support for library services in the U.S.

What is the Grants to States program?

Using a population based formula, more than $160 million is distributed among the State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) every year. SLAAs are official agencies charged by law with the extension and development of library services, and they are located in:

  • Each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia;
  • The Territories (Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands); and
  • The Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands).

What do the funds support?

Each year, approximately 1,500 Grants to States projects support the purposes and priorities outlined in the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). SLAAs may use the funds to support statewide initiatives and services, and they may also distribute the funds through competitive subawards to, or cooperative agreements with, public, academic, research, school, or special libraries or consortia (for-profit and federal libraries are not eligible).States and subrecipients have partnered with community organizations to provide a variety of services and programs, including access to electronic databases, computer instruction, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization of special collections, access to e-books and adaptive technology, bookmobile service, and development of outreach programs to the underserved.

How are funds allocated?

The Grants to States program allocates a base amount to each of the SLAAs plus a supplemental amount based on population.

How is the program evaluated?

The Library Services and Technology Act requires each SLAA to submit a plan that details library services goals for a five-year period. SLAAs must also conduct a five-year evaluation of library services based on that plan. These plans and evaluations are the foundation for improving practice and informing policy.

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English

Location

Kennebec County; Augusta

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