• Research Brief: State Library Administrative Agency Adaptations in the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Ongoing Trends cover

    Research Brief: State Library Administrative Agency Adaptations in the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Ongoing Trends

    This research brief chronicles how State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA) formed new partnerships with other government departments and agencies to provide services to libraries in their jurisdictions or members of the public during the onset of the pandemic. The brief also describes how SLAAs adapted to new restrictions related to on-site work.

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    Research Brief: Functions and Roles of State Libraries: 2000 and 2020

    The State Library Administrative Agency (SLAA) survey has collected information about state libraries since 1994 on an annual (until FY 2010) or biennial (since FY 2010) basis.

  • State Library Administrative Agencies Survey Fiscal Year 2018

    This report provides highlights of the Fiscal Year 2018 State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA) Survey, which collects financial, staffing, and service information from every SLAA in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

  • State Library Administrative Agencies Survey Fiscal Year 2018

    This report provides highlights of the Fiscal Year 2018 State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA) Survey, which collects financial, staffing, and service information from every SLAA in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

  • State Library Administrative Agencies Survey Fiscal Year 2016

    This report provides highlights of the Fiscal Year 2016 State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA) Survey, which collects financial, staffing, and service information from every SLAA in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

  • State Library Administrative Agencies Survey: Fiscal Year 2014

    This report contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year 2014.

  • State Library Agency Survey: Fiscal Year 2012

    This report marks the sixth release of library statistics data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). It contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. The data were collected through the SLAA Survey, a product of a cooperative effort among the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), IMLS, and American Institutes for Research (AIR).

  • State Library Agency Survey: Fiscal Year 2010

    This report marks the fifth release of library statistics data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). It contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies (StLA) Survey, the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), IMLS, and the U.S. Census Bureau.

  • Research Brief No. 3: Majority of States Report Decline in Support for Library Services

    Like many state-level agencies, State Library Administrative Agencies are experiencing serious cuts to their budgets. These cuts come at a time when record numbers of people, across a wide range of social and economic circumstances, are turning to libraries to meet some very basic information needs.

  • State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 2009

    This report marks the fourth release of library statistics data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). It contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies (StLA) Survey, the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), IMLS, and the U.S. Census Bureau.