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), 2023-2027

NYS LSTA Five Year Plans

NYS LSTA Five-Year Plan 2017-2022 (current plan)

NYS LSTA Five Year Plan Evaluation Reports

LSTA Five-Year Plan Evaluation Report, 2017-2022, submitted March 2022

New York State Library Strategic/Operational Plans and Reports

• Division of Library Development Strategic Plan 2018-2022
• Achieving Digital Equity in New York: An Outline for Collaborative Change
• New York’s Digital Divide: Examining adoption of internet and computers for the state and its library districts
• The New York State Digital Equity Portal, Final Report, December 2021

Other Related Plans and Benchmark Documents

IMLS

• IMLS Strategic Plan 2022-2026
• IMLS 2021 Annual Performance Report
• IMLS Focus: Understanding the Social Wellbeing Impacts of the Nation's Libraries and Museums (2021)
• Characteristics of Public Libraries in the United States: Results from the FY 2019 Public Libraries Survey
• State Library Administrative Agencies Survey: Fiscal Year 2018
• Functions and Roles of State Libraries: 2000 and 2020

Other New York State Organizations