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Library Services and Technology Act

{{Short description|U.S. legislation passed in 1996}}

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{{Infobox U.S. legislation

| shorttitle = Library Services and Technology Act

| othershorttitles = {{unbulleted list|Museum and Library Services Act|Museum and Library Services Act of 1996}}

| longtitle = An Act to provide for library services and technology under Museum and Library Services Act, with an emphasis on library services and technology, access, and literacy programs for underserved communities.

| colloquialacronym = LSTA

| nickname = Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997

| enacted by = 104th

| effective date = September 30, 1996

| public law url = https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-110/pdf/STATUTE-110-Pg3009.pdf

| cite public law = 104-208

| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|110|3009}} aka 110 Stat. 3009-295

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| title amended = 20 U.S.C.: Education

| sections created = {{Usc-title-chap|20|72|II}} § 9121 et seq.

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| leghisturl = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:HR03610:@@@R

| introducedin = House

| introducedbill = {{USBill|104|H.R.|3610}}

| introducedby = Bill Young (R–FL)

| introduceddate = June 11, 1996

| committees = House Appropriations, Senate Appropriations

| passedbody1 = House

| passeddate1 = September 28, 1996

| passedvote1 = Passed without objection, in lieu {{USBill|104|H.R.|4278}}

| passedbody2 = Senate

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| passeddate2 = September 30, 1996

| passedvote2 = 84-15 {{US Senate Vote|104|2|302}}, in lieu of {{USBill|104|H.R.|4278}}

| conferencedate = September 28, 1996

| passedbody3 = House

| passeddate3 = September 28, 1996

| passedvote3 = 370-37 {{US House Vote|1996|455}}

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| passedbody4 = Senate

| passeddate4 = September 30, 1996

| passedvote4 = Passed voice vote

| signedpresident = Bill Clinton

| signeddate = September 30, 1996

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United States President Bill Clinton signed the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) on October 1, 1996. LSTA is a United States federal library grant program. Its roots come from the Library Services Act, first enacted in 1956. LSTA replaced the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), first enacted in 1962. The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science held two White House Conferences that generated discussion and support.Mathews Virginia H. 2004. Libraries Citizens & Advocacy: The Lasting Effects of Two White House Conferences on Library and Information Services. Washington D.C.: White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services Taskforce.

The American Library Association (ALA) and other library groups developed the new act.Flagg, Gordon. "News Fronts Washington." American Libraries, December 1995.

Many changes occurred with the passage of LSTA. The original act, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), allocated funds for building construction, but LSTA emphasizes technology. The new priority is the creation of technological infrastructure.Gregory, Gwen. "The Library Services and Technology Act: How Changes from LSCA are Affecting Libraries." Public Libraries, Vol. 38, no. 6, 1999: p. 378-82. Another change that occurred with the passage of LSCA was the responsibility of library services. This responsibility was originally a part of the Department of Education. It was moved to the newly created, independent federal agency: the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The range of libraries served also changed with the enactment of LSTA. Initially, public libraries were primarily served by LSCA. With the passage of LSTA, all types of libraries are served, including public, school, academic, and special.

Not all initiatives under LSCA have changed with the enactment of LSTA. Priorities, like services to the underserved and rural areas, are still supported.

LSCA is a federally funded state-based program, generally administered by the state library of each state. Each state sets specific funding categories based on a long-range plan filed with the IMLS.

State Libraries LSTA Resources and Five-Year Plans

  • [http://library.alaska.gov/dev/libdev.html Alaska State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://library.alaska.gov/pdf/2012_Alaska_State_Plan.pdf AK 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://webmini.apls.state.al.us/apls_web/apls/apls/lsta Alabama State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://webmini.apls.state.al.us/apls_web/apls/apls/docs/lsta/AL%20(2013-2017).pdf AL 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://library.arkansas.gov/landing-page/index/grants-information Arkansas State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://library.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/Arkansas_LSTA_5yr_Plan_2013-2017.pdf AR 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://www.azlibrary.gov/libdev/funding/lsta Arizona State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.azlibrary.gov/sites/azlibrary.gov/files/libdev-lsta-2013-17-plan.pdf AZ 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/ California LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/docs/LSTA5YearPlan2013-2017.pdf CA 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/lsta Colorado LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.cde.state.co.us/sites/default/files/documents/cdelib/lsta/download/pdf/fiveyearplan2013-2017.pdf CO 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/lstagrants Connecticut State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/ld.php?content_id=8217900 CT 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://libraries.delaware.gov/planning.shtml Delaware State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://libraries.delaware.gov/planning/pdfs/LSTAPlan2013-2017.pdf DE 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.dclibrary.org/lsta District of Columbia - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/DCplan2012.pdf DC 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/library-development/funding/lsta/ State Library of Florida - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://files.floridados.gov/media/698097/lstaplan2018-22.pdf FL 2018-22 Plan]
  • [http://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/lsta/ Georgia State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/lsta/five-yr/GPLS_LSTA-2013-17_Part1.pdf GA 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.librarieshawaii.org/about-us/reports/lsta-5-year-plans/ Hawaii State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.librarieshawaii.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/LSTA-Five-Year-Plan-2013-2017-revised-2014-0401.pdf HI 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/about/lsta Iowa State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/about/lsta/lstaplan IA 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://libraries.idaho.gov/icfl-funding-libraries Idaho State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://libraries.idaho.gov/files/2013-2017LSTAPLan20120612Mhoo_0.pdf ID 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/lsta.html Illinois State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/pdfs/lsta_evaluation.pdf IL 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.in.gov/library/lsta.htm Indiana State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.in.gov/library/files/Indiana%20LSTA%20Evaluation%202013%20-%202017%20-%20ISL%20Final.pdf IN 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://kslib.info/430/Library-Services-Technology-Act-LSTA Kansas State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://kslib.info/documentcenter/home/view/1203 KS 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/funding/Pages/FederalGrants.aspx Kentucky State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/funding/Documents/KDLA%202013-2017%20Five-Year%20Plan.pdf KY 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.state.lib.la.us/public-libraries/lsta Louisiana State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.state.lib.la.us/images/stories/LSTA_Plan_2013-2017rev.pdf LA 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/lsta-grants/index.php Massachusetts State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/lsta-grants/files/lrp_2013.pdf MA 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DLDS/LBPH/annualreport.aspx Maryland State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DLDS/DLDS/LSTA2015Handout.pdf MD 2015 Handout]
  • [http://www.state.me.us/msl/libs/lsta/index.shtml Maine State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.state.me.us/msl/libs/lsta/plan2013-2017.pdf ME 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.michigan.gov/lsta Michigan State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/LM_LSTA_2019_Annual_Report_final_accessible_653903_7.pdf MI 2018 Report]
  • [https://wayback.archive-it.org/418/20140304152921/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/lm_LSTA_2012-2017_Five-Year_Plan_for_Michigan_405466_7.pdf MI 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/Lib/sls/LSTA/ Minnesota State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=MDE070702&RevisionSelectionMethod=latestReleased&Rendition=primary MN 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20170124074619/https://sos.mo.gov/library/development/lstagrant Missouri State Library - LSTA Landing Page (cached version)]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20161230001704/http://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/LibraryGrantsTemp/MissouriLSTAFY2013-2017Plan.pdf MO 2013-2017 Plan (cached version)]
  • [http://mlc.lib.ms.us/ms-libraries/grants/ Mississippi State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://mlc.lib.ms.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ms-five-year-plan-federal-years-2013-2017.pdf MS 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://about.msl.mt.gov/grants/lsta Montana State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://docs.msl.mt.gov/Central_Services/Publications/SLR/lsta_5yr_2013_2017.pdf MT 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://nlc.nebraska.gov/grants/LSTA/ Nebraska State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/state-profiles/plans/nebraska5yearplan.pdf NE 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://nsla.nv.gov/LSTA/ Nevada State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://nsla.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/nslanvgov/content/Development/NV_2013-2017_LSTA_State_Plan-2015revision.pdf NV 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://www.nhsl.dncr.nh.gov/services/federal-funding New Hampshire State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.nhsl.dncr.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt726/files/inline-documents/sonh/final-2023-2027-nh-imls-lsta-5-year-plan-6-22-2022.pdf NH 2023-2027 Plan]
  • [http://www.njstatelib.org/about/budget-state-federal/lsta/ New Jersey State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.njstatelib.org/wp-content/uploads/lll_files/New_Jersey_LSTA_Plan_2013-2017.pdf NJ 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/services-for-nm-libraries/funding-libraries/federal-funding-nm-libraries New Mexico State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/state-profiles/plans/newmexico5yearplan.pdf NM 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/lsta/fundlsta.htm New York State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/lsta/plan1217.htm NY 2012-2017 Plan]
  • [http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/resources/lsta-grants North Carolina State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://dncr-statelibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/LD/LSTA/5yrplan2013-17.pdf NC 2013-2017 Plan]
  • North Dakota State Library - LSTA Landing Page
  • [http://www.library.nd.gov/publications/lstaplan13-18.pdf ND 2012-2018 Plan]
  • [https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/lsta-grants/ Ohio (State Library of Ohio) - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://library.ohio.gov/documents/lsta-five-year-plan-2013-2017/ OH 2013-2017 Plan]
  • Oklahoma State Library - LSTA Landing Page
  • [https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/state-profiles/plans/oklahoma5yearplan.pdf OK 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/pages/lsta.aspx Oregon State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/LSTA/PlansEvals/2013-17PlanEval/1.%20Oregon%202013-17%20Plan%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf OR 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Documents/LSTA/2018-2022LSTAFiveYearPlan.pdf OR 2018-2022 Plan]
  • [https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Documents/LSTA/2023-2027LSTAFiveYearPlan.pdf OR 2023-2027 Plan]
  • [http://www.statelibrary.pa.gov/Libraries/Subsidies-and-Grants/Pages/Library-Services-and-Technology-Act.aspx Pennsylvania State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.statelibrary.pa.gov/Documents/For%20Libraries/Subsidies%20and%20Grants/LSTA/Pennsylvania_LSTA_FiveYearPlan_2013-2017%20FINAL.pdf PA 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.olis.ri.gov/aboutus/5yplan/index.php Rhode Island State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.olis.ri.gov/aboutus/5yplan/2013/5yrplan2013-17.pdf RI 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://guides.statelibrary.sc.gov/friendly.php?s=lsta/lsta-grant-programs South Carolina State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://guides.statelibrary.sc.gov/ld.php?content_id=352406 SC 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://library.sd.gov/LIB/index.aspx South Dakota State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/state-profiles/plans/southdakota5yearplan.pdf SD 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/grants Tennessee State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/state-profiles/plans/tennessee5yearplan.pdf TN 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/pubs/lstaplan/5yearplan.html Texas State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/default/files/public/tslac/ld/pubs/lstaplan/LSTA2013_Final.pdf TX 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://heritage.utah.gov/library/lsta Utah State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://heritage.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/LSTA-Five-Year-Plan-2013-2017-1Mar2015.pdf?x15791 UT 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/LDND/lsta/ Virginia State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/ldnd/lsta/plan12-17.asp VA 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://libraries.vermont.gov/about_us/lsta Vermont State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://libraries.vermont.gov/sites/libraries/files/LSTA/Vermont%20LSTA%20Plan%202013-2017.pdf VT 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/grants/applicants.aspx Washington State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/library/libraries/dev/Washington%20State%20LSTA%20Five%20Year%20Plan%2006%2027%2012.pdf WA 2012-2017 Plan]
  • [https://dpi.wi.gov/pld/lsta Wisconsin State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/pld/pdf/lstaplan13.pdf WI 2013-2017 Plan]
  • West Virginia State Library
  • [https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/state-profiles/plans/westvirginia5yearplan.pdf WV 2013-2017 Plan]
  • [http://library.wyo.gov/about/lsta/ Wyoming State Library - LSTA Landing Page]
  • [http://pluto.state.wy.us/awweb/main.jsp?flag=browse&smd=2&awdid=1 WY 2013-2017 Plan]

Notes

Other Resources

American Library Association, [http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/fight-for-libraries Fight to Defend Federal Funding for Libraries]

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