LSTA (Library Services & Technology Act)
The New Mexico State Library uses LSTA to support and improve library service in New Mexico through a statewide program and grants. This funding is made possible through the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
LSTA priorities as defined in 20 USC Chapter 72, Sec. 9141 are:
- expanding services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats; in all type of libraries, for individuals of all ages;
- developing library services that provide all users access to information through local, State, regional, national, and international electronic networks;
- providing electronic and other linkages among and between all types of libraries;
- developing public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations;
- targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; and
- targeting library and information services to persons having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty lines.
In 2011, NMSL will provide grants to public libraries in two program areas
Contact: Patricia Moore
E-audio/E-book Grants (pending)
Contact: Geri Hutchins
Plans, Evaluations and Reports
- LSTA 5 Year Plan 2008-2012 - revised April 16, 2008 (APPROVED BY IMLS)
- LSTA 5 Year Evaluation 2003 -2007
- LSTA 2008 Grant State Program Report (covers 2008 Grant - October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2009) submitted December 2009
- LSTA 2007 Grant State Progam Report (covers 2007 Grant - October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2008) submitted December 2008
- LSTA 2006 Grant State Program Report (covers 2006 Grant - October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2007) submitted December 2007
- LSTA 2005 Grant State Program Report (covers 2005 Grant - October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2006) submitted December 2006
For more information contact Geri Hutchins at 505-476-9727 or geraldine.hutchins@state.nm.us
