New York State Library Division of Library Development Public Library Systems Annual Reports
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- The Division of Library Development seeks to develop, strengthen, and improve library services to the people who use New York's academic, public, school, and special libraries. This series consists of annual reports submitted by public libraries and library systems to the Division of Library Development for use in statistical publications. The reports contain data on library collections, services, transactions, staffing, public services information, operating budgets, capital funds, and other aspects of library operation and development.
Title
- Public library systems annual reports
Quantity
- 103 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B2538
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological and then alphabetical by library system and library.
Administrative History
The Division of Library Development seeks to develop, strengthen, and improve library services to the people who use New York's academic, public, school, and special libraries. The Division provides statewide leadership and advisory services, and administers Federal and State grant programs that provide aid for library services.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of annual reports submitted by public libraries and library systems to the Division of Library Development. The reports contain data on library collections, services, transactions, staffing, public services information, operating budgets, capital funds, and other aspects of library operation and development. Report data was used to publish an annual statistical report, "Public and Association Libraries Statistics." Early years of the report included only selected information from the annual reports. After 1992, all significant information from individual library and system reports was incorporated into the publication as well as entered into the national database, "Bibliostat." Individual reports after 1992 are no longer retained.
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Acquisition Information
This series was transferred under records disposition number 20619, and includes records from transfer list 990081.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.