Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services manages a federal grant program called the Library Services and Technology Act. Any California state library that wants it needs to submit a five year plan.
http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/
These are the LSTA priorities according to the website:
Contact the State Library, Library Development Services, tel. (916) 653-5217
http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/
These are the LSTA priorities according to the website:
- expand services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats, in all types of library, for individuals of all ages;
- develop library services that provide all users access to information through local, state, regional, national, and international electronic networks;
- provide electronic and other linkages between and among all types of libraries;
- develop public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations;
- target 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
- target 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 line
Contact the State Library, Library Development Services, tel. (916) 653-5217
