State Library Agencies Survey Design

The State Library Agencies (StLA) Survey provides information about the state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The StLA may function as the state's public library at large, providing service to the general public and state government employees. Data on StLAs complement data collected on public, academic, and school libraries.

Survey Methodology

Click on "Appendix A: Technical Notes" in:
IMLS Publication: State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 2007 (1.85 MB)

Who is surveyed?

The State Library Agencies (StLA) Survey provides information about the state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Why is the Survey conducted?

The State Library Agencies (StLA) Survey provides policymakers and researches with basic descriptive information about the state library agencies and their services to all types of libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Survey Manual

Fiscal Year 2009 User Guide (109 KB)

Error and Warning Messages from the data edit process - Fiscal Year 2009 (276 KB)