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Background

The New York Library Initiative supports implementation of the ten recommendations of the Regents Commission on Library Services and builds on the New Century Libraries proposal. Appointed in 1998, the Regents Commission on Library Services produced its final report in 2000. The report presented the Commission's 10 recommendations for strengthening library services in New York State and meeting the information needs of the 21st century.   In 2001, the Regents adopted New Century Libraries as a priority legislative initiative aimed at implementing the Commission's recommendations.

   

The New York Library Initiative is a legislative proposal of the Office of Cultural Education (OCE), a unit of the New York State Education Department.
OCE is home to the NYS Archives, NYS Library, NYS Museum, and the NYS  Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting.