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New York Library Initiative Fact Sheets

• New York Library Initiative Overview        (pdf)     (html)
• Statewide Internet Library         (pdf)        (html)
• Public Library Construction and Renovation         (pdf)     (html)
• Libraries and Systems        (pdf)     (html)
• Growing Readers @ the Library         (pdf)     (html)
• Trustee Training     (pdf)      (html)

 

School Library Materials Aid Fact Sheets

• Regents Proposal on Increasing School Library Materials Aid            (html)           (pdf)
• Why Do New York's Kids Need Strong School Libraries?        (html)            (pdf)
• The Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement - Bibliography       (html)      (pdf
• Average Cost of a Book vs Per Pupil Library Materials Aid, 1999-2007      (html)    (pdf)
• NYS Average Expenditures for School Library Materials
  vs. School Library Materials Aid                                             (html)     (pdf)

 

Other Information Tools

• " Search Smart" Statewide Internet Library brochure     (Word)          (html)           (pdf)
• Statewide Internet Library demo PowerPoint            (html)
• How Does New York State Compare? The Facts About Statewide Internet Libraries
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• Why Invest in a Permanent Statewide Internet Library for New York? (Word)    (html)      (pdf)

 

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.