The Plan for the Use of State Aid is open from Wednesday, September 25, 2024 and will close on Wednesday, October 25, 2024.

Please send questions to Mike Reilly, State Aid Administrator at RA-StateAid@PA.GOV.

Regular Q&A Sessions
Join us at our State Aid Q&A sessions every Thursday from 11 AM to 12 PM (excluding holidays). These sessions are open to all library directors, district consultants, and system administrators.  Feel free to attend one of these sessions with any questions you may have related to State Aid. A link to these recurring meetings is available on the home page of the LibPAS platform after signing in. Select the link at the time of the meetings to join.

The Bureau of Library Development (BLD) in the Office of Commonwealth Libraries supports libraries and library services for Pennsylvanians through the administration of state and federally funded programs and grant opportunities including LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act), Library Access, LAMP (Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians), the Public Library Subsidy, and Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities. BLD also provides advisory services, professional development, and continuing education for library staff and volunteer leadership at public, school, academic, and special libraries.

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