by Amy Geisinger | Jul 10, 2024 | BLD News, State Aid
State Aid Library Subsidy Application – NOW OPEN The State Aid Library Subsidy Application (SALSA) is now open within the Counting Opinions LibPAS platform for completion by independent public libraries, federated system library administrations, and federated system...
by Amy Geisinger | Feb 2, 2024 | BLD News, Data, State Aid
The Annual Report – PA Public Library Data Survey for reporting year 2023 is now open for data input via the Counting Opinions’ LibPAS platform. The deadline for submission is Friday, March 15, 2024. Please take note to the following important information:...
by Amy Geisinger | Dec 11, 2023 | Data, Surveys
Results of survey concerning possible changes to the national Public Libraries Survey (PLS) Annual Report for reporting year 2024. Thank you to all who completed the survey. Please take a few minutes to review the results of the survey questions: Should we keep the...
by Amy Geisinger | Nov 30, 2023 | Data, State Aid, Surveys
Access update for the Annual Report – PA Public Library Data Survey collection on LibPAS Access to the Annual Report collection in LibPAS will be disabled on Friday, December 8, 2023. We are removing access to the annual report to make updates for the 2023 reporting...
by Amy Geisinger | Sep 6, 2023 | State Aid, Surveys
Several data elements that gather statistics on library collections within the national Public Libraries Survey (PLS) may be deleted by The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Although these statistics may no longer be required for the national PLS, it...