State Library of Iowa Strategic Plan FY08-FY11

Mission: The State Library advocates for Iowa libraries & promotes excellence & innovation in library services in order to provide statewide access to information for all Iowans.

State Library Update, November 2009, Vol.7, no. 4 Library of Iowa, State.

Quarterly update for State Library patrons.

State Library of Iowa Annual Report FY2009, July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.

Annual report for State Library of Iowa

State Library Update, February 2010, Vol.8, no. 1 Library of Iowa, State.

Quarterly update for State Library patrons.

Iowa Public Library Statistics Pocket Digest, 2009

The information in this digest comes from the FY09 Iowa Annual Public Library Survey. It reflects the activities of 522 of the 543 public libraries in Iowa.

Forrest Spaulding, author, Library Bill of Rights, 2008

Brief history of Forrest Spaulding, head of the Des Moines Public Library from 1917-1952

State Library Update, March 2010, Vol.8, no. 2

Quarterly update for State Library patrons.

State Library Update, January 2006, Vol. 4, no. 1

Quarterly update for State Library patrons.

State Library Update, October 2006, Vol. 4, no. 4

Quarterly update for State Library patrons.

State Library Update, July 2010, Vol.8, no. 3

Quarterly update for State Library patrons.

State Library Update, January 2006, Vol. 4, no. 1

Quarterly State Library Update for patrons.

State Library Update, November 2010, Vol.8, no. 4

Quarterly update for State Library patrons.

In Service to Iowa : Public Library Standards, 5th edition, 2010

The Standards and Accreditation program exists to encourage the ongoing development of high quality public library services in Iowa. In Service to Iowa: Public Library Standards is the manual for the State Library of Iowa’s standards program. It was first published in 1985 and was updated in 1989, 1997, 2004, and now in 2010. Iowa’s voluntary public library standards program was established to give public libraries a tool to identify strengths and areas for improvement. It is also used to document the condition of public library service in Iowa, to distribute Direct State Aid funding, and to meet statutory requirements. In 2010, the Iowa Commission of Libraries appointed the Public Library Standards Advisory Task Force to revise In Service to Iowa. The Task Force included members representing libraries from different size categories, the Iowa Commission of Libraries, Library Service Area staff, and State Library staff. All members support and stress the importance of the accreditation process and thank the Iowa public library community for its assistance.

State Library of Iowa Annual Report FY2010, July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010

Annual report for State Library of Iowa

State Library of Iowa Annual Report FY2010, July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.

Annual report for State Library of Iowa