In the United States of America, sub-national governmental state library agencies established in each state have long been a catalyst for a great deal of the motivation for public library cooperation. This has been since the founding of the movement, starting in 1890 when Massachusetts created a state Board of Library Commissioners charged to help communities establish and improve public libraries. Over the years, state library agencies played a major role in encouraging larger units of service to provide library resources.Charles A. Bunge. “Statewide Library Surveys and Plans Development of the Concept and Some Recent Patterns.” The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy 36, no. 1 (1966): 25–37. The Library Services Act (1956) and the Library Services and Construction Act (1964) were keystones in the goal of providing library service throughout the nation.
In addition, many of the 50 states have state archives similar to the federal National Archives and Records Administration to keep records relating to information on state laws, census information, etc. __TOC__
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State Library Website Archives (if separate)Alabama Public Library ServiceAlabama Public Library ServiceAlabama Department of Archives and HistoryAlaska State LibraryAlaska State LibraryAlaska State ArchivesArizona State LibraryArizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsArkansas State LibraryArkansas State LibraryArkansas State ArchivesCalifornia State Library California State LibraryCalifornia State Archives Colorado State Library Colorado State Library and Adult Education OfficeColorado State ArchivesConnecticut State Library Connecticut State LibraryConnecticut State Archives (part of the State Library) Delaware Division of Libraries Delaware Division of LibrariesDelaware Public Archives Florida State Library State Library and Archives of Florida Georgia Public Library Service Georgia Public Library ServiceGeorgia ArchivesHawaii State Library Hawaii State LibraryHawaii State ArchivesIdaho Commission for Libraries Idaho Commission for LibrariesIdaho State Historical Society Library and Archives Illinois State Library Illinois State LibraryIllinois State ArchivesIndiana State Library and Historical BureauIndiana State LibraryIndiana Archives and Records Administration State Library of IowaState Library of IowaState Historical Society of Iowa, Archives and Records ProgramState Library of KansasState Library of KansasKansas Historical Society Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives State Library of Louisiana State Library of LouisianaLouisiana State Archive and Research Library Maine State Library Maine State LibraryMaine State Archive Maryland State Library Maryland State LibraryMaryland State ArchivesState Library of Massachusetts State Library of MassachusettsMassachusetts ArchivesLibrary of MichiganLibrary of MichiganArchives of MichiganMinnesota State Law LibraryMinnesota Historical SocietyMississippi Library Commission Mississippi Library CommissionMississippi Department of Archives and HistoryMissouri State Library Missouri State LibraryMissouri State ArchivesMontana State Library Montana State LibraryMontana Historical Society Research CenterNebraska Library CommissionNebraska State LibraryLibrary/Archives Division of the Nebraska State Historical Society Nevada State Library, Archives and Public RecordsNevada State Library, Archives and Public Records New Hampshire State Library New Hampshire State LibraryNew Hampshire Division of Archives and Records ManagementNew Jersey State LibraryNew Jersey State LibraryNew Jersey State ArchivesNew Mexico State Library New Mexico State LibraryNew Mexico State Record Center and ArchivesNew York State LibraryNew York State LibraryNew York State ArchivesState Library of North CarolinaState Library of North CarolinaState Archives of North Carolina North Dakota State LibraryNorth Dakota State LibraryNorth Dakota State ArchivesState Library of OhioState Library of OhioOhio Historical Society Archives and Library Oklahoma Department of LibrariesOklahoma Department of LibrariesOklahoma State Archives and Records ManagementState Library of OregonState Library of OregonOregon State ArchivesState Library of PennsylvaniaState Library of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State ArchivesRhode Island Office of Library and Information ServicesRhode Island Office of Library and Information Services Rhode Island State ArchivesSouth Carolina State Library South Carolina State LibrarySouth Carolina Department of Archives and HistorySouth Dakota State Library South Dakota State LibrarySouth Dakota State ArchivesTennessee State Library and ArchivesTennessee State Library and ArchivesTexas State Library and Archives CommissionTexas State Library and Archives CommissionUtah State Library Utah State LibraryUtah State ArchivesVermont Department of Libraries Vermont Department of LibrariesLibrary of VirginiaLibrary of VirginiaWashington State LibraryWashington State LibraryWashington State ArchivesWest Virginia Library Commission West Virginia Library CommissionWest Virginia Archives and HistoryWisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community LearningWisconsin State Historical Society ArchivesWyoming State Library Wyoming State LibraryWyoming State Archives
See also Territorial libraries: Feleti Barstow Public Library (American Samoa) Guam Public Library System State Library of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico National Library List of libraries in the United States
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External links
COSLA. Chief Officers of State Library Agencies. California State Archives on Google Cultural Institute List of state archives from National Archives and Records Administration USA State libraries list at Lib-web.org List of state libraries from publiclibraries.com