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A partnership of the Indiana Public Library Association Indiana Library Trustee Association and Indiana State Library
  • Public Library Standards have not been revised since 1997.
  • Update and establish meaningful standards for Indiana’s public libraries to provide service level expectations to Indiana’s served residents.
  • Provide an opportunity for libraries to provide varied levels of service to their community while meeting or exceeding standards.

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Latest Draft of Public Library Standards
Latest Draft of Public Library Standards
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DRAFT of Revised Standards and June Presentation
Draft as of 5/29/09 and June meetings presentation
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Town Hall Meeting
Presentation from April 13, 2009 and homework documents
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Committee to Update Public Library Standards
The State Library and the Indiana Library and Historical Board (ILHB) have responded to the need to update public library standards by establishing a library standards committee to modify and develop these standards last revised in 1997.
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