News & Highlights
Directors Meeting 2023
Wednesday and Thursday, December 6-7, 2023
FSU Turnbull Center, Tallahassee
Meeting is in-person and online.
Review the agenda (PDF).
Visit the Directors Meeting webpage where new information is forthcoming.
DLIS Discussions
We host monthly, open discussions for Florida library staff that focus on a particular topic.
In December our Discussion will be about Express Reads.
Register now
Monday, December 18, 2023
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Explore other topics we've covered.
Suggest a discussion topic: [email protected].
Public Library Data Tables available
- In 2020-2021, Florida public library staff answered over 10 million reference questions.
- Over 70 million items were checked out from public libraries, not just books, but also telescopes, cooking pans, bird-watching kits and pressure washers.
- Public libraries offered 94,489 programs at the library and another 29,529 virtual programs.
Review these statistics and more: 2020-2021 Public Library Statistics & Ranked Data Tables.
E-Rate in Disaster Areas
How has E-Rate been affected in counties damaged by Hurricane Ian and designated as Affected Disaster Areas by FEMA?
Deadlines have been extended, service substitutions can help replace damaged or destroyed equipment, document retention guidelines have changed and more.
Many of these resources and programs are funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.
