West Virginia Library Commission

West Virginia Library Commission
Agency overview
Formed	1929
Jurisdiction	State of West Virginia
Headquarters	1900 Kanawha Boulevard East; Culture Center, Bldg. 9 ; Charleston, WV
Annual budget	$16,793,500
Agency executive	Karen Goff, Executive Secretary;
Website	librarycommission.wv.gov

The West Virginia Library Commission (WVLC) Is the official State Library agency of West Virginia located in Charleston, West Virginia.^[1] It is overseen by a nine-member Library Commission appointed by the Governor.^[2] WVLC administers federal and state funds to the state's 172 public libraries as well as maintains the Statewide Library Network.^[3] Their Library Television Network Services produces television programming for state agencies and libraries, and produces local PSAs.^[4]

History

The West Virginia legislature passed a bill in 1915 allowing cities and towns to levy taxes to create public libraries.^[5] The West Virginia Library Association supported this move but saw only fourteen public libraries established in this method between 1917 and 1930.^[5] The West Virginia Library Commission was created by the legislature in 1929 but not funded until 1941 after pressure from the State Federation of Women's Clubs.^[5] After the Library Services Act was passed 1956, the Library Commission could receive and distribute federal funding for public libraries.^[5]

References

^ "Welcome". West Virginia Library Commission. State of West Virginia. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Commissioners". West Virginia Library Commission. State of West Virginia. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "What We Do". West Virginia Library Commission. State of West Virginia. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Library Television Network". West Virginia Library Commission. State of West Virginia. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "e-WV". Libraries. 2013-06-24. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2020-12-02.