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Formed | 1929 |
Jurisdiction | State of West Virginia |
Headquarters | 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Culture Center, Bldg. 9 Charleston, WV |
Annual budget | $16,793,500 |
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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]
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]