New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 5 - STATE LIBRARY
Part 3 - GRANTS PROGRAM: LIBRARY SERVICE TO RESIDENTS OF INSTITUTIONS
Section 4.5.3.6 - OBJECTIVE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
This grants program is funded through Title I of the Library Services and Construction Act. Its purpose is to provide incentive for the development of the public library aspect of programs and collections for residents in state-supported institutions. Grant funds are awarded to institutions to encourage and supplement programs that:
A. support library service to the unserved or inadequately served, i.e. to those who are confined to institutions;
B. support each instituion's rehabilitative, educational and correctional programs through the development of library services to the residents;
C. meet the needs of residents for recreational, informational, personal, and educational development in a manner comparable to public library services that exist outside the institution.