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Funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people: international case studies

Part2:Country studies

USA

Governmental responsibility

The Librarian of Congress has oversight of the NLS service, while the regional and sub-regional libraries of the NLS come under state or local administration. Most (52 of 57) of the regional libraries are administered by the state libraries. State rehabilitation agencies administer four regional libraries and the fifth is administered by a private rehabilitation agency. Seventy-two of the 74 subregional libraries are located in or administered by a public library. Each library adheres to the policies and personnel rules of its administering agency.