The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency responsible for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program, requires each State Library to develop a Five-Year Plan that identifies a state’s needs and that sets forth activities to be supplemented by LSTA funds. This document sets forth the South Carolina State Library’s Five-Year State Plan (October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2012). Approved by IMLS: October 1, 2007.