<div dir="ltr">Maryland had a virtual site visit back in 2021 and we basically listed all of our community partners.<div><br><div>"Our agency works to partner and</div>support strategic alliances of<br>several state agencies through<br>the provision of technical support,<br>staff time and promotional<br>outreach. This list includes:<br>● MD Attorney General’s Access to Justice Task Force<br>● Governor’s Complete Count (Census) Committee<br>● Department of Planning<br>● Governor’s Grants Office<br>● Department of Labor (prison libraries)<br>● Veterans Affairs<br>● Department of Education, Workforce Development"</div><div><br></div><div>Mary</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-5196782603614415936">
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I am working my way through the site visit checklist and I'm curious how others have answered this question:</div>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i>How is the SLAA working with other State agencies (where appropriate) to coordinate resources, programs, and activities, and leverage, but not replace, the Federal and State investment in the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act, Head Start Act, Workforce Investment Act, and other Federal programs and activities that relate to library services, including economic and community development and health information?</i></span></div>
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While I know it will look different for each state, I'm at a loss about how to approach this and would appreciate seeing other responses or thoughts. Our last site visit checklist also had this question but what we wrote didn't actually answer the question.</div>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Lyndsay Forbes</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Office: 617-725-1860 ext. 252</span></p>
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