Section 142.2. Long-range plan

(a) Commonwealth Libraries, in consultation with the Advisory Council on Library Development, will prepare a 3 to 5 year long-range plan for the allocation of grants available to municipalities for public library planning, acquisition, development or rehabilitation from the Fund. In preparing the long-range plan, Commonwealth Libraries will consult with municipal officials and library representatives. The long-range plan will be reviewed each year by Commonwealth Libraries and modified as need dictates. The long-range plan will include the following components:

(1) A library facility needs assessment, including an analysis of the need in different geographical regions of this Commonwealth and of libraries serving various size municipalities, and a consideration of county library system plans.

(2) An action plan to meet the need for improved library facilities through the use of the Fund and other available moneys.

(3) Commonwealth Libraries’ policies concerning the grants for public library facilities.

(4) A plan for Commonwealth Libraries’ administration of the program, including provision of technical assistance, monitoring of ongoing projects and evaluation of completed projects.

(b) Grants to municipalities for public library planning, acquisition, development or rehabilitation will be made in accordance with the long-range plan.

(c) Commonwealth Libraries will incur administrative expenses to meet costs of activities listed in the component of the long-range plan described in subsection (a)(4), to meet costs of planning, and to meet other costs of grants administration.

(d) Commonwealth Libraries will publish the long-range plan and subsequent modifications to the long-range plan in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.