Library Services Act

Library Services Act

Long title	An Act to promote the further development of public library service in rural areas.
Acronyms (colloquial)	LSA
Enacted by	the 84th United States Congress
Effective	June 19, 1956
Citations
Public law	84-597
Statutes at Large	70 Stat. 293
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 2280 by Lister Hill (D–OR) on May 8, 1956 Passed the House on May 8, 1956  Passed the Senate on June 6, 1956  Signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 19, 1956

The Library Services Act (LSA) was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1956. Its purpose was to promote the development of public libraries in rural areas through federal funding. It was passed by the 84th United States Congress as the H.R. 2840 bill, which the 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law on June 19, 1956.