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South Dakota State Library Services

A list of services provided by the South Dakota State Library.

Annual School Libraries Survey

School Libraries Survey (SLS)

The School Libraries Survey, fielded every spring, tracks trends and changes in South Dakota school libraries.

Why the SLS Matters:

  • Supports statewide resources, programs like ExCITE! and interlibrary loan services.
  • Provides data for comparison across districts and over time.
  • Informs the annual School Libraries Facts & Stats, a snapshot of statewide library data.

Survey Information:

  • One survey per school; estimates (e.g., circulation) are acceptable.
  • Data is available to librarians and administrators via reports on this webpage or by contacting the SDSL Data Coordinator.

Complete the School Library Survey for credit: https://library.sd.gov/CAL/2025/SDSL-SchoolLibrarySurvey.aspx 

Recorded Q&A Session: https://youtu.be/SOihuhUwKqA

School Library Share & Compare Statistics

About the 2023-24 Survey

South Dakota's public school districts, non public school systems, tribal/BIE schools, and state special schools were surveyed about their libraries during the 2023-24 school year. The information in these reports reflects the activities reported by library staff from 348 school libraries who responded to the South Dakota School Library Survey (90% response rate).

Interactive Statistical Reports

School Library Survey data reports in Excel format are available on request. Contact the State Library's data coordinator or school library coordinator with questions regarding the School Library Survey.