This fact book summarizes the improvement in library systems and library services in New York State as a result of action taken by the state legislature in 1981, and outlines in detail the 1982 legislative proposals of the New York State Board of Regents for the further development of New York libraries. These proposals encompass the following activities: (1) a coordinated resource sharing and document delivery technology study, (2) further development of statewide and regional bibliographic databases and related development to support interlibrary loan resource sharing, (3) expanded eligibility for coordinated library outreach funds, (4) a continuation of school library system "shoe-string" grant projects, and (5) amendment of public library system maintenance of effort taxation requirements. Included are tables summarizing New York State library statistics for 1980 and state support requested for libraries in the state for fiscal year 1982-83. (JL)