State Aid to Public Libraries Fact Sheets

• Departmental Revolving Fund  - an account that may be set up by a municipality for one of its departments.
• Dog Tax - the money collected through county or municipal regulation of dogs.
• Municipal Appropriation Requirement (MAR) Calculation Tool-spreadsheet to help library directos project their MAR. To use this tool, simply click, select your library, and enter your 2011 TAMI or MAR, whichever is higher.
• Municipal Appropriation Requirement Formulas - historical overview of MAR formulas used in the state aid program.
• Municipal Equalization Grant (MEG) Disbursement Formula - definition and formula of MEG (MS Word)
• Nonresident Circulation Offset - frequently asked questions.
• Population Figures - how municipality populations are determined
• State Aid to Public Libraries Certification - statistics of the state aid program from 1987 to the present (MS Word)
• State Aid to Public Libraries Fact Sheet - general program fact sheet
• State Aid to Public Library Funds - what can state aid to public libraries be used for.
• When a Public Library is Not Certified - what happens when a library is not certified.
• When Neighboring Municipalities Are Not Certified for State Aid to Public Libraries-frequently asked questions.

For more information, please contact Dianne Carty at x222