Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Preliminary FY2009 Legislative Agenda

Account

Account Title

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Funding Level

FY2008
Budget

FY2009
Proposed

Notes

7000-9101

MBLC Administration

$1,229,472

$1,028,000

$1,300,000

1

7000-9401

State Aid to Regional Public Libraries

$17,623,954

$16,230,361

$19,548,679

2

7000-9402

Talking Book Library (Worcester)

$415,000

$415,000

$425,000

3

7000-9406

Talking Book & Maching Lending Agency (Perkins)

$2,203,997

$2,203,997

$2,589,425

4

7000-9501

State Aid to Public Libraries

$9,949,804

$9,489,844

$12,760,312

5

7000-9506

Library Technology & Resource Sharing

$4,420,235

$2,851,000

$6,000,000

6

7000-9507

Public Library Incentive Grant Program

$250,000

$250,000

$1,000,000

7

 

$36,092,462

$32,468,202

$43,623,416

 

Note 1: Restores 3 positions

Note 2: Full statutory funding of regions; currently at 78%

Note 3: Maintains current service level

Note 4: Expands number of active users

Note 5: Inflation based increase of current program based on FY2001 funding level

Note 6: Expands electronic content and network support. For detail see the Account 9506 in Preliminary FY2009 Legislative Agenda.

Note 7: Established funding goal

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