Board of Library Commissioners
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Projected Recommended
FY95 FY96
Budgetary Direct Appropriations
BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS ADMINISTRATION
7000-9101 For the administration and expenses of the board of 757,313 807,937
library commissioners
Local Aid Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
REGIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES LOCAL AID
7000-9401 For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, 13,005,931 13,005,931
that the board of library commissioners may provide
quarterly advances of funds for purposes authorized by
section nineteen C (1) and (2) of chapter seventy-eight
of the General Laws, as it deems proper, to the
regional public library systems throughout each fiscal
year, in compliance with the office of the
comptroller's regulations on state grants, 815 CMR
2.00; provided further, that notwithstanding the
provisions of section nineteen C of chapter
seventy-eight of the General Laws or any other general
or special law to the contrary, the Boston public
library shall, as the library of last recourse for
reference and research services for the commonwealth,
be paid from this item an amount equal to eighty-eight
and seven-hundredths cents per resident in the
commonwealth; provided further, that notwithstanding
the provision of any general or special law to the
contrary, no regional public library shall receive any
funds under this item in any year when the
appropriation of the city or town where such regional
public library is located is below an amount equal to
the average of the appropriations for free public
library service for the three years immediately
preceding increased by two and one-half percent of said
average; and provided further, that notwithstanding the
provisions of this section, the board of library
commissioners may grant waivers, in a number not to
exceed one-tenth the number permitted pursuant to the
sixth paragraph of section nineteen A of chapter
seventy-eight of the General Laws, to any library not
receiving funds as a library of last recourse for a
period of no more than one year
Local Aid Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
TALKING BOOK LIBRARY
7000-9402 For the purposes of a talking book library at Worcester 147,332 147,332
Local Aid Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
TALKING BOOK PROGRAM
7000-9406 For the administration of a talking book program, 952,919 952,919
including the administration and operation of the
machine lending agency
Local Aid Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
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Board of Library Commissioners
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Projected Recommended
FY95 FY96
STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
7000-9501 For state aid to public libraries; provided, that 6,899,804 6,899,804
notwithstanding the provision of any general or special
law to the contrary, no city or town shall receive any
money under this item in any year when the
appropriation of said city or town for free public
library services is below an amount equal to the
average of the appropriations for free public library
service for the three years immediately preceding
increased by two and one-half percent of said average;
provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions
of this section, the board of library commissioners may
grant waivers permitted pursuant to the sixth paragraph
of section nineteen A of chapter seventy-eight of the
General Laws, to any library not receiving funds as a
library of last recourse for a period of no more than
one year; and provided further, that any payment made
under this appropriation shall be deposited with the
treasurer of such city or town and held as a separate
account and shall be expended by the public library of
such city or town without appropriation,
notwithstanding the provisions of any general or
special law to the contrary
Local Aid Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
TELECOMMUNICATION EXPENSES OF AUTOMATED RESOURCE-SHARING NETWORKS
7000-9506 For telecommunication expenses of automated resource 477,235 477,235
sharing networks and their member libraries
Local Aid Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
Federal Grant Spending
TITLE III LSCA INTER-LIBRARY COOPERATION
7000-9703 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 880,000 524,527
Title III LSCA Inter-Library Cooperation
TITLE I LSCA PROGRAM
7000-9705 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 2,575,000 1,829,847
Title I LSCA Program
SCIENCE REFERENCE INSTITUTE
7000-9706 60,960
TITLE II LSCA EMERGENCY FEDERAL JOBS BILL
7000-9707 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 771,000 771,000
Title II LSCA Emergency Federal Jobs Bill
TITLE VI LIBRARY SERVICES CONSTRUCTION ACT
7000-9999 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 62,117 32,000
Title VI Library Services Construction Act
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Board of Library Commissioners
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Projected Recommended
FY95 FY96
Trust & Other Spending
7070-6610 1,350 2,001
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