Board of Library Commissioners

BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.

State Appropriations

7000-9101

For the operation of the board of library commissioners; provided, that the appropriation herein shall fund four positions for the purposes of continued implementation of the strategic plan for the future of library services in Massachusetts, so-called; provided further, that said appropriation shall fund a position which will aid small communities as a library project consultant; provided further, that said board shall conduct a study to be completed and reported to the senate and house committees on ways and means by April 1, 1998, that shall review the amount that the commonwealth spends on library services for the blind, including information on the per capita amount spent on libraries statewide in relation to the amount spent on the Perkins and Worcester talking book libraries, including information on the amount that is spent in other states on library services for the blind; and provided further, that the board shall make recommendations regarding a review of the existing formula of library local aid funding, regarding increases for the libraries that specifically serve the blind population, in relation to increases in population and appropriation levels

......................................................$1,066,592

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7000-9401

For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of library commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds for purposes authorized by clauses (1) and (2) of section 19C of chapter 78 of the General Laws, as it deems proper, to 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 19C of chapter 78 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 96.35 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 money 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 1021/2 per cent of the average of the appropriations for free public library service for the three years immediately preceding; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of this item, the board of library commissioners may grant waivers, in a number not to exceed one-tenth the number permitted pursuant to the second paragraph of section 19A of said chapter 78, to any library not receiving funds as a library of last recourse for a period of not more than one year; and provided further, that $2,500,000 shall be expended for continued implementation of the strategic plan, so-called

......................................................$16,005,931

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7000-9402

For the talking book library at the Worcester public library

......................................................$194,478

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7000-9406

For the braille and talking book library at Watertown, including the operation of the machine lending agency

......................................................$1,202,919

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7000-9501

For state aid to public libraries; provided, that 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 1021/2 per cent of the average of the appropriations for free public library service for the three years immediately preceding; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of this item, the board of library commissioners may grant waivers permitted pursuant to the second paragraph of section 19A of chapter 78 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

......................................................$6,899,804

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7000-9506

For the telecommunications expenses of automated resource sharing networks and their member libraries; provided, that $3,338,000 shall be expended from this item solely for the purpose of continued implementation of the strategic plan, so-called

......................................................$3,815,235

Federal Appropriations

7000-9703

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title III LSCA Inter-library Cooperation

......................................................$525,000

7000-9705

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, LSCA Program-Title I

......................................................$2,033,689

7000-9707

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Federal Jobs Bill-LSCA Title II

......................................................$379,000