FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2009
Conference
FY2009
Vetoes
FY2009
Overrides
FY2009
GAA
FY2009
Total
Spending
Board of Library Commissioners 1,049 0 0 1,049 1,042  
Regional Public Libraries Local Aid 17,166 0 0 17,166 17,166  
Talking Book Program - Worcester 440 0 0 440 421  
Talking Book Program - Watertown 2,341 0 0 2,341 2,241  
Public Libraries Local Aid 9,990 0 0 9,990 9,990  
Technology and Automated Resource-Sharing Networks 3,101 -250 0 2,851 2,799  
Public Library Matching Incentive Grant 250 0 0 250 0  
TOTAL    34,337 -250 0 34,087 33,659  

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account description amount
BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS 33,659,447
Budgetary Direct Appropriations  
7000-9101 Board of Library Commissioners
For the operation of the board of library commissioners
1,042,269
7000-9401 Regional Public Libraries Local Aid
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 considers 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 said section 19C of said chapter 78 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 $1.15 per resident in the commonwealth; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in calculating the fiscal year 2009 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board of library commissioners shall employ population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2008 distribution
17,166,071
7000-9402 Talking Book Program - Worcester
For the talking book library at the Worcester public library
421,143
7000-9406 Talking Book Program - Watertown
For the Braille and talking book library at Watertown, including the operation of the machine lending agency; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the National Federation of the Blind Newsline Program
2,241,016
7000-9501 Public Libraries Local Aid
For state aid to public libraries; provided, that notwithstanding 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 the city or town for free public library services is below an amount equal to 102.5 per cent of the average of the appropriations for free public library service for the 3 years immediately preceding; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of library commissioners may grant no more than 55 additional waivers in excess of the waiver limit set forth in the second paragraph of section 19A of chapter 78 of the General Laws in fiscal year 2009 for a period of not more than 1 year; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, of the amount by which this item exceeds the amount appropriated in chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, funds shall be distributed under the guidelines of the municipal equalization grant program and under the guidelines of the library incentive grant program and under the guidelines for the nonresident circulation offset program; and provided further, that any payment made under this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city or town and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the public library of that city or town without appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary
9,989,844
7000-9506 Technology and Automated Resource-Sharing Networks
For the technology and automated resource sharing networks
2,799,104
7000-9507 Public Library Matching Incentive Grant
For the purposes of implementing a public library matching incentive grant program; provided, that a $.50 state match shall be made for each $1 that local trustees, public library foundations, friends of the library or other support organizations raise; provided further, that eligible state matching funds shall be made available to municipalities that raise at least $2,000 and only up to $100,000 raised; and provided further, that funds from this item shall be made available to the local public library trustees for the enhancement of library services and shall not be used as part of the local match for an approved public library project as defined in section 19H of chapter 78 of the General Laws or to meet the appropriation requirement as provided in section 19A of said chapter 78
0

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 3,615,949
7000-9700 Federal Reserve - Title I
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Reserve - Title I
169,280
7000-9702 Library Services Technology Act
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Library Service Technology Act
3,446,669