FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2016
Conference		 FY2016
Vetoes		 FY2016
Overrides		 FY2016
GAA
Board of Library Commissioners 1,077 0 0 1,077
Regional Libraries Local Aid 9,938 -55 55 9,938
Talking Book Program Worcester 447 0 0 447
Talking Book Program Watertown 2,517 0 0 2,517
Public Libraries Local Aid 9,029 -29 29 9,029
Library Technology and Automated Resource - Sharing Networks 2,117 -40 40 2,117
Center for the Book 200 0 0 200
TOTAL    25,325 -124 124 25,325

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account description amount
BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS 28,603,177
7000-9101 Board of Library Commissioners
For the operation of the board of library commissioners 		1,077,431
7000-9401 Regional Libraries Local Aid
For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of library commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds for the purposes authorized by clauses (1) and (3) 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 C.M.R. 2.00; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in calculating the fiscal year 2016 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board of library commissioners shall employ population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2015 distribution; provided further, that the board shall provide funds for the continued operation of a single regional library system to serve the different geographic regions of the commonwealth in both eastern and western Massachusetts to serve the residents of those regions; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the library of the commonwealth shall receive not less than 40.7 cents for each resident of the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for traffic improvements at the Milton public library
 		9,938,482
7000-9402 Talking Book Program Worcester
For the talking book library at the Worcester public library 		446,828
7000-9406 Talking Book Program Watertown
For the Braille and talking book library in the city known as the town of Watertown, including the operation of the machine lending agency 		2,516,693
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 funds from 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 services 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 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 2016 for 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, the library incentive grant program and the nonresident circulation offset program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 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; and provided further, that $29,000 shall be distributed equally between the public libraries located in the towns of Granville, Russell, Southwick, Tolland and Montgomery
 		9,029,000
7000-9506 Library Technology and Automated Resource - Sharing Networks
For the technology and automated resource sharing networks; provided, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for technology upgrades at West Boylston public library
 		2,116,564
7000-9508 Center for the Book
For the Massachusetts Center for the Book, Inc., chartered as the Commonwealth Affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress; provided, that the Massachusetts Center for the Book, Inc. shall continue its work as a public-private partnership 		200,000

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 3,278,179
7000-9700 Federal Reserve - Title I
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Reserve Title I 		157,554
7000-9702 Library Services Technology Act
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Library Service Technology Act 		3,120,625