Chief Patron: Greason
Transfer from DOE to State Aid to Local Public Libraries
The Library Of Virginia FY2017 $1,500,000 FY2018 $1,500,000 GF
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"C. Out of this appropriation, $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to expand summer reading materials and programs at local public libraries. "
(This amendment provides $1.5 million each year from the general fund to the State Aid to Local Public Libraries to expand summer reading materials and programs. Students who participate in summer reading programs have been documented to outperform non-participating peers on literacy fundamentals screening in grades kindergarten through 2, and the Standards of Learning for grades 3-12. In tests taken after returning from summer break, K-12 students who participated in summer reading programs at their local public libraries outperformed those who did not.)
Financial Assistance for Educational, Cultural, Community, and Artistic Affairs (14300) $15,233,584 $15,233,584
State Formula Aid for Local Public Libraries (14301) FY2017 $15,233,584 FY2018 $15,233,584
Authority: Title 42.1, Chapter 3, Code of Virginia.
A. It is the objective of the Commonwealth that all local public libraries receiving state aid provide access to their patrons to worldwide electronic information on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that local public libraries receiving state aid invest in the technology necessary to provide or enhance this service.
B. Included in this appropriation is $190,070 the first year and $190,070 the second year from the general fund to supplement the state formula aid distribution provided in Title 42.1, Code of Virginia, for Fairfax Public Library System.