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The governor's proposed budget for state Fiscal Year 2009 provides for the following state aid to libraries. Level funding has resulted in 22.86% apportioned to each municipality rather than the law’s recommended 25% of eligible funds expended in FY2007 as described in RIGL 29-6-2(a). For informational purposes, a chart of funding at the 25% level has been prepared.

Public Library Grant-in-Aid (explanation)

	FY 2008 Tax-based	FY2007 Approp & Expend	FY 2009 Tax-based	FY2009 Endowment	Total FY 2009 Proposed Library Aid
Barrington	$314,971	$1,373,017	$313,918	$3,805	$317,722
Bristol	$57,181	$252,879	$57,817	$0	$57,817
Burrillville	$79,855	$350,977	$80,245	$0	$80,245
Central Falls	$66,132	$334,974	$76,586	$650	$77,237
Charlestown	$45,568	$193,200	$44,172	$1,033	$45,205
Coventry	$167,177	$817,164	$186,831	$0	$186,831
Cranston	$548,485	$2,375,701	$543,165	$29,076	$572,241
Cumberland	$240,606	$1,078,554	$246,593	$1,951	$248,544
East Greenwich	$102,399	$434,071	$99,243	$5,898	$105,141
East Providence	$499,380	$2,046,620	$467,926	$0	$467,926
Exeter	$28,066	$141,778	$32,415	$0	$32,415
Foster	$29,271	$145,188	$33,195	$0	$33,195
Glocester	$64,709	$278,003	$63,561	$1,572	$65,133
Hopkinton	$31,238	$110,000	$25,150	$3,814	$28,963
Jamestown	$70,379	$310,839	$71,068	$0	$71,068
Johnston	$121,452	$535,500	$122,433	$0	$122,433
Lincoln	$172,879	$765,182	$174,946	$0	$174,946
Little Compton	$25,425	$110,641	$25,296	$0	$25,296
Middletown	$149,936	$625,781	$143,075	$0	$143,075
Narragansett	$111,496	$514,180	$117,559	$0	$117,559
New Shoreham	$88,246	$406,633	$92,970	$0	$92,970
Newport	$346,433	$1,516,464	$346,714	$2,153	$348,867
North Kingstown	$234,608	$1,022,186	$233,706	$1,212	$234,918
North Providence	$174,550	$782,906	$178,999	$0	$178,999
North Smithfield	$60,768	$254,010	$58,075	$0	$58,075
Pawtucket	$395,734	$1,789,423	$409,122	$488	$409,610
Portsmouth	$109,462	$439,930	$100,583	$3,004	$103,586
Providence	$1,285,939	$3,250,000	$743,058	$496,690	$1,239,749
Richmond	$22,769	$89,827	$20,538	$5,100	$25,637
Scituate	$93,610	$401,932	$91,895	$0	$91,895
Smithfield	$240,145	$1,025,924	$234,561	$1,829	$236,390
South Kingstown	$194,843	$728,829	$166,635	$23,027	$189,662
Tiverton	$87,145	$370,798	$84,777	$1,829	$86,606
Warren	$46,087	$190,000	$43,440	$610	$44,050
Warwick	$666,767	$2,880,468	$658,571	$17,339	$675,910
West Greenwich	$21,394	$96,818	$22,136	$0	$22,136
West Warwick	$196,189	$814,949	$186,325	$3,882	$190,207
Westerly	$287,135	$400,000	$91,453	$190,428	$281,881
Woonsocket	$219,987	$937,182	$214,271	$0	$214,271
Proposed Total	$7,698,411	$30,192,535	$6,903,021	$795,390	$7,698,411

2009 State Aid Totals

Tax-Based Grant-in-Aid	$6,903,021
Endowment-Based Grant-in-Aid	$795,390
Total Grant-in-Aid	$7,698,411
Statewide Reference Resource Center (grant to Providence Public Library)	$1,012,378
Public Library Construction Reimbursement	$2,765,729
Total State Aid to Public Libraries	$11,476,518
Institutional Library Grant-in-Aid	$62,609
Total State Aid to Libraries	$11,539,126