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State Aid to Libraries, Fiscal Year 2009

The enacted 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
Total Aid

FY2007 Approp & Expend FY 2009
Tax-based
FY2009
Endowment
Total FY 2009
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

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