July 2018

California State Library

California State Library Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

   2016-17
Actual		 2017-18
Revised		 2018-19
Enacted		 Change from 2017-18
Amount Percent
Local Assistance          
Library Services and Technology Act $11.3 $11.3 $11.3 — —
Library Literacy and English Acquisition Programa 4.8 7.8 8.3 $0.5 6.4%
Statewide Library Broadband Services Program 2.5 2.5 7.8 5.4 216
California Library Services Act 6.6 3.6 5.1 1.5 39.9
Felton Library and Nature Discovery Park — — 1.0 1.0 —
Telephonic Reading for the Blind 0.6 0.6 0.6 — —
California Newspaper Project — — 0.4 0.4 —
State Government Oral Histories Program — — 0.3 0.3 —
Civil Liberties Public Education Program 1.0 3.0 — -3.0 -100.0
California Historical Society 1.0 — — — —
Subtotals ($27.7) ($28.7) ($34.7) ($6.0) (20.8%)
State Operations          
State Library Services $21.5 $19.1 $22.7b $3.6 18.9%
Library Development Services 3.1 3.2 3.3 0.1 4.7
Information Technology Services 2.0 2.4 2.4 —c 0.1
Subtotals ($26.6) ($24.7) ($28.5) ($3.8) (15.2%)
Totals $54.3 $53.5 $63.2 $9.7 18.2%
Funding          
General Fund Ongoing $28.5 $26.3 $31.5 $5.2 19.9%
General Fund One Time 5.0 6.2 10.7 4.5 72.9
Federal Trust Fund 18.2 18.3 18.4 —c 0.1
Otherd 2.6 2.6 2.6 —c -1.8
a Consists of the California Library Literary Services and Career Online High School programs.
b Includes three one-time intiatives: (1) Lunch at the Library ($1 million), (2) Student Authors program ($1 million), and (3) the Braille Institute Library ($500,000). These initiatives provide funds to local local libraries and other external organizations but are scored as state operations in the budget.
c Less than $50,000.
d Includes California State Law Library Special Account, Central Service Cost Recovery Fund, and the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee Fund.