July 2018
California State Library
California State Library General Fund Changes
(In Thousands)
| Initiative | Description | Amount |
| 2017-18 Revised Spending | $32,508 | |
| Local Assistance | ||
| Ongoing | ||
| Library literacy services | Provides tutoring for more adults to help them become literate. Reflects 52 percent augmentation. | $2,500 |
| California Newspaper Project | Preserves California newspapers. Located at UC Riverside. Project last received state funds in early 2000s. | 430 |
| CENIC cost increases | Supports CENIC-managed Internet network for local libraries. To be matched by $263,000 from the California Teleconnect Fund. | 350 |
| Oral histories program | Produces oral histories in partnership with State Archivist. | 250 |
| Subtotal | ($3,530) | |
| One Time | ||
| Broadband grants | Supports greater Internet capacity/faster Internet speeds at CENIC-connected libraries ($3 million) and funds more libraries to connect to the CENIC network ($2 million). | $5,000 |
| Resource sharing activities | Helps certain libraries purchase more books as part of Zip Books initiative ($1 million) and connects digital catalogues of 41 northern California libraries ($450,000). | 1,450 |
| Student Authors initiative | Funds nonprofit organizations to engage students in public housing developments to write and share their writing with others. | 1,000 |
| Lunch at the Library | Provides summer meals to disadvantaged individuals at public libraries. | 1,000 |
| Felton Library and Discovery Park | Helps fund construction of a community learning center and park in Felton. | 1,000 |
| Career Online High School | Funds high school diploma program for adults. Reflects third year of one-time funding. | 1,000 |
| Subtotal | ($10,450) | |
| State Operations | ||
| Ongoing | ||
| Rent increases | Funds facility rent and heating and cooling cost increases. | $340 |
| Digital preservation activities | Preserves point-in-time government webpages ($120,000) and increases State Library's digital storage space ($75,000). | 195 |
| New position | Provides expertise on federal Internet discounts to local libraries. | 138 |
| Network security upgrades | Funds the purchase of more security subsciptions in response to Military Department audit. | 80 |
| Other changes | Funds debt service and employee compensation increases. | -41 |
| Subtotal | ($712) | |
| One Time | ||
| Collection protection | Funds the purchase of (1) a vault to store rare collections and (2) equipment to repair damaged collections. | $663 |
| Braille Institute Library | Supports nonprofit organization providing free library resources for the blind and visually impaired. | 500 |
| Network security upgrades | Funds the purchase of security equipment in response to Military Department audit. | 135 |
| Subtotal | ($1,298) | |
| Other | ||
| Remove prior-year one-time funds | Consists of funds provided in 2017-18 for the Civil Liberties Public Education Program ($3 million), the Career Online High School program ($3 million), and upgrades to the State Library's cataloging and search engine functionalities ($215,000). | -$6,215 |
| Total Changes | ($9,775) | |
| 2018-19 Revised Spending | $42,283 | |
| CENIC = Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California. | ||