July 2021

California State Library

Changes in California State Library General Fund Spending

2021-22 (In Thousands)

Ongoing Spending 
State Operations  
Administrative support (10 positions) $1,148
Restoration of employee salaries 915
Online digital database of governmental records 460
Data and systems librarians (3 positions) 345
State grants web portal (2 positions) 314
K-12 online database (2 positions) 241
Assistive technology for visually impaired patrons (2 positions) 220
California Homeless Youth Project manager (1 position) 130
Transfer Oral Histories Program to Secretary of State -75
Technical adjustments -95
Local Assistancea  
California Library Services Act restoration funds $1,750
Zip books 1,000
Broadband costs 500
Transfer Oral Histories Program to Secretary of State -150
Subtotal ($6,703)
One-Time Spending
State Operations  
Assistive technology for visually impaired patrons $1,641
Online digital database of governmental records 1,640
Disaster preparedness for cultural resources (6 positions)a 835
State grants web portal 500
Local Assistance  
Library infrastructure grants $439,000
Collaborative broadband projects 35,000
San Francisco Chinatown Media and Arts Collaborative property acquisition 26,500
English as a second language programs 15,000
Outreach Grants to Ethnic Media Program 10,000
Online tutoring for K-12 students 6,400
Inland Congregations United for Change Parent and Youth Civic Engagement 6,000
Broadband connectivity 6,000
Civil Liberties Public Education Act 5,000
Early learning and after-school programs 5,000
Mobile libraries 3,000
Career Online Education 3,000
Logan Heights Library facilities restoration 2,400
California Humanities 2,000
Disaster preparedness for cultural resourcesb 1,552
Broadband carryover 1,303
Jewish Family and Children’s Services Holocaust Center 1,000
Grants for LGBTQ sites 750
San Francisco Richmond Community Youth Center capital project 500
California Center for Civic Participation 200
Subtotal ($574,221)
Total $580,924
State Operations 8,219
Local Assistance 572,705
a Early action legislation (Chapter 4 of 2021) also provides the Lunch at the Library program $800,000 ongoing General Fund beginning in 2020-21.
b According to the administration, these amounts will be appropriated annually for four years, for a total amount of $9.5 million over the four-year period.
LGBTQ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer.