State funding for libraries

This is link to the 2010/11 budget proposed by Governor Ed Rendell. Link to Budget Document

Here are some Library highlights of the budget that you can share with interested parties:
The public library subsidy falls under the Education Program.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: To provide and improve library services to citizens of the commonwealth, special libraries, and government agencies and employees.

The proposed 2010-11 budget offers a variety of valued public library services to all Pennsylvanians.
The Public Library Subsidy helps defray the cost of basic operations of local public libraries. This subsidy makes it possible for Pennsylvania’s more than 600 public library outlets to meet the information, education and enrichment needs of our children, students and lifelong learners. Pennsylvania is a national leader in family focused library programming. The Public Library Subsidy also supports 29 district library centers that are charged with providing deep resources and specialized services to the local libraries and residents of their defined geographic areas.
This funding also provides every Pennsylvanian with access to the vast and historic resources of the four major research libraries in the commonwealth: The State Library of Pennsylvania, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Free Library of Philadelphia and the libraries of The Pennsylvania State University.

LIBRARY SERVICES provided from general fund in THOUSANDS with (TOTAL funding from all sources in parentheses):
2008/09: $93,294 ($ 107,732)
2009/10: $68,322 ($ 81,043)
2010/11: $ 67,039 ($ 76,953)
2011/12: $ 67,039 ($ 77,033)

What are the distributions from GENERAL FUND apportionment?:
State Library
2008/09: $4,570
2009/10: $ 2,396
2010/11: $ 2,372
2011/12: $ 2,372
Public Library Subsidy
2008/09: $75,137
2009/10: $60,000
2010/11: $58,800
2011/12: $58,800
Library Services for the Visually Impaired and Disabled
2008/09: $2,976
2009/10: $2,926
2010/11: $2,897
2011/12: $2,897
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
2008/09: $69
2009/10: $0
2010/11: $0
2011/12: $0
Library Access
2008/09: $7,000
2009/10: $3,000
2010/11: $2,970
2011/12: $2,970
Electronic Library Catalog (now in Access line)
2008/09: $3542
2009/10: $0
2010/11: $0
2011/12: $0