§ 18026 Public Library Funding Distribution

• •The State Librarian must calculate and confirm the money amount for public libraries every year by November 15.
• •The Controller must send 100% of that money to each public library by January 15 every year.
• •This process started in the 1984–85 fiscal year and continues every year after that.

Imagine your local library needs money to buy new books and computers.

The State Librarian figures out how much money each library should get and tells the Controller by November 15. Then, the Controller sends all that money to your library by January 15 so they can buy the new books and computers.