§ 19988 Public Library Grant Funding

Education Code·California

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•Money in this fund is always available for the State Librarian to use.
•The money can be given as grants to cities, counties, or other local areas that can own and run a public library.
•The grants must be used for the purposes listed in Section 19989.

Example

A small town wants to build a new public library but doesn't have enough money.

The town can ask for a grant from this fund to help pay for the new library. If they get the grant, they must use the money only for the library project, not for anything else.

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§ 19988 Public Library Grant Funding

All moneys deposited in the fund, except as provided in Section 20011, are continuously appropriated to the State Librarian, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, and shall be available for grants to any city, county, city and county, or district that is authorized at the time of the project application to own and maintain a public library facility for the purposes set forth in Section 19989. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 726, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 14 at the March 7, 2000, election.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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continuously appropriated State Librarian grants public library facility Section 19989

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19988.

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