New York State Library

Division of Library Development

Estimated State Aid 2006-2007
Based on Legislative Action April 2006

Public Library Construction Grant Program
$14 million Capital Funds

Based on Formulas in Education Law 273-a
2000 Census

Public Library System

2000 Census
Population

% System
Population
is of State
Population

60% of Funds
Apportioned
According to %
of System Pop
to State Pop

40% of Funds
(Equal Amount
Per System)

2006-2007
Appropriation
(Capital Funds)

Brooklyn

2,465,326

12.99%

$1,091,286

$243,478

$1,334,764

Buffalo-Erie

950,265

5.01%

$420,638

$243,478

$664,117

Chautauqua-Cattaraugus

223,705

1.18%

$99,024

$243,478

$342,502

Clinton-Essex-Franklin

169,879

0.90%

$75,198

$243,478

$318,676

 
Finger Lakes

312,189

1.65%

$138,192

$243,478

$381,670

Four County

361,668

1.91%

$160,094

$243,478

$403,572

Mid-Hudson

627,042

3.30%

$277,562

$243,478

$521,041

Mid-York

369,337

1.95%

$163,488

$243,478

$406,967

 
Mohawk Valley

282,918

1.49%

$125,235

$243,478

$368,713

Monroe County

735,343

3.88%

$325,502

$243,478

$568,981

Nassau

1,334,544

7.03%

$590,741

$243,478

$834,219

New York

3,313,573

17.46%

$1,466,766

$243,478

$1,710,244

 
Nioga

324,387

1.71%

$143,591

$243,478

$387,069

North Country

372,990

1.97%

$165,105

$243,478

$408,584

Onondaga

458,336

2.42%

$202,884

$243,478

$446,362

Pioneer

301,741

1.59%

$133,567

$243,478

$377,045

 
Queens

2,229,379

11.75%

$986,843

$243,478

$1,230,321

Ramapo-Catskill

739,977

3.90%

$327,554

$243,478

$571,032

Southern Adirondack

330,359

1.74%

$146,235

$243,478

$389,713

Southern Tier

283,568

1.49%

$125,522

$243,478

$369,001

 
Suffolk

1,419,369

7.48%

$628,289

$243,478

$871,767

Upper Hudson

447,103

2.36%

$197,912

$243,478

$441,390

Westchester

923,459

4.87%

$408,773

$243,478

$652,251

 
GRAND TOTAL

18,976,457

100.00%

$8,400,000

$5,600,000

$14,000,000


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