New York State Library Aid - Overview of Funding Formula Factors in Education Law for FY 2019-2020

Name of State Aid Chart Type of Aid Formula Factors Education Law Citations
PLS Basic Aid Public Library System Basic Formula Aid:    

1. Per County

 $20,000 if serving one county; $25,000 per county if more than 1 county; $10,000 per partial county served 273(1)(a)

2. Per Capita

 94 cents per capita 273(1)(c)

3. Reimbursement of Per Capita Expenditures on Library Materials (called “Book Reimbursal”)

 Reimbursement may not exceed 68 cents per capita 273(1)(d)(1)

4. Per Square Mile

 $52-$72 per square mile 273(1)(e)

5. Minimum Funding Amount Per System for 1 to 4 (called “Due Minimum”)

 Due Minimum - $675,000 per system 273(1)(n)

6. Automation Aid

 7% of Book Reimbursal amount, minimum of $76,500 273(1)(d)(2)
PLS Supplemental Operating Aid PLS Supplemental Operating Aid $39,000 per system
10.94% of Basic Aid		 273(12)(a)
PLS LLSA PLS Local Library Services Aid (Member Libraries only) 31 cents per capita
Minimum - $1,500 per library
Formula equity to 2001 LLSA level		 273(1)(f)(1)
PLS LSSA PLS Local Services Support Aid (Systems outside NYC) 31 cents per capita of Unserved Areas
2/3 of LLSA (Member Libraries)		 273(1)(f)(2)
PLS LCSA PLS Local Consolidated Systems Aid (Brooklyn Public, New York Public and Queens Library only) 31 cents per capita
2/3 of 31 cents per capita
Formula Equity to 1991 LLIA level		 273(1)(f)(3)
PLS Coordinated Outreach PLS Coordinated Outreach Services Program $43,000 + 13 cents per capita 273(1)(h)(1)
PLS Central Library Aid PLS Central Library Development Aid (CLDA) 32 cents per capita of system population
Minimum - $105,000 per system		 273(1)(b)(1)
PLS Central Library Materials Aid (called “Central Book Aid”) $71,500 per system 273(1)(b)(2)
PLS Special Grants Brooklyn Public Library $350,000 273(1)(k)
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library $50,000 273(1)(l)
Nassau Library System $30,000 273(1)(m)
PLS County Jails and PLS State Corrections Aid PLS Services for County Jails (also called Interinstitutional) $175,000 statewide; apportioned by ratio, based on number of inmates per facility 285(2)
PLS Services for State Correctional Facilities $9.25 per inmate 285(1)
The New York Public Library Services to CUNY students $2,000,000 273(1)(g)
Science, Industry, Business Library Services $1,000,000 273(1)(g)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture $734,000 273(1)(i)
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library $984,000 273(1)(i)
Research Libraries-Books $767,000 273(1)(g)
Research Libraries-Undesignated $5,649,600 273(1)(g)
3Rs Basic Aid Reference and Research Library Resources Systems (3Rs) Basic Aid $270,000 per system
6 cents per capita
$1.50 per square mile		 273(4)(a)
3Rs Hospital Library Services 3Rs Hospital Library Services Aid $1,396,000 statewide (Per regulation is apportioned by 75 cents per square mile and $4,000 per hospital, with remaining balance apportioned by ratio, based on number of beds per hospital) 273(4)(c)
3Rs Medical Information Services Program 3Rs Medical Information Services Program Aid $506,000 statewide; apportioned by ratio based on weighted number of hospitals,teaching hospitals and other system members 273(4)(b)
3Rs Regional Bibliographic Data Bases Program 3Rs Regional Bibliographic Data Bases Program $200,000 per system
2 cents per capita		 273(6)
3Rs Supplemental Operating Aid 3Rs Supplemental Operating Aid $39,000 per system
10.94% of Basic Aid 		273(12)(b)
SLS Basic Aid School Library Systems (SLS) Basic Aid Per System Base Grant: $83,000, $90,000, $123,000, or $897,000 284(1)(a)(b)(c)(d)
Per District, $500 (minimum $4,300 BOCES, $5,000 Cities of 125,000+) 284(1)(e)(2)
Per Student 29 cents 284(1)(e)(1)
Per Square Mile $2.45 284(1)(e)(3)
Per Merger $50,000 (1/1/1984-3/31/2008) $90,000 (after 3/31/2008) 284(1)(f)
SLS Automation Aid SLS Automation Aid 10% of Basic Aid 284(1)(g)
SLS Supplemental Operating Aid SLS Supplemental Operating Aid $39,000 per system
10.94% of Basic Aid		 273(12)(c)
Coordinated Collection Development Aid Coordinated Collection Development Aid (CCDA) for Academic Libraries $4,400 per institution base grant
$1.04 per FTE student		 273(5)(b)
Conservation/ Preservation Conservation/Preservation Formula Aid for Big 11 Research Libraries $158,000 per institution 273(7)(a)
Indian Libraries Aid for Indian Libraries $18,000 per reservation 271(1)
$18.20 per capita 271(2)
$1.50 per acre 271(3)
Summary Chart Conservation/Preservation Discretionary (Competitive) Grant Project Programs $500,000 statewide 273(7)(c)
Center for Jewish History $200,000 273(9)(a)
New-York Historical Society $250,000 273(1)(j)
Adult Literacy Library Program $200,000 273(1)(h)(2)
Family Literacy Library Program $300,000 273(1)(h)(3)

Source: New York State Library, Division of Library Development as of April 30, 2019

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