New York State Library

Estimated State Aid to Reference and Research Library Resources Systems: Basic Aid

Chapter 917, Laws of 1990 as amended

Education Law 273

This chart also available as a .PDF PDF (69k).

System 2020 Population 2020 Square Miles 2021-2022 Approp 2022-2023 Ed Law 2022-2023 Ed Law w/HH 2022-2023 Approp. %change 2022-2023 EdLaw to Approp %change 2021-2022 Approp 2022-2023 Approp
CAPITAL DISTRICT LIB COUNCIL 1,134,264 7,126 $320,035 $571,430 $571,458 $546,192 - 4.42% 70.67%
CENTRAL NEW YORK LIBRARY RESOURCES COUNCIL 836,796 4,057 $301,649 $543,029 $544,473 $520,400 - 4.42% 72.52%
LONG ISLAND LIBRARY RES COUN 2,921,694 1,196 $407,052 $705,530 $705,533 $674,339 - 4.42% 65.66%
METROPOLITAN NEW YORK LIBRARY COUNCIL 9,808,647 731 $754,238 $1,255,788 $1,255,805 $1,200,282 - 4.42% 59.14%
NORTHERN NEW YORK LIBRARY NETWORK 534,112 10,636 $293,940 $528,683 $529,274 $505,873 - 4.42% 72.10%
ROCHESTER REGIONAL LIBRARY COUNCIL 1,065,549 3,129 $311,359 $559,937 $559,943 $535,186 - 4.42% 71.89%
SOUTH CENTRAL REG LIB COUN 926,661 10,045 $316,275 $559,200 $562,636 $537,760 - 4.42% 70.03%
SOUTHEASTERN NY LIB RES COUN 1,503,194 5,386 $336,637 $598,335 $598,362 $571,906 - 4.42% 69.89%
WESTERN NY LIBRARY RES COUN 1,470,332 4,818 $339,339 $594,854 $598,630 $572,162 - 4.42% 68.61%
Totals 20,201,249 47,124 $3,380,524 $5,916,786 $5,926,113 $5,664,100 - 4.42% 67.55%
  • Funds previously paid through RBDB (Regional Bibliographic Data Base program) are now paid through RRR Basic Aid.
  • Please note: The 21-22 Appropriation (blue column) reflects only the funds paid under Basic Aid last year (not RBDB). This is impacting the % change between the 21-22 and 22-23 appropriations shown in the final column.

Aid Factors

Factor Amount
Basic Aid Ed Law 273(4)(a)(1)(i) $270,000
$0.06 per capita
$1.50 per square mile
Basic Aid Ed Law 273(4)(a)(1)(ii) $200,000
$0.02 per capita
Last Updated: June 22, 2022