Bill for additional Library Funding

I’m forwarding the information about the new House Bill that’s just been introduced to provide additional state funding for public libraries. If passed, this will mean at least $10,000 for Fontana Regional Library to buy books, magazines, movies and computer software.

Please contact Representative Phil Haire or Representative Roger West (he represents the far western part of Macon County). I’m including a link to both of their pages on the General Assembly website for contact information.

Phil Haire: http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=162

Roger West: http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=267

Please share this with other members of your Friends groups, Library Boards, staff or anyone you know who cares about public libraries

Now is the time to contact your legislators in the House and urge them to sign on to HB 2090 bill.

House Bill 2090

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

H D

HOUSE DRH50795-LG-662 (4/23)

Short Title: Funds for Public Libraries. (Public)

Sponsors: Representatives Crawford and Jeffus (Primary Sponsors).

Referred to:

1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

2 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE STATE'S PUBLIC LIBRARY

3 SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLECTIONS.

4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

5 SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the

6 Department of Cultural Resources the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the

7 2008-2009 fiscal year. These funds shall be allocated to all public library systems

8 eligible to receive funds from the Aid to Public Library Fund and used for public library

9 collections. The funds appropriated in this act are not to be considered or distributed as

10 part of the Aid to Public Library Fund. Each public library system shall receive the

11 following:

12 (1) A base grant of $10,000; and

13 (2) A portion of the remaining funds based on the population of the library

14 system's service area.

15 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2008

David M. Paynter, Director

New Hanover County Public Library

201 Chestnut St.

Wilmington, NC 28401

910/798-6309 910/798-6312 fax

dpaynter@nhcgov.com