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2024-2025 Application for State Aid to Public Libraries
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nina Chaffin, Library, Director, 704-283-3561
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorize the Chairman and County Manager to execute Forms F and A, respectively, of the 2024-2025 Application for State Aid to Public Libraries.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The State Library of North Carolina oversees the annual funding for the Aid to Public Libraries. In order to receive this aid from the State Library, public library systems must submit an Annual Application for State Aid. The Annual Application dictates the eligibility for the aid, which is outlined in 07 NCAC 021 .0201 of the Administrative Code. Based on the stated eligibility requirements, we are in compliance, and therefore, are eligible to apply for the 2024-2025 State Aid to Public Libraries. The application deadline is September 16, 2024.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The exact grant amount is not known until all libraries submit their Maintenance of Effort Declarations. Best estimate is that Union County's FY2025 grant will be approximately $250,537 which was the amount given last year.