January 2020

California State Library

California State Library Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

  2018-19 Actual 2019-20 Revised 2020-21 Proposed Change from 2019-20
Amount Percent
Local Assistance          
Library Services and Technology Act $11.3 $11.3 $11.3 — —
Library Literacy and English Acquisition Program 7.3 7.3 7.3 — —
California Library Services Act 5.1 4.6 4.6 — —
Statewide Library Broadband Services Program 7.8 2.8 3.0 0.2 6.0
Lunch at the Library 1.0 1.0 1.0 — —
Telephonic Reading for the Blind 0.6 0.6 0.6 — —
California Newspaper Project 0.4 0.4 0.4 — —
State Government Oral Histories Program 0.3 0.3 0.3 — —
Other one-time initiatives 3.0 19.1 — -19.1 -100.0
Totals $36.7 $47.4 $28.4 -$19.0 -40.0%
State Operations          
State Library Services $21.2 $22.6 $22.5 -$0.1 -0.3%
Library Development Services 3.4 3.6 3.6 — —
Information Technology Services 2.5 2.9 2.7 -0.2 -8.4
Totals $27.1 $29.1 $28.7 -$0.3 -1.1%
Grand Totals $63.818 $76.5 $57.2 -$19.3 -25.2%
Funding          
General Fund Ongoing $31.0 $32.8 $33.5 $0.7 2.3%
General Fund One Time 11.7 22.1 2.0 -20.1 -91.0
Federal Trust Fund 18.6 18.8 18.8 0.0 0.0
Othera 2.5 2.8 2.8 0.1 2.6
a Includes California State Law Library Special Account, Central Service Cost Recovery Fund, and the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee Fund.