Proposed State Aid to Libraries Fiscal Year 2025 (As amended by House Finance Committee)
On May 31, 2024, the RI House Finance Committee passed its version of the FY25 State Budget (H 7225 Sub A). The budget bill as passed by House Finance includes changes to the Governor’s proposed budget, including fully funding State Aid to Libraries at 25% of local appropriations and expenditures, per RIGL 29-6-2. The budget bill must be voted on next by the full House, then passed to Senate Finance and then the full Senate. The bill will then move to the Governor for signature. The FY25 Budget will not be finalized until the Governor signs it, but we are cautiously optimistic that it will be the House version of the budget that will be signed into law.
If State Aid to Libraries passes as amended by House Finance, municipalities will receive the following allocations for local public library services.
| Municipality | FY 2024 Library Aid | FY 2023 Approp. & Expend. | Tax-based GIA FY 2025 | Endow GIA FY 2025 | FY 2025 Library Aid | Difference, 2024->2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRINGTON | $379,347 | $1,488,391 | $372,098 | $2,374 | $374,472 | ($4,875) |
| BRISTOL | $206,100 | $874,693 | $218,673 | $0 | $218,673 | $12,574 |
| BURRILLVILLE | $224,266 | $949,701 | $237,425 | $0 | $237,425 | $13,160 |
| CENTRAL FALLS | $36,917 | $118,825 | $29,706 | $7,590 | $37,296 | $379 |
| CHARLESTOWN | $64,266 | $268,462 | $67,116 | $1,066 | $68,182 | $3,916 |
| COVENTRY | $251,550 | $1,078,540 | $269,635 | $0 | $269,635 | $18,086 |
| CRANSTON | $797,557 | $3,131,508 | $782,877 | $18,799 | $801,676 | $4,119 |
| CUMBERLAND | $353,926 | $1,433,380 | $358,345 | $3,863 | $362,208 | $8,282 |
| EAST GREENWICH | $149,839 | $546,645 | $136,661 | $16,681 | $153,342 | $3,503 |
| EAST PROVIDENCE | $445,181 | $1,828,905 | $457,226 | $0 | $457,226 | $12,046 |
| EXETER | $56,782 | $260,979 | $65,245 | $0 | $65,245 | $8,463 |
| FOSTER | $41,835 | $171,956 | $42,989 | $0 | $42,989 | $1,154 |
| GLOCESTER | $95,338 | $392,063 | $98,016 | $1,000 | $99,016 | $3,678 |
| HOPKINTON | $44,300 | $136,000 | $34,000 | $10,300 | $44,300 | $0 |
| JAMESTOWN | $120,781 | $473,358 | $118,340 | $3,194 | $121,534 | $752 |
| JOHNSTON | $133,453 | $510,604 | $127,651 | $2,645 | $130,296 | ($3,157) |
| LINCOLN | $259,616 | $1,095,920 | $273,980 | $0 | $273,980 | $14,365 |
| LITTLE COMPTON | $42,594 | $178,233 | $44,558 | $0 | $44,558 | $1,965 |
| MIDDLETOWN | $180,903 | $723,613 | $180,903 | $0 | $180,903 | $0 |
| NARRAGANSETT | $210,276 | $984,632 | $246,158 | $0 | $246,158 | $35,882 |
| NEW SHOREHAM | $108,269 | $474,354 | $118,589 | $0 | $118,589 | $10,320 |
| NEWPORT | $486,394 | $1,989,231 | $497,308 | $3,058 | $500,366 | $13,972 |
| NORTH KINGSTOWN | $353,799 | $1,248,226 | $312,057 | $13,518 | $325,575 | ($28,225) |
| NORTH PROVIDENCE | $246,714 | $968,852 | $242,213 | $942 | $243,155 | ($3,559) |
| NORTH SMITHFIELD | $95,325 | $393,157 | $98,289 | $0 | $98,289 | $2,964 |
| PAWTUCKET | $474,735 | $2,038,192 | $509,548 | $4,015 | $513,563 | $38,828 |
| PORTSMOUTH | $134,841 | $547,024 | $136,756 | $2,500 | $139,256 | $4,416 |
| PROVIDENCE | $1,551,521 | $3,995,000 | $998,750 | $529,518 | $1,528,268 | ($23,253) |
| RICHMOND | $32,206 | $102,000 | $25,500 | $7,104 | $32,604 | $398 |
| SCITUATE | $133,807 | $550,748 | $137,687 | $0 | $137,687 | $3,881 |
| SMITHFIELD | $363,925 | $1,501,002 | $375,251 | $446 | $375,697 | $11,772 |
| SOUTH KINGSTOWN | $258,400 | $963,089 | $240,772 | $21,667 | $262,439 | $4,039 |
| TIVERTON | $147,750 | $603,000 | $150,750 | $0 | $150,750 | $3,000 |
| WARREN | $73,963 | $299,019 | $74,755 | $3,436 | $78,191 | $4,228 |
| WARWICK | $778,781 | $3,549,150 | $887,288 | $38,173 | $925,461 | $146,680 |
| WEST GREENWICH | $61,668 | $285,633 | $71,408 | $0 | $71,408 | $9,740 |
| WEST WARWICK | $201,979 | $818,924 | $204,731 | $6,092 | $210,823 | $8,845 |
| WESTERLY | $441,250 | $415,000 | $103,750 | $349,488 | $453,238 | $11,988 |
| WOONSOCKET | $240,870 | $942,803 | $235,701 | $0 | $235,701 | ($5,169) |
| TOTAL | $10,281,019 | $38,330,812 | $9,582,703 | $1,047,469 | $10,630,172 | $349,153 |
| Tax-based Grant-in-Aid | $9,232,480 | $9,582,703 | $350,223 | |||
| Endowment-based Grant-in-Aid | $1,048,539 | $1,047,469 | ($1,070) | |||
| Total Grant-in-Aid to Public Libraries | $10,281,019 | $10,630,172 | $349,153 | |||
| Statewide Reference Resource Center | $1,123,123 | $1,145,585 | $22,462 | |||
| Total Grant-in-Aid and Statewide Reference | $11,404,142 | $11,775,757 | $371,615 | |||
| Grant-in-Aid to Institutional Libraries | $71,172 | $79,671 | $8,499 | |||
| State Aid to Libraries | $11,475,314 | $11,855,428 | $380,114 | |||
| Public Library Construction Reimbursement | $1,909,317 | $2,232,819 | $323,502 | |||
| Total State Aid to Libraries | $13,384,631 | $14,088,248 | $703,617 |