Good morning, library colleagues.
State aid projections have been posted on the State Aid Resources for Pennsylvania Public Libraries LibGuide. District library center aid has already been processed and posted on January 11, 2024. Currently, the estimated payment date for the remaining categories of aid is February 6, 2024. Please refer to Susan Bank’s message Library Funding 2023-24 and Enacted Language for more detail on the 2023-24 Public Library Subsidy and the related legislative language, which includes the distribution method.
Please send any questions about the projections or payments to ra-stateaid@pa.gov.
Have a great weekend!
Heather
Heather Sharpe, MLIS | Director, Bureau of Library Development
Office of Commonwealth Libraries | Pennsylvania Department of Education
607 South Drive | Room 230 | Harrisburg PA 17120
Office: 717.783.0565 | Mobile: 717.903.1819 | www.statelibrary.pa.gov
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