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State Library asks for equity funding, interlibrary‑loan bridge and tribal library support
Summary
State Librarian Mary Susie briefed the subcommittee on a budget request that maintains base funding while seeking optional compensation equity, an interlibrary‑loan platform to link more than 350 libraries, and expanded grant opportunities for tribal libraries.
Mary Susie, State Librarian, told the Senate Appropriations Education and Environment Division that the North Dakota State Library’s mission is to strengthen and enhance libraries statewide and that the agency’s fiscal 2025–27 base appropriation was presented in the committee packet with minimal base change from the prior biennium.
Susie described the library’s services — interlibrary loan, a statewide e‑book consortium (about 62,000 e‑titles), digitization (Digital Horizons), talking‑books services, and grants to public and tribal libraries — and noted that the state library supports 554 libraries and 26.75 FTE.
Operational and budget priorities
- Equity/compensation: The state library said it is the third‑lowest paying state agency and requested a targeted equity package to raise nine positions classified at the 102 level to a…
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