Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Library leaders ask for modest SLRC funding increase to maintain statewide databases and services
Summary
State Library Resource Center director and local library leaders told the Appropriations Committee that a small increase would preserve statewide database access, digital collections and interlibrary loan services used millions of times annually; SLRC asked for $600,000 increase phased over years to cover consortium pricing and vendor inflation.
Delegate Dana Jones and a panel from the State Library Resource Center (SLRC) urged the Appropriations Committee to support House Bill 597, which requests additional state funding to sustain the statewide library consortium and digital services that the SLRC provides.
Mary Hassler (Harford County Public Library) and Liz Sunderman…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
