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State budget preserves key library programs, provides infrastructure grants, Assembly office says
Summary
A representative from Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo’s office told the Corona City Library Board of Trustees the state budget proposes no cuts to the Lunch at the Library program or the California Library Services Act and includes new infrastructure grant funding with matching requirements.
Victor Hernandez, a representative from the office of Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo, told the Corona City Library Board of Trustees that the state budget as proposed does not cut two library programs and adds targeted infrastructure funding.
Hernandez said, “There have been no proposed cuts to the Lunch at the Library program nor to the California Library Services Act.” He added that the budget includes $30,000,000 in local assistance funding for libraries and a $150,000 allocation to support the state government oral history program, which requires collaboration with the California State Library.
The representative also described one-time, equity-focused “Building Forward” infrastructure grants reappropriated in the budget and noted those funds will expire June 30, 2028. He said the budget sets aside $9,000,000 to provide grants of up to $4.5 million each for the top two ranked local library infrastructure projects remaining in the pipeline, and that the California State Library will require a dollar-for-dollar local match. Hernandez said that if one of the top two projects cannot meet grant conditions, those funds will be reallocated to the next top-ranked project on the list.
Why it matters: the statewide funding and matching requirements described by Hernandez can affect timing and fundraising for local capital projects and library services. The board heard the update during the meeting’s public communications portion and was invited to contact the assembly office with questions.
No formal action on the state budget was taken by the board during the meeting.
Ending note: Hernandez said local constituents may contact the assembly office in Corona for further questions and thanked the board for the opportunity to present.
