July 2026

California State Library

California State Library Spending by Program

(Dollars in Millions)

  2024-25
Actual		 2025-26
Revised		 2026-27
Enacted		 Change From 2025-26
Amount Percent
Local Assistance Programs          
Library Services and Technology Act $8.6 $9.9 $9.9 — —
Library Literacy and English Acquisition Program 7.3 7.3 7.3 — —
Lunch at the Library 3.0 3.0 3.0 — —
California Library Services Act 2.9 2.9 2.9 — —
Statewide Library Broadband Services Program 4.1 4.1 4.1 — —
Telephonic Reading for the Blind 0.6 0.6 0.6 — —
California Newspaper Project 0.4 0.0 0.0 — —
State Government Oral Histories Program 0.1 0.1 0.0 -$0.1 -100%
One-time adjustments 57.1 13.3 13.3a 0.0 —
Subtotals ($84.1) ($41.1) ($41.0) -($0.1) (-0.2%)
State Operations          
State Library Services $28.0 $31.6 $40.5 $9.0b 28%
Library Development Services $5.3 $5.5 $5.4 -$0.1 -1%
Information Technology Services $3.5 $3.9 $3.8 -$0.0 -1%
Subtotals ($36.8) ($40.9) ($49.8) ($8.9) (21.7%)
Totals $120.9 $82.0 $90.8 $8.8 10.7%
Funding          
Ongoing General Fund  $44.1 $46.6 $47.3 $0.6 1.4%
One-time General Fund  58.0 13.4 21.9 8.6 64.4
Federal Trust Fund 15.5 18.4 18.5 0.0 0.0
Otherc 3.2 3.5 3.1 -0.4 -12.3
           
a Consists of $8.3 million in carryover for local library infrastructure grants and $5 million for the Career Online High School. Does not include an additional up to $94.3 million in reappropriated funds for local library infrastructure grants.
b Consists of $8.7 million in carryover from the digitization initiative, $1.1 million in additional ongoing funding for rental payments, compensation adjustments, and various other offsetting adjustments.
c Includes California State Law Library Special Account, Central Service Cost Recovery Fund, and the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee Fund.