§9333. State system of aid to libraries.

(a) Establishment.--A system of State aid to assist in the support and maintenance of local libraries, county libraries, library systems, district library centers and Statewide library resource centers is established.

(b) Aid available to any local library or library system.--Subject to the standards and eligibility requirements under this chapter, the following categories of aid are available to any local library or library system:

(1) Quality libraries aid under section 9334 (relating to quality libraries aid).

(2) Incentive for excellence aid under section 9335 (relating to incentive for excellence aid).

(3) Equal distribution grants under section 9336 (relating to equal distribution grants).

(4) Equalization aid under section 9340 (relating to equalization aid).

(c) County libraries.--Subject to the provisions of section 9337 (relating to county coordination aid), a county library or library system may receive county coordination aid.

(d) Library centers.--A district library center or Statewide library resource center shall receive state aid subject to:

(1) Section 9338 (relating to district library center aid).

(2) Section 9339 (relating to Statewide library resource center aid).

(e) Allocation of annual appropriation.--Except as provided in section 9342 (relating to special rules for specific fiscal years), the Commonwealth's total annual appropriation for the system of State aid established by this chapter shall be allocated as follows:

(1) In each year that the Commonwealth's appropriation under this chapter equals or exceeds $17,500,000, 2.75% shall be allocated first for equalization aid.

(2) If paragraph (1) applies, the remainder of the appropriation and the entire appropriation in fiscal years in which paragraph (1) does not apply shall be allocated as follows:

(i) Twenty-five percent or a minimum of 25¢ per capita for each person residing in the direct service areas of the libraries or library systems which qualify for quality libraries aid shall be allocated as quality libraries aid.

(ii) Twenty-five percent or a minimum of 25¢ per capita for each person residing in the direct service areas of the libraries or library systems which qualify for incentive for excellence aid shall be allocated as incentive for excellence aid.

(iii) Five percent shall be allocated for equal distribution grants.

(iv) Ten percent shall be allocated for county coordination aid.

(v) Thirty percent or a minimum of 25¢ per capita for each person residing in the direct service areas of the libraries or library systems which are served by a district library center shall be allocated for district library center aid.

(vi) Five percent shall be allocated for Statewide library resource center aid.

Notation

Cross References.  Section 9333 is referred to in sections 9336, 9341, 9343, 9344 of this title.