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FROM: American Library Association Washington Office February 4, 2002 BUSH BUDGET INCREASES SPENDING FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMS; RECRUITMENT-FUNDS SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIALS AT $12 MILLION The Administration's FY2003 Budget was released today and includes increases of $13 million for library programs under the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Last year's funding was $207 million but included a large number of set-asides. The budget de-funds the set-asides from FY2002. The total for library programs would be set at $182 million. Also included would be $10 million under the National Leadership Grants program for library professional recruitment. Statistics gathered by Library Journal in May of 2000 show forty percent of the current library professionals are nearing retirement. Funding for school library materials, recently included in the re-authorized "Leave No Child Behind" ESEA re-authorization, would be set at $12 million, the same level as funding for FY2002. Unless funds for this program achieve a level over $100 million it does not become a block grant to all states but remains a competitive grant administered by the Department of Education. Forwarded to you by Stephanie Stokes, Prez FRIENDS & FOUNDATIONS of California Libraries -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
