LWV Providence (RI), State Funding of Local Libraries

Date Study Completed

6/2016

Name of Submitting League

LWV of Providence (RI)

Title of Study

State Funding of Local Libraries

Summary of Study

In June 2014 the Providence League of Women Voters, concerned about the status of urban public libraries, adopted, as a study item, “State Funding of Local Libraries;” specifically, the League studied the state’s formula for allocating money to local governments to support those communities’ libraries.

The League of Women Voters of Rhode Island adopted the Providence position by concurrence at its Convention on June 1, 2017.

League or Contact Email Address

Maureen Romans at: mromans1031@yahoo.com