Decisions › County Commission meeting of Sep 22, 2026
Approved submitting the Fiscal Year 2027 State Aid to Libraries Grant Application, including certifications of funds, hours, free library services, and access to materials.
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Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 0:44:10)
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In plain words
Library Services asks the Board to approve submitting the Fiscal Year 2027 State Aid to Libraries Grant Application, including certifications of funds, hours, free library services, and access to materials, plus the grant agreement.
What changes The Board approved submitting the grant application and authorizing the Chairperson to sign any necessary grant certifications or documents.
Who and the money The estimated fiscal impact is $145,722 (revenue) and will be included in the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The Program is authorized by Chapter 257, Florida Statutes, and awards grants to assist local governments with providing equal access to free public library services."
Where Lake County Library System
Why (staff, quoted) "The Florida Legislature annually appropriates funding to the Division of Library and Information Services within the Department of State to support the State Aid to Libraries Program."
Paid from State Aid to Libraries Grant
Backup in the packet: CertificationOfLocalOperatingExpenditures (p. 282), StateAidToLibrariesGrantAgreement (p. 282), CertificationofHours (p. 282)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Library Services to recommend approval: 1. To submit the Fiscal Year 2027 State Aid to Libraries Grant Application; Certification of Funds, Certification of Hours, Free Library Services, and Access to Materials; and Grant Agreement; andClerk of Court, Board Action, Sep 22, 2026, page 6. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a change to the library service agreements with ten local libraries to extend the contract for 12 months at a cost of $1,207,294.
- Next item: Approved the Florida Department of Transportation Public Transit Block Grant Agreement for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with a fiscal impact of $2,072,054.
- All 23 items from Sep 22, 2026
More on schools and libraries
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved funding for the Lake County School Board Choice and Alternative Education's Driver's Education Program, Behind-the-Wheel.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved the termination of the library impact fee agreement between Lake County and the Town of Howey-in-the-Hills for Fiscal Year 2026.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved a change to the library service agreements with ten local libraries to extend the contract for 12 months at a cost of $1,207,294.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved $200,000 for the Lake County Library System eBook & eAudiobook Expansion project.
- May 21, 2026 Heard a presentation about the library services update and the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget.