State Librarian Nancy Robertson issued the following message on June 11, 2007:

Dear colleagues,
I am very pleased to announce that the moratorium on the FY07 payments of state aid to public libraries has been lifted. The first half payments that are still due will be released effective immediately. For the second half payment, although full payments will be made, the July 1 payments will not actually be released until August 15. Even though this entails a further waiting period, I hope it will be a significant relief to know that the payments will be forthcoming then.

I know this has been a difficult time, and the FY08 situation is still up in the air. However, this is good news and speaks to the effectiveness of the efforts of all areas of the library community to get the word out about how significant these state aid payments are for library service to Michigan’s residents.
Best regards,
Nancy

Nancy R. Robertson
State Librarian