Report on Uses and Impacts of Enrich Iowa Funding for Libraries Now Available

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A report outlining the uses and impacts of the more than $2.4 million Iowa libraries received in Fiscal Year 2025 through Enrich Iowa funding is now available. Enrich Iowa funding is appropriated annually by the Iowa Legislature and funds the Open Access, Interlibrary Loan Reimbursement and Direct State Aid programs offered to Iowa libraries.

The State Library administers the funding to libraries and is required by Iowa Code Section 8A.209 to submit a report each year on the uses and impacts to the Iowa General Assembly and Governor's Office. The three programs aid libraries in offering improved service to Iowans:

  • Open Access enables Iowans from participating libraries to check out physical materials at other participating libraries, providing them with direct access to more materials and information resources.
  • Interlibrary Loan Reimbursement provides Iowans with equal access to library resources by supporting loans of materials among all types of libraries.
  • Direct State Aid improves public library services and reduces inequities among communities.

The FY25 report consists of a fact-sheet that gives an overview of the uses and impacts of Enrich Iowa Funding for the three library programs; including funding amounts, statistics, Direct State Aid funding spent by category, and a list of libraries that attained or renewed their accreditation or tier status in 2025.

Direct State Aid Funding Report

A companion report that provides more details on how public libraries used FY25 Direct State Aid funding was also developed, with the goal to aid legislators in understanding how libraries in the communities they represent used the supplemental funding. Annually, Iowa libraries are required to report on the use of this funding in set categories, but they are also given the opportunity to provide comments or stories on the impacts of these funds which are included in this report. The report is organized by county and then city.

Access PDFs of the reports below:

FY25 Enrich Iowa Reports