Baltimore City Young Readers Program and Young Readers Matching Grant Program - Alterations (Young Readers Program Act of 2023)
What this bill does
Transferring the Baltimore City Young Readers Program and the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to the Maryland State Library Agency; requiring program grant applicants to include the distribution of books to children in low-income zip codes within the applicants' areas of service; requiring the Governor to include $350,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program; requiring the State Library Board, beginning December 1, 2024, to report every other year to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the Program; etc.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | hendry, paula | Annapolis Area Imagination LIbrary | Oral |
| FAV | Miller, Morgan | Cecil County Public Library | Oral |
| FAV | Shane, Stephanie | Howard County Library System | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greif, Susan | Imagination Library of Montgomery County, Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | January, Briannalobbyist | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Pamela | Maryland Association of Local Management Boards | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baykan, Mary | Maryland Library Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sarnoff, Tamar | Maryland State Library | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hamlin, Pamela | Prince George's County Memorial Library System | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Salazar, Janet | Queen Anne's County Library | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Korman, Marc | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Written (PDF) |