Golia discusses usage data and funding
Golia reports that NYPL research libraries circulated 444,000 items and received 4.3 million visitors in FY26. She notes that 63% of the research libraries' budget comes from private funding, 29% from the city, and 8% from the state.
Now I'm going to shift to talking more broadly about our research library's impact.
Together, these three research libraries'commitment to accessibility is supported by our usage data.
In the fiscal year 26, we circulated 444,000 research items.
During
During this same period, our research libraries received over 4.3 million visitors.
Stewarding collections of this scale and keeping them free and open to all requires significant and sustained investment.
NYPL's research libraries are primarily supported by private fundings at 63% of their total budget.
The remaining 37% of the budget comes from public funds, with 29% from the city and 8% from the state.
The Schomburg Junior Scholars Program, which Joy talked about, is nearly 70% supported by city funds, with $165,000
allocated by the city council in the FY27 adopted budget, and we thank you for that.
We are deeply appreciative of the city's support of the research libraries, and we look forward to working with the administration and the council for continued support.