State funding for public libraries
The NSW Government significantly increased funding for NSW public libraries from 2019/20.
Funding per year is as follows:
| Year | Total funding |
| 2026/27 | $42.227M |
| 2025/26 | $41.771M |
| 2024/25 | $41.326M |
| 2023/24 | $40.892M |
| 2022/23 | $40.468M |
| 2021/22 | $38.618M |
| 2020/21 | $37.558M |
| 2019/20 | $36.478M |
| 2018/19 | $24.528M |
The components of the Funding Strategy that increased as a result of the additional funding included the Per Capita Subsidies, Subsidy Adjustments, the Outback Letterbox Library and the Public Library Infrastructure Grants.
The per capita amount for subsidy increased annually from $1.85 to $2.85 per head in 2022/23, a 54% increase in per capita subsidy payments by 2022/23 for all councils.
| Year | Per capita amount |
| 2022/23 and for each subsequent financial year | $2.85 |
| 2021/22 | $2.65 |
| 2020/21 | $2.55 |
| 2019/20 | $2.45 |
| 2018/19 | $1.85 |