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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Novelty check made out to Public School Libraries for 73.5 million dollars or Library Aid. 2026 and commissioner names are shown

​​February 2026 - Novelty check featuring the 2026 public school library aid distribution total 

Common Scho​ol Fund Distribution History


The Common School Fund was established by Wisconsin's founders in Article 10 of the State Constitution as a permanent school trust fund. By investing in community projects throughout the state through the State Trust Fund Loan Program, the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands generates earnings for the Common School Fund that are distributed annually to public school libraries. These monies are the sole source of state funding for public school libraries. For many school districts this is the only money available to them for library materials including books, newspapers and periodicals, web-based resources, and computer hardware and software.


Archive of Library Aid reports​
2020 Libr​ary Aid - $38.2 Million (plus an additional $5.3 Million for Covid-19​)​
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Click here to open the Interactive Library Aid ​Distribution Map. 

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