The purpose of the TLN Library Equity Access Fund (LEAF) is to provide financial assistance to one or more member libraries each year to further equitable access to resources through the cooperative. The LEAF includes money to be awarded to member libraries that need funding to participate in TLN initiatives, projects, services, and programs.
Annual budgeting approved by the TLN Board of Trustees includes funding for the LEAF and the TLN Executive Director will work to identify needs for use of the funding and how funding should be distributed. In general, funding awarded
to member libraries is meant to be one-time assistance for specific purposes. Any remaining LEAF funds at the end of any given fiscal cycle will remain earmarked for the LEAF in following budget years.
