Financial reporting and subsidy applications

To receive the 2021/22 State Government subsidies all councils must complete the following forms:

• Statement of library operations
• Narrative statement
• Subsidy application
• Local priority grant application

There are different versions of some of these forms depending on your council's specific circumstances.

The table at the end of this page lists each council and provides links to the forms to be completed.  

• All forms are to be filled out and emailed to subsidies@sl.nsw.gov.au by Friday 1 October 2021
• The Financial Reporting Manual defines and outlines reporting requirements

If you have any enquiries about the manual, application forms or the funding arrangements please email Samantha Mantakoun, Administrative Offier, Public Library Services or Kate O’Grady, Consultant, Public Library Services.

Financial reporting forms

To be filled out by ALL councils

• Statement of library operations Form A (fill out in Excel, save and email to subsidies@sl.nsw.gov.au)
• Narrative statement (fill out in Word, save and email to subsidies@sl.nsw.gov.au)
• Application for library subsidy (fill out in Word, print, sign, scan and email to subsidies@sl.nsw.gov.au)
• Local priority grant (fill out in Word, print, sign, scan and email to subsidies@sl.nsw.gov.au)

To be filled out by the executive or administrative council of a regional library service, on behalf of the regional library service

• Statement of library operations Form B (fill out in Excel, save and email to subsidies@sl.nsw.gov.au)

Forms by council

A-B      C-D-E      F-G-H-I-J      K-L-M      N-O-P-Q-R     S-T-U-W-Y

A-B

Council	Forms
Albury	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Armidale	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Ballina	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Balranald	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Bathurst	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Bayside	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Bega Valley	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Bellingen	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Berrigan	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Blacktown	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Bland	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Blayney	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Blue Mountains	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Bogan	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Bourke	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Brewarrina	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Broken Hill	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Burwood	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Byron	Statement of library operations form A	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form

C-D-E

Council	Forms
Cabonne	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Camden	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Campbelltown	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Canada Bay	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Canterbury-Bankstown	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Carrathool	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Central Coast	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Cessnock	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Clarence Valley	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Cobar	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Coffs Harbour	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Coolamon	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Coonamble	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Cootamundra-Gundagai	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Cowra	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Cumberland	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Dubbo	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Dungog	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Edward River	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Eurobodalla	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form

F-G-H-I-J

Council	Forms
Fairfield	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Federation	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Forbes	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Georges River	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Gilgandra	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Glen Innes Severn	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Goulburn Mulwaree	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Greater Hume	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Griffith	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Gunnedah	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Gwydir	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Hawkesbury	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Hay	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Hills, The	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Hilltops	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Hornsby	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Hunter's Hill	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Inner West	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Inverell	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Junee	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form

K-L-M

Council	Forms
Kempsey	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Kiama	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Ku-Ring-Gai	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Kyogle	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Lachlan	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Lake Macquarie	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Lane Cove	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Leeton	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Lismore	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Lithgow	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Liverpool	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Liverpool Plains	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Lockhart	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Maitland	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Mid-Coast	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Mid-Western Regional	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Moree Plains	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Mosman	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Murray River	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Murrumbidgee	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Muswellbrook	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form

N-O-P-Q-R

Council	Forms
Nambucca	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Narrabri	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Narrandera	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Narromine	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Newcastle	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
North Sydney	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Northern Beaches	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Oberon	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Orange	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Parkes	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Parramatta	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Penrith	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Port Macquarie-Hastings	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Port Stephens	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Queanbeyan-Palerang	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Randwick	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Richmond Valley	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Ryde	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form

S-T-U-W-Y

Council	Forms
Shellharbour	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Shoalhaven	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Singleton	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Snowy Monaro	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Snowy Valleys	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Strathfield	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Sutherland	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Sydney	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Tamworth	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Temora	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Tenterfield	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Tweed	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Upper Hunter	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Upper Lachlan	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Uralla	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Wagga Wagga	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Walcha	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Walgett	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Warren	Statement of library operations form A	Statement of library operations form B	Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Warrumbungle	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Waverley	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Weddin	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Wentworth	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Willoughby	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Wingecarribee	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Wollondilly	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Wollongong	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Woollahra	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form
Yass Valley	Statement of library operations form A		Narrative statement	Application for library subsidy	Local Priority Grant application form