Minitex library information and resource sharing program appropriation

This bill appropriates $8,155,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $8,208,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the Minitex library program. It directly funds Minnesota academic and state government libraries to expand their access to information resources. The key provision provides dedicated funding for Minitex to enhance both physical and online access to local, state, regional, national, and international library materials. This is a funding measure focused on supporting existing library resource-sharing services, not creating new policy.