EASTERN SHORE REGIONAL LIBRARY INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: EASTERN SHORE REGIONAL LIBRARY INC (EIN 52-0808240)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-05-12
IRS object ID: 202621329349303927
Schema version: 2024v5.5
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-05-12T13:21:32-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	260794367	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UHY ADVISORS MID-ATLANTIC INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	955 MT HERMON ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	SALISBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21804	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	520808240	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EASTERN SHORE REGIONAL LIBRARY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EAST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4107421537	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	31901 TRI-COUNTY WAY 116B	AddressLine1Txt
City	SALISBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21804	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LORI MILACH	PersonNm
Person Title	ADMINISTRATOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4107421537	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CHRIS A HALL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00503576	PTIN
Phone	4107421328	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-05-10	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LORI MILACH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	31901 TRI-COUNTY WAY 116B	AddressLine1Txt
City	SALISBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21804	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,658,215	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ESRL.LIB.MD.US	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1992	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND OTHER LIBRARIES. PROVIDE BOOKS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER MATERIAL AND SERVICE RESOURCES THAT AN INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY CANNOT PROVIDE ADEQUATELY BY ITSELF.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	24	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,484,088	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,576,988	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$121,927	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$68,306	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$12,921	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,606,015	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,658,215	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$639,230	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$639,106	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,342,008	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,483,509	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,130,400	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,125,705	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,111,638	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,248,320	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$505,623	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$590,105	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,167,214	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,119,196	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$911,534	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$968,903	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,255,680	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,150,293	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND OTHER LIBRARIES. PROVIDE BOOKS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, OTHER MATERIAL AND SERVICE RESOURCES THAT AN INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY CANNOT PROVIDE ADEQUATELY BY ITSELF.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,981,505	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$639,106	GrantAmt
Desc	REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,981,505	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	24	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LORI MILACH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4107421537	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	31901 TRI-COUNTY WAY SUITE 116B	AddressLine1Txt
City	SALISBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21804	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KATHLEEN LYONS
VICE - PRESIDENT	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN SHERMAN
DIRECTORS	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORI MILACH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	35.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$50,423	$0	$0
KATHY BURTMAN
DIRECTORS	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIN COUNIHAN
DIRECTORS	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH DAHL
DIRECTORS	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAIDA FINCH
PRESIDENT	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SARAH GUY
DIRECTORS	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANN SMITH
DIRECTORS	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA TOMASOVIC
DIRECTORS	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA PROCHASKA
DIRECTORS	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GLORIA URBAN
DIRECTORS	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMANDA WATSON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	35.00			$105,672	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$156,095	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILLOW CONSTRUCTION LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8649 COMMERCE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	EASTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$814,851	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$3,576,988	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$135,659	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,576,988	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$68,306	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$68,306	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$12,921	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,921	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$12,921	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,658,215	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,921	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$68,306	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$639,106	TotalAmt
Program Services	$639,106	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,723	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,166	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,051,695	TotalAmt
Program Services	$880,479	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$171,216	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,453	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,421	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$209,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	$175,609	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,148	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,896	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,564	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,300	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$772,651	TotalAmt
Program Services	$772,651	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,821	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,821	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,765	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,765	ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$394,095	TotalAmt
Program Services	$394,095	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,110	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,110	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,688	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,688	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,260	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
LIBRARY MATERIALS & ELE	$619,725	$619,725
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	$40,483	$40,483
BAD DEBT	$30,000	$30,000
LSTA GRANT EXPENSES	$6,210	$6,210

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$597	TotalAmt
Program Services	$597	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,248,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,981,505	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$266,815	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$248,148	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,415	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,884,135	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,053,647	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,316	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,618	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,694	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,793	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,447,971	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$516,248	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$986,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,931,723	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,167,214	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,119,196	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$616,636	BOYAmt
EOY	$169,496	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$294,898	BOYAmt
EOY	$799,407	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$911,534	BOYAmt
EOY	$968,903	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,329,747	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,338,690	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$925,933	BOYAmt
EOY	$811,603	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,255,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,150,293	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,167,214	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,119,196	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$590,105	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$484,718	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,221,255	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,364,669	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,366,992	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,484,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,576,988	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,013,992	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,221,255	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,364,669	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,366,992	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,484,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,576,988	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,013,992	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$17,013,992	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,612	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,098	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$63,224	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$109,927	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$68,306	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$245,167	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$12,921	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,921	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$17,272,080	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98510	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98820	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$621,347	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$36,550	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$584,797	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$1,116,477	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,116,477	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$504,573	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$284,596	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$219,977	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$205,574	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$195,102	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,472	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,931,723	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
NET PENSION LIABILITY	$752,071
NET DEFERRED INFLOWS	$47,336

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$799,407	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,658,215	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,658,215	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,658,215	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,869,667	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$621,347	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$621,347	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,248,320	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,248,320	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART X, LINE 2:

THE LIBRARY QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND THEREFORE HAS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD(FASB) ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, TAX POSITIONS NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, THE LIBRARY HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FEDERAL AND MARYLAND INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE LIBRARY ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR THE COMPTROLLER OF MARYLAND, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED.

PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS NET WITH EXPENSE ACCOUNTS INTANGIBLE RIGHT-TO-USE LEASES 621,347.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CAROLINE COUNTY LIBRARY
100 MARKET STREET	DENTON	MD	21629	520741581	501(C)(3)	$79,986	$0	SERVICE ENHANCEMENT
KENT COUNTY LIBRARY
408 HIGH STREET	CHESTERTOWN	MD	21620	520741582	501(C)(3)	$79,120	$0	SERVICE ENHANCEMENT
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY LIBRARY
121 S COMMERCE STREET	CENTREVILLE	MD	21617	520623993	501(C)(3)	$80,000	$0	SERVICE ENHANCEMENT
SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY
11767 SOUTH BEECHWOOD STREET	PRINCESS ANNE	MD	21853	520853605	501(C)(3)	$80,000	$0	SERVICE ENHANCEMENT
TALBOT COUNTY LIBRARY
100 W DOVER STREET	EASTON	MD	21601	520629774	501(C)(3)	$80,000	$0	SERVICE ENHANCEMENT
DORCHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
303 GAY STREET	CAMBRIDGE	MD	21613	526001138	501(C)(3)	$80,000	$0	SERVICE ENHANCEMENT
WICOMICO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY
122-126 SOUTH DIVISION STREET	SALISBURY	MD	21801	520658332	501(C)(3)	$80,000	$0	SERVICE ENHANCEMENT
WORCESTER COUNTY LIBRARY
307 N WASHINGTON STREET	SNOW HILL	MD	21863	510522405	501(C)(3)	$80,000	$0	SERVICE ENHANCEMENT

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTEE SUBMITS REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST TO GRANTOR FOR GRANT EXPENDITURES ALONG WITH COPY OF INVOICES PAID. GRANTOR MANAGEMENT REVIEWS REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST NOTING THAT EXPENDITURES MEET OBJECTIVES OF GRANT AND APPROVE PAYMENT TO GRANTEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$135,659	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV OF AMOUNT CONTRI	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING. COPIES OF FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE SURVEYED ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS PART OF THEIR BUDGETING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	ADMINISTRATIVE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,219. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,219. DISABILITY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,088. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,088. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,476. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,476. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 78,755. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 78,755. CAPITAL OUTLAY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 542,478. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 542,478. RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS - STATE OF MD: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 135,659. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 135,659. PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,976. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,976.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN BASIS IN FIXED ASSETS 944,802. CHANGE IN PENSION LIABILTY 51,981. CHANGE IN PREPAIDS 44,425. CHANGE IN INTANGIBLE AND LEASE LIABILITIES 89,302. CHANGE IN LONG-TERM LEASE -621,347. CHANGE IN COMPENSATED ABSENCES -24,445.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1H	GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND/OR TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. COPIES OF FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE SURVEYED ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE IF ANY CONFLICTS HAVE ARISEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS PART OF THEIR BUDGETING PROCESS.