The PoL reported that spending in the Community Library grant increased from R17 million in the 2007/08 financial year to R40 million in the 2008/09 financial year. The PoL reported that its Community Library grant was further increased from R40 million in the 2008/09 financial year to a projected R61.3 million in the 2009/10 financial year. The PoL said that the projected spending for the 2010/11 financial year is R63 million. The PoL reported that spending was projected to increase by 53% between the 2008/09 and 2009/10 financial years and by 2% between the 2009/10 and 2010/11 financial years.