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What has the City paid Castle Book Distribution Services?
$203K in City payments across 35 checks, from March 8, 2024 to September 1, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: CASTLE BOOK DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
$203KTotal paid
35Payments
$5,814Average payment
FY2025-26Peak full year · $67K
By fiscal year
FY2023-24
$59K
FY2024-25
$25K
FY2025-26
$67K
FY2026-27 *
$52K
Who pays them
Library$203K
What for
Library Materials$203K
35 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $52K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $210.
Most recent payments
The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.
| Date | Budget line | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | N0439; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $12,789 |
| August 14, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | N0365; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $15,261 |
| August 4, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | N0545; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $11,787 |
| August 3, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | N0256;TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $11,618 |
| July 20, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | N0017; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $831 |
| May 20, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1220; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $13,449 |
| May 14, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1220; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | -$13,449 |
| April 29, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1296; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $6,375 |
| April 28, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1525; NO USE TAX | $10,125 |
| April 28, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1524; NO USE TAX | $10,103 |
| April 28, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1296; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | -$6,375 |
| April 22, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1524; NO USE TAX | -$10,103 |
| April 22, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1525; NO USE TAX | -$10,125 |
| March 31, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1626; CDTFA ($1,857.27) | $19,049 |
| March 31, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1627; CDTFA ($688.35) | $7,060 |
| March 16, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1525; NO USE TAX | $10,125 |
| March 13, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1524; NO USE TAX | $10,103 |
| February 4, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1296; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $6,375 |
| January 29, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1220; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $13,449 |
| January 23, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1187; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $58 |
| November 13, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M0888; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $467 |
| July 30, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M0151; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $210 |
| June 12, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | L1931 TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $308 |
| April 24, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | L1789; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $3,996 |
| April 10, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | L1721; TAX PAID TO CA VENDOR | $7,054 |
Sources
LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.