This document provides case studies on the budgets and funding challenges faced by three public libraries in 2010: Brooklyn Public Library in New York, Montclair Public Library in New Jersey, and Northvale Public Library in New Jersey. It summarizes the key details about each library including their operating budgets, sources of funding, impact of budget cuts, and current status. The Brooklyn and Montclair libraries faced budget cuts in 2009-2011 but were able to restore some funding and services through community support. However, Northvale library was forced to close in 2011 when taxpayers did not approve a tax increase to continue funding it.
LIS 506 Final Project: Interviews with Three CatalogersNathan Howe
This is my final project for LIS 506: Advanced Cataloging at USM, in the Master of Library and Information Science Program. I did interviews with three catalogers and presented this powerpoint to the class.
LIS 506 Final Project: Interviews with Three CatalogersNathan Howe
This is my final project for LIS 506: Advanced Cataloging at USM, in the Master of Library and Information Science Program. I did interviews with three catalogers and presented this powerpoint to the class.
Indigenous Partnership in Action – Report on International Workshop on Indige...Wayne Dunn
This report presents the results of one of the first ever Canadian events focused on international Indigenous business and economic development. It was organized by Wayne Dunn as part of a national conference of CANDO. Events leading up to the workshop included hosting a mission of Latin American Indigenous leaders who visited Ontario, New York state, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The mission, which was also organized by Wayne Dunn, directly led to the partnership between the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua and the Meadow Lake Tribal Council to explore forestry and development partnerships. The workshop, which was Chaired by Chief Phil Fontaine (then Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs) produced 11 specific recommendations which helped to guide Canada and the international community’s work on international indigenous economic development in subsequent years.
Este es un resumen de lo que logramos y vivimos en el 2015 en la fundación La liga de las Sonrisas. Presentamos los resultados por proyectos: Magos Sin Fronteras, Conectando Sonrisas y resultado de la venta de servicios.
A presentation developed by Bailey Berardino, Ann Disarro, Conor Perreault, and Frank Skornia for ILS 503: Foundations of Librarianship at Southern Connecticut State University in the Spring 2010 semester.
Freckle Report for May 2022 from the Freckle ProjectEveryLibrary
Please visit https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/freckle_project_surveys_reports for more information about the Freckle Project and to find links to other presentations and datasets.
Indigenous Partnership in Action – Report on International Workshop on Indige...Wayne Dunn
This report presents the results of one of the first ever Canadian events focused on international Indigenous business and economic development. It was organized by Wayne Dunn as part of a national conference of CANDO. Events leading up to the workshop included hosting a mission of Latin American Indigenous leaders who visited Ontario, New York state, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The mission, which was also organized by Wayne Dunn, directly led to the partnership between the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua and the Meadow Lake Tribal Council to explore forestry and development partnerships. The workshop, which was Chaired by Chief Phil Fontaine (then Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs) produced 11 specific recommendations which helped to guide Canada and the international community’s work on international indigenous economic development in subsequent years.
Este es un resumen de lo que logramos y vivimos en el 2015 en la fundación La liga de las Sonrisas. Presentamos los resultados por proyectos: Magos Sin Fronteras, Conectando Sonrisas y resultado de la venta de servicios.
A presentation developed by Bailey Berardino, Ann Disarro, Conor Perreault, and Frank Skornia for ILS 503: Foundations of Librarianship at Southern Connecticut State University in the Spring 2010 semester.
Freckle Report for May 2022 from the Freckle ProjectEveryLibrary
Please visit https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/freckle_project_surveys_reports for more information about the Freckle Project and to find links to other presentations and datasets.
One of the presentations from the program called "Orchestrating PR to Get Funding". It was presented at ALA Annual 2010 (June 27, 2010) and coordinated by LLAMA PRMS.
Learn how to orchestrate your organization’s message for results when speaking to politicians and the public. Hear from speakers who use quantitative and qualitative measures to get funding and advocate for their libraries. Leaders must select focused tools for their audience. Studies have shown that quantitative measures are useful to convince some groups while a story with the personal touch is what convinces others.
Speakers: Laura K. Lee Dellinger, Metropolitan Group, Principal/Senior Executive Vice President; Joe Matthews, JRM Consulting, President; Felton Thomas, Jr., Cleveland Public Library, Director.
'And Other Duties as Assigned' Expanding the Boundaries of the E-resource Lif...NASIG
Librarians working in environments with a small number of people reporting to them and a limited number of professional staff members often have a great number of disparate duties. How do the tasks and jobs suggested in the e-resource life cycle relate to the many duties of a librarian in a small organization? The presenters will discuss how they break down their responsibilities using the framework of the e-resource life cycle as well as other job analysis techniques to tackle both large and small projects. Among our examples will be an inventory of our collections to clean up our catalogs and our OCLC listings, preparing items for digitization, and implementation of a discovery system. We also want to explore how the needs of a law library and the needs of a general academic library impact workflow and decisions.
Presenters: Stacy Fowler, Technical Services Librarian, St. Mary's University School of Law; Marcella Lesher, Periodicals Librarian, St. Mary's University
An astonishing, first-of-its-kind, report by the NYT assessing damage in Ukraine. Even if the war ends tomorrow, in many places there will be nothing to go back to.
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‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
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El Puerto de Algeciras continúa un año más como el más eficiente del continente europeo y vuelve a situarse en el “top ten” mundial, según el informe The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI), elaborado por el Banco Mundial y la consultora S&P Global.
El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
1. Public Libraries and Their Budgets in 2010 Three Case Studies LIS 651-04 April 7, 2011 Vicky Ludas
2. Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn NY Municipal library founded 1897 Exempt from federal, state, and local income taxes Run by 38-member Board of Trustees Serves more than 2.4 million patrons: Landmarked Central Library (Grand Army Plaza) Business Library (Borough Hall) 58 Branch Libraries, 18 of which are Carnegie libraries 1,000+ employees Per capita (as of 2008): $31 in local revenue 2 books and 5 visits Fifth-largest public library system in the U.S. Photo source: http://vowelmovers.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/brooklyn_public_library_sunset_jeh.jpg
5. Budget Cuts: 2009 vs. 2011 Since 2009, city funding to the BPL has been reduced by $9.9m. Resulting cuts: Voluntary retirement Layoffs Cuts in OTPS (Other Than Personnel Spending) 160+ vacancies not filled A mid-year reduction in 2010 of $4.6m led to: $2m decrease in collections budget More cuts in OTPS, often one-time savings 2011: $25.2m cut? Worst-case scenario: 40% staff layoffs, 16 libraries closed, hours reduced everywhere else
6. Montclair Public Library, Montclair NJ Municipal library founded 1893 2002 Library of the Year Special Mention by Library Journal Suburban library serving about 39,000 people: Main branch, built 1955 Bellevue Avenue branch, built 1914 with Carnegie funds, now closed (though hopefully not permanently) 34 employees at both branches Per capita (as of 2008): $99 in local revenue 5 books and 8 visits Public programs over the years: Film series Ballet company in residence Art gallery Cafe Photo source: http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/ERGOtherefore/Montclairlibrary.jpg
7. MPL: 2010 Revenue Total 2010 Revenue: $3,530,136.00 * The base amount guaranteed by law is “1/3 of a mill,” about 33c per $1,000 of assessed value of a municipality’s land. Amount given can be increased but should not be less.
10. Northvale Public Library, Northvale NJ Association library founded 1957 Borough library serving less than 4,500 1 branch, 4 FT and PT employees Per capita (as of 2008): $73 in local revenue 8 books and 6 visits Member of Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS) 75-member cooperative that allows cardholders access to any of its libraries The BCCLS membership fee requires that the library be funded like a municipal library The sticking point for town budget issues – can Northvale afford funding the library to keep up with the fee for BCCLS benefits? Source: Personal correspondence, V. Beckman, Director of Northvale Public Library, March 25-April 4, 2011. Image source:http://www.njmls.com/communities/index.cfm?action=dsp.towninfo&city=NORTHVALE&county=BERGEN&a=
11. Association Libraries Established by vote of association members Not municipally ownedor run Employees are not municipal employees and thus are not paid government-funded benefits and pension The public can volunteer for the association and vote for trustees Can be funded by the municipality but as discretionary funding Other potential income: membership fees, endowments, etc. If the town decides it cannot afford to pay the library budget, the library will close State laws often allow that association libraries can become municipal if the voters and town governing body approve Fairly unique to Northeast, older libraries built before state laws about municipal libraries (so why Northvale…?)
13. Where are they now? As of 7/1/11: Brooklyn: $23.2m of the proposed $25.3m cut was restored to the BPL budget by the NY Mayor and City Council, meaning no drastic cuts or layoffs though service will likely be reduced to 5 days a week instead of 6. Montclair: Through rallying efforts by concerned townspeople and a unique public-private alliance, the Bellevue Avenue branch has been reopened one day a week, with self-checkout machines in place of librarians for the time being. However, much of the budget was not restored, and Montclair libraries lost $800,000. Northvale: Unfortunately, the Northvale library could not be saved. Taxpayers voted against a tax increase and the town announced it could no longer afford the library, so it is to be closed in July.
14. Works Cited General Henderson, E., Miller, K., et al. (2010). Public Libraries Survey: Fiscal Year 2008 (IMLS-2010–PLS-02). Institute of Museum and Library Services. Retrieved April 1, 2011 from http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/Publications/pls2008.pdf. Brooklyn Brooklyn Public Library (2011). About Brooklyn Public Library: Board of Trustees. Retrieved April 6, 2011 from http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/board_of_trustees.jsp. -- About Brooklyn Public Library: Hours and Locations. Retrieved March 30, 2011 from http://brooklynpubliclibrary.org/hoursandlocations.jsp. Eisner Amper LLP (2010). Brooklyn Public Library Financial Statements, June 30, 2010 and 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2011 from http://brooklynpubliclibrary.org/pdf/about/irs/2010-FinancialStatements.pdf. Johnson, L (2011). New York City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations… Hearing on the Preliminary Budget. Retrieved March 30, 2011 from https://bpl.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/speakup/pdf/bpl_testimony.pdf. LaVecchia, O (2011, June 28). NYC’s “saved” libraries experience déjà vu. The Awl. Retrieved 7/1/11 from http://www.theawl.com/2011/06/nycs-saved-libraries-experience-deja-vu.
15. Montclair Drobness, T. (2011, January 13). Library budget for 2011 is going to be extremely bad. The Montclair Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011 from http://www.northjersey.com/news/113439159_Library_budget_for_2011_is_going_to_be__extremely_bad_.html. -- (2011, March 31). Montclair Public Library needs $300k more in additional funds. The Montclair Times. Retrieved April 6, 2011 from http://www.northjersey.com/news/118968249_Library__can_t_handle__reduction__board_president_says.html. Hirsch, Y (2011). Montclair Public Library 2010 Budget. Personal correspondence, March 18, 2011. McDonald, T. (2010, July 22). The free ($4.1 million) public library. The Montclair Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011 from http://www.northjersey.com/news/98990949_The_Free___4_1_million__Public_Library.html. Montclair Public Library (2011). A Brief History of the Montclair Public Library. Retrieved March 22, 2011 from http://www.montclairlibrary.org/history. -- (2011). Montclair Public Library Proposed 2011 Budget – Summary. Retrieved March 25, 2011 from http://www.montclairlibrary.org/stuff/contentmgr/files/0/808e3f6f0c1edd06bf1f5f4890e16b00/files/proposed_summary.pdf. Speri, A. (2011, June 6). Private funds help keep Montclair library’s doors open. The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 7/1/11 from http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/private_funds_help_keep_montcl.html.
16. Northvale Curley, M. (2011, May 12). Northvale library to close; board puts blame on council. Northern Valley Suburbanite. Retrieved 7/1/11 from http://www.northjersey.com/news/121596949_Northvale_library_to_close__board_puts_blame_on_council.html. New York State Library (2009). Types of Public Libraries: A Comparison. Retrieved March 29, 2011 from http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/libs/pltypes.htm. Superville, D. (2011, March 16). Shortfall may shutter library in Northvale. The Record. Retrieved March 22, 2011 from http://www.northjersey.com/community/at_the_library/news/118062724_Shortfall_may_shutter_library_in_Northvale.html.
Editor's Notes
Bd of Trustees- 11 appted by Mayor and BkBoro Pres each, 12 elected, rest include Mayor, City Council Speaker, Comptroller, BkBoro Pres“Every resident of Brooklyn lives within a half-mile of a BPL location.” Kings- 2nd most densely packed county, after NY County (Manhattan)Per capita- local dollars spent. Total $ (local, state, fed) per cap- about $38
Contributed facilities etc- most of the library’s branches are occupied rent-free, the rent and utilities of which are paid for by NYC. Offset in income by an equal amt in expenses.Other: contribution income, discounts, investment income ($3.8m), contributed goods and svcs, special eventsFed government- $904,000. Too little to show up but still something.
Personnel- salaries, payroll taxes, health and retirement benefits.Rent- cancels out the income of contributed rents etcMaterials- about 70% print, 30% electronic and non-print. (as of 2008)Supporting services- mgmt & general (busi oversight, accountants and bookkeepers, etc – everything that does NOT lead or deal with library patrons or library objectives somehow), and fundraising (PR, maintaining donor lists, preparing/distributing related materials, anything related to soliciting contributions, etc)Office admin- postage, advertising, printing, office suppliesStaff expenses- conferences and meetings travel and subsistence, staff devmt, staff recognitionOther- professional fees and service payments, IT, insurance, repairs, bank fees, misc, bad debt expenses
From testimony of interim director Linda Johnson in March 2011 to City Council meeting on library budget.Sometimes money that is to be cut can be restored if the council subcommittee can wrangle it, which happened in 2010, but then some was taken back. Final budget not decided yet, will be in June.
Originally a subscription library (1869) that was later organized into a municipal library when NJ legislation authorized the establishment of free public libraries in 18902002 Libr of the Yr winner- Kalamazoo MIPer cap- $99 locally, $105 all told incl fed and state
State aid- Per Capita Library Aid program administered by NJ State Libr.Misc- fed, other, which includes fines. As of 1884, NJ municipalities are supposed to give at least 1/3 of a mill but Montclair gives a fair amount more, about 30-35% above the min. 2009- Mtc gave 53% above the min. 2008- 58% of NJ libraries gave more than the 1/3 of a mill min. Most munis that give more are generally urban, and Mtc’s extra funding “reflects the reality of Mtc being a unique mix of urban and suburban,” according to the pres of the librBd of Trustees.
Personnel- salary, wages, benefits, etc.Materials- as of 2008, about 70% print, 30% electronic, etc.BCCLS- we’ll get back to that in a sec.Other- security, programming, admin, etc.
2009 Revenue: $3,999,727.00. Expenses: $3,999.816. From a proposed 2011 budget, not official. Worst-case. With closure of Bellevue branch, a lot of costs disappear- facility, extra security. Salary and wages for Bellevue employees. Materials budget goes WAY down. Revenues reduced by 31%. Mtc Township Mgr said this year would be “the worst I’ve ever seen. I’ve never seen an environment like this before.”Final budget due end of April. At mid-March budget presentation, they asked town for $600,000 restored, which hasn’t been decided yet.
Per capita- about $77.50 in terms of all funds (state (no fed))If Northvale were a municipal library, it would be due about $336,000 in 2011 by the “1/3 of a mill” formula. So BCCLS requires that the library be paid that much, though the funds are not protected from town deductions as would those of a muni library.
States in the NE with AL (categorized as “non-profit assoc or agency libraries,” can also be called something like a la “incorporated libr” in VT): 48% in CT, 62% in ME, 47% in NY (755 libraries, most of any state), 85% in PA, 52% in RI, 40% in VT.Other non-NE states with Assoc. Librs: 24% in AK, 16% in TX. 16 states have at least one assoc librs, about 15% of all libraries in the US.
Rev: other = state ($3618), miscAbout 83% on books, 17% on other materials, very very little on electronic material, as of 2008.
Unlike Brooklyn, which largely maintains its own borough collective of libraries, …Open Borrowing: BCCLS,LMxAC (Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium), MAIN (Morris Automated Information Network), PALS (Passaic Library System), and SWELL (Sussex Warren Electronic Lending Libraries)