The document provides 10 budget-busting ideas for school libraries including: 1. Make the most of official suppliers and look for special offers. Argue the case for best value. 2. Make the most of petty cash by shopping online from discount retailers. 3. Gather donations of books and materials from friends, family, and local charities.

1. Budget Busting Ideas Kateri Wilson-Whalley and SLA Scotland Committee Top Ten

2. 1. Make the most of the official suppliers Check out your suppliers fully Keep an eye for special offers or sales Argue the case for best value with the finance department

3. 2. Make the most of your cash If you do get some petty cash make the most of it by using online suppliers. Red House (www.redhouse.co.uk) Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk) The Book People (www.thebookpeople.co.uk) Play (www.play.com) Bananas.co.uk (www.bananas.co.uk) Or you could hit the local charity shops

4. 3. Gather donations Ask family, friends, staff and pupils to donate books, magazines, etc. Public libraries for ex-stock Cinema, publishers or bookseller for spare promotional items

5. 4. Sell Stuff Sell goods or services i.e. lockers, stationary Idea Sites http://blog.craftzine.com www.instructables.com www.etsy.com http://planetgreen.discovery.com Make items to sell Paint Sample Notebooks Recycled Jewellery Get the pupils involved – ‘Enterprise in Education’ – there may even be some money available in school to help get started.

6. 5. Sign up to a Book Catalogue Credit to spend on items from the catalogue and/or free books in commission http://clubs-shop.scholastic.co.uk

7. 6. Use GLOW share an author visit or link with other schools posting links, documents and similar to the site so pupils can get it for themselves at home or at school

8. 7. Internet help posters CPD promotion (i.e.blogs) teaching resources SLA members resources www.slainte.org.uk www.cilip.org.uk www.ala.org www.ltscotland.org.uk www.literacy trust.org.uk www.tes.co.uk www.education-world.com

9. 8. Use school resources Ask around Make contacts Recycle stuff into activities for pupils http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/ http://planetgreen.discovery.com www.craftster.org Bricks wrapped in paper. Newspaper and magazine trees

10. 9. Do your own promotion and display Rotate Stock Make own displays Make your own library shelf guiding and signage Use old video cases for shelf dividers Use old tape cases as leaflet/ postcard holders Get pupils to help!

11. 10. Repair Stock Can it be fixed? Repair binding Insert loose pages www.squidoo.com/BookRepair www.wikihow.com www.philobiblon.com http://librarypreservation.blogspot.com