This is a big question
for library budgets that are offset by desktop use of sources where usage is tracked to make purchasing, training, and budget decisions.
Instead of bashing the profession many of you choose to be in and remain in, why aren't you out there yourselves advocating at the local, state and federal level for increased funding
for library budgets.
Not exact matches
On Tuesday, the City Council approved the
library's proposal
for a 93,000 - square - foot facility on Park District - owned land at 95th Street and Cedar Glade near Frontier Park with a
budget of $ 18.6 million.
Last month, the council surprised
library officials with an action to reconsider its previous approval of an $ 18.6 million
budget for a 93,000 - square - foot facility after questions were raised about book and equipment purchases.
Love Your Local
Library The
library can be a huge help
for homeschooling parents on a
budget.
Many of the
budget savings will come in the form of cuts to back office functions like finance, human resources and informational technology, but cuts of over ten per cent have also been reported
for front - line services like
libraries and leisure centres.
This ideologically - driven experiment is hard to justify at a time of school
budget cuts in addition to the loss of vital local authority services
for SEN pupils, the squeeze on
libraries and Sure Start amongst others.
«One of the reasons we're in the dire circumstances we are now at the Brooklyn Public Library is because Mayor Bloomberg cut the
budget for the
libraries dramatically.
Along with the expanded NYPD headcount, the
budget includes funding
for six - day
library service around the city, parks workers, senior citizen services, a city bail fund, and other key items that were negotiated over the past months.
«Our
budget amendments not only protected vital services but reinvested in the community, allocating funds
for youth organizations, service groups,
library and culturals.»
As if Thomas Galante's bloated salary isn't enough to make your head spin, Galante displayed his royal arrogance Thursday at a
budget hearing inside Borough Hall where he repeatedly requesting more funds
for Queens
library while defending his outrageous $ 2 million dollar severance package and other perks.
The de Blasio administration has also committed to a $ 300 million ten - year capital
budget for libraries, an act representatives call «unprecedented.»
After de Blasio released his executive
budget on May 7, council members have continued to push
for an increase in funds
for libraries, parks, NYPD headcount, senior citizen services, women's health services, city - funded school lunches
for all students, and more.
Last week the City Council approved Mayor Bloomberg's $ 63 billion «austerity»
budget, cutting funds
for schools,
libraries and social programs.
The Mattituck - Laurel
Library will hold its vote Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.. On the table is a
budget increase of 1.55 percent, which carries an additional tax cost of about $ 7.12
for the average household, according to the
library's fall newsletter.
The green
budget called
for a penny increase in the sales tax, saving
libraries, road patrols and the arts.
2006 Funding Severely Strains
Library's Ability to Serve the Community, Restoring Even a Portion of the $ 7 Million Reduction Urged The $ 21.7 million County support in the proposed 2006
budget provides an exceedingly lean funding level in 2006, even
for a reduced 36
library system.
This June, officials added $ 43 million in funding
for New York City's three public
library systems to the fiscal year 2016
budget, allowing
for expansion of branch operating hours and a return to six - day service
for the first time in nearly a decade.
By Paul Snyder A Madison alderman's proposal to change wording in the city
budget would officially kill any chance
for construction of a new central
library this year.
At 10 a.m., the Subcommittee on
Libraries will meet jointly with the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations for a preliminary budget hearing on l
Libraries will meet jointly with the Committee on Cultural Affairs,
Libraries and International Intergroup Relations for a preliminary budget hearing on l
Libraries and International Intergroup Relations
for a preliminary
budget hearing on
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«If the Government is truly serious about a high quality education
for all, they need to stop cutting school and local authority
budgets, ensure our class sizes are reduced and stop selling off school sports fields and
libraries.
Libraries will benefit significantly from this year's state
budget, which includes the biggest year - to - year increase in aid
for the public institutions in seven years.
While I continue to support legislation that completely repeals this tax, this year's
budget includes an exemption
for our
libraries.
Mark - Viverito seemed to address those criticism when she highlighted money in the
budget for increased
library hours and youth jobs.
«The Finance Committee will be fighting hard this
budget season to secure [the funding] our
library systems need
for repairs, so they can match their exceptional programs with quality space,» said Ferreras.
County
Budget Office and Legislature staff have indicated that the amended budget contains a property tax for library purposes equal to the Executive's «Green Budget.&
Budget Office and Legislature staff have indicated that the amended
budget contains a property tax for library purposes equal to the Executive's «Green Budget.&
budget contains a property tax
for library purposes equal to the Executive's «Green
Budget.&
Budget.»
This «base
budget» leaves county «
Library Tax» support at 2007's $ 22.2 million, an amount that is still less than was provided
for valuable
library services 10 years ago.
The Library appreciates and thanks Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz
for recommending a county funding increase of $ 469,483 (2.0 %) to
libraries in his 2017 Proposed
Budget through funds generated by growth in the equalized full value property tax base so there is no increase in the property tax rate.
Jack Connors, chairman, Board of Trustees, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library and Library System Director Mary Jean Jakubowski expressed their appreciation, stating: On behalf of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System we want to thank Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz
for recommending an increase of $ 415,867 * to
libraries in his 2014 proposed
budget through funds generated by growth in the equalized full value property tax base.
Library System Director Mary Jean Jakubowski expressed her appreciation, stating: On behalf of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System we want to thank Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz
for recommending a county funding increase of $ 451,766 (2.0 %) to
libraries in his 2015 proposed
budget through funds generated by growth in the equalized full value property tax base so there is no increase in the property tax rate.
The Library appreciates and thanks Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz
for recommending a county funding increase of $ 478,872 (2.0 %) to
libraries in his 2018 Proposed
Budget through funds generated by growth in the equalized full value property tax base.
With the deadline
for the state
budget four weeks away, a push is on to block a proposed cut in state aid to
libraries.
A Forest Hills congressman took the Republican Party to task Tuesday
for the millions of dollars in proposed
budget cuts that would harm the working - class and senior citizens of Queens and the borough president bemoaned belt - tightening at the city level after $ 5 million of funding
for the long - awaited Queens West
library branch become embroiled in -LSB-...]
He and many of his colleagues want the city to increase funding
for nonprofit cultural institutions by $ 40 million - it has remained flat
for the last three
budgets - and to baseline $ 43 million
for six - day service at city
libraries.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced a $ 82.1 billion
budget agreement
for Fiscal Year 2017 at City Hall Wednesday afternoon, putting millions of additional dollars towards summer youth jobs,
libraries and seniors while securing more money
for the city's reserve fund and the citywide savings program.
The establishment of special legislative district
libraries that support local
library funding increases is stymied by the Cuomo administration, Post says, but the 2017 - 2018 state
budget increases spending by $ 10 million
for library construction.
The
budget agreement also includes an additional $ 22 million in funding
for the city's district attorneys; $ 21 million a year in baselined funding to continue six day service at
libraries; $ 1.8 million of baselined funding
for senior citizen case management; and $ 5 million
for the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Before voting on a final 2015
budget, Onondaga County legislators added thousands of dollars
for library computers, the St. Patrick's Day parade, mosquito spraying and other pet projects to be named later.
The vote comes after a brutal
budget season last fall where some residents were highly critical of the board on the tax increase, and after residents recently circulated petitions to force a vote on borrowing
for the
library / community center.
Senator Suzi Oppenheimer (D - Mamaroneck) today joined with representatives of the Westchester
Library System (WLS) and local
library directors to call
for the restoration of
library funding in the NYS FY 2010 - 11
budget.
Picente's
budget also calls
for money to provide legal services
for Oneida County's veterans, more investments in local
libraries and an expansion of the 911 emergency operations center in Oriskany.
Amanda also served as the Director
for Participatory
Budgeting for Council District 30, where she spearheaded the allocation of over one million dollars in capital funds, as voted on by thousands of local residents, to improve public schools,
libraries, and parks in the district.
The Library very much appreciates and thanks Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz
for recommending a county funding increase of $ 460,277 (2.0 %) to
libraries in his 2016 proposed
budget through funds generated by growth in the equalized full value property tax base so there is no increase in the property tax rate.
Senator Michael Ranzenhofer said, «The final plan secures our fair share of state funding
for our school districts in Western New York, and restores funding — initially cut under the Executive
Budget proposal — to our local public
libraries.
After a slew of
budget hearings focused on smaller allocations
for libraries, the
budget deal tonight includes an extra $ 39 million
for libraries — which will mean universal six - day
library service and extended hours at some branches.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito shook hands tonight on a $ 78.5 billion city
budget deal that includes the overwhelming majority of the priorities the Council had pushed — including 1,300 new police officers, money to keep
libraries open 6 days a week, and increased funding
for senior citizens and veterans.
It is unusual
for the administration's presence to be somewhat absent at a City Council
budget hearing, and though Tom Finklepearl, commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs, testified, funding
for libraries went unmentioned throughout his time in front of the Council members presiding over the hearing.
That decision was a response to the state's dismal financial situation: A projected $ 40 billion
budget deficit and sinking credit rating have scuttled the state's ability to sell bonds to raise capital
for projects that include freeway repairs and
library construction.
You'd think it would've been easier on the
budget if Stone had just paid
for Oldman's cab fare to the
library, but, then, the
library wouldn't have provided Oldman with a tenth of the information about the man he was portraying that he ended up getting from his meeting with Oswald's widow, Marina.
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