Sentences with phrase «over library funding»

Van Bramer, who chairs the Council's cultural affairs committee, where the debate over library funding has largely been

Van Bramer, who chairs the Council's cultural affairs committee, where the debate over library funding has largely been heard, reminded of the Council's budget priorities as final negotiations take place between the 51 - member legislative body and the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Not exact matches

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.

Over 200 guests are expected to attend and will help to raise funds for children's programs in all 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries and the Library's Rare Books and Special Collections.

Restructuring library services to this lower funding level would result in major curtailment in access to public library service, with reduced open hours system - wide and the loss of over 100 full - time equivalent (FTE) positions.

The political posturing was evident in debate over issues ranging from funding for libraries, to detailing county cars.

County funding of $ 23,040,190, combined with $ 2,637,731 in anticipated funding from New York State and $ 1,687,033 in other library revenue, brings the Library's 2015 proposed operating and grants budget to $ 27,364,854, a modest 1.8 % increase over the 2014 adopted budget.

County funding of $ 23,943,617, combined with funding from New York State of $ 2,227,239 in operating aid, use of $ 485,186 in Library fund balance, and $ 894,302 in other library revenue, brings the Library's 2017 proposed operating budget to $ 27,550,344; a modest 1.1 % increase over the 2016 Adopted Budget.

If enacted, this would result in an $ 18 million reduction in state funding over the past three years and mark the fifth time that library funding has been cut over the same period.

The Governor's proposed Executive Budget would cut state library funding to $ 84.5 million, a reduction of approximately $ 2.5 million over 2009 - 10 budget levels.

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.

County funding of $ 23,474,134; combined with funding from New York State of $ 2,135,104 in operating and $ 655,994 in grants; use of $ 714,843 in Library fund balance; and $ 937,010 in other library revenue, brings the Library's 2016 proposed operating and grants budget to $ 27,917,085, a modest 2.1 % increase over the 2015 adopted budget.

Over the past two years in New York City, PB has led to funding for expanded sidewalks for pedestrians, increased security in libraries, computers for schools, and much more.

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.

The fund was used over seven years for a variety of educational initiatives in the district, including a universal - preschool project, scholarships, and library books.

Big changes to the E-rate program made by the Federal Communications Commission over the past 18 months are showing up in dramatic ways in this year's requests for telecommunications - related funding by schools and libraries.

Over the last eight years, the district has spent $ 32 million on the hardware systems necessary to track student demographic and performance data districtwide, and another $ 2 million on additional computers that allow teachers to access the system; much of this funding has come from the federal E-Rate program, which has allocated more than $ 10 billion toward Internet infrastructure in K — 12 schools and libraries since 1996 (see «World Wide Wonder?»

The funds will provide high - speed broadband internet connections to 15,000 schools and libraries, giving an additional 20 million students online access over the next two years and making strides towards reaching its five - year connectivity goals.

Libraries aggregate data all over the place, funding agencies, government, and annual reports.»

The publicly funded library has raised over $ 200,000 to finance its new digital library and will feature 48 computers, 300 e-readers, and three Discovery Terminals via 3M.

Since its founding in 2013, EveryLibrary has assisted 36 library communities with ballot measures to expand or renew funding for buildings, collections, programs, services and staffing, winning 27 and securing over $ 100 million in stable tax money.

Since 2012, EveryLibrary has provided donor supported pro-bono advising and consulting to 41 library campaigns helping to win over $ 100 million in stable tax funding.

«Book deserts» are places all over the U.S. where kids can't access books, due to lack of funds or ability to travel to libraries.

While the discussions included talks about communities supporting their libraries both in terms of manpower and funding, there was no precise data on how much of any given library's staffing or budget should come from willing volunteers; the Society of Chief Librarians revealed data that showed 425 libraries were currently «community supported» or are planning to become supported by their local patrons, a 150 % increase over the current number of public libraries involved in volunteer support.

The symbolism of standing guard to prevent senseless damage to books is not lost on those of us who are reminded almost daily that our right to read is being threatened, either intentionally or not, by an abundance of entertaining electronic media, funding cuts to libraries and schools, even moronic, extremist book banning in our public education institutions by those who wield arbitrary power over curricula.

The American Library Association Conference is wrapping up in New Orleans and the unilateral consensus is that libraries all over North America are seeing significant cutbacks in their funding.

Politics The controversy in Minnesota continues over Neil Gaiman's speaking fee, with a state House Republican committee chairman now recommending a $ 45,000 cut to the Twin Cites» regional library system budget to make up for the Legacy Fund money paid to the author and comics writer in May 2010.

Libraries serving populations over 500,000 spend the least amount of funding on audiobooks but are among the libraries putting the most into downloadable audio; they also invest the most in downloadablLibraries serving populations over 500,000 spend the least amount of funding on audiobooks but are among the libraries putting the most into downloadable audio; they also invest the most in downloadabllibraries putting the most into downloadable audio; they also invest the most in downloadable movies.

Those libraries that remain have lost 2/3 + of their funding over the last 5 years.

If the library has unused reading funds at the end of the year, they are carried over into the following year.

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According to a recent ALA survey, 24 out of 45 reporting states experienced decreased library funding over the past year.

There are libraries full of scholarly studies that conclude that active fund managers underperform their benchmark indexes over time, even before taxes are accounted for.