[Michlib-l] How much/What percentage of the budget do Class 3 libraries spend on the collection?

[AD Jeffrey Babbitt]

Our budget and our township's budget are both due by the end of the month. We are under extra scrutiny this year, as the township wants to reduce our appropriation. We are pushing for an increase to support better funded collections and programming and long-overdue increases in exceedingly low staff wages. We have data to back up wages. I'm wondering how our spending on the collection compares to other public libraries our size. 

Currently, 6.5% of our FY2022-23 budget or $16,000 is going for books ($9,500 on adults, $2,500 children, $2,000 tweens, $2,000 teens). AV is about 1% or $2,400 for the year. We spend a little on video games and "things" for our Library of Things, but most it of course is books & AV. How does this compare with your library? 

Jeffrey Babbitt, MLIS 
Director 
Dorr Township Library 
1804 Sunset Dr. 
Dorr, MI 49323 
616-681-9678 (o) 
269-598-6929 (m) 
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