[Publib] Budget Cut lists

[Mary Soucie]

Hi Susan,
We have greatly decreased the printing for staff- memos are emailed and
posted to our internal blog; policies are saved as a PDF on a separate
policy drive as they are updated- new staff still get a copy of the
policy binder when they start. 
 
Increased email communication with patrons- we've greatly cut down on
our postage costs for overdue notices; we also only send 2nd and 3rd
notices. Stretch out the time length for when you send the notices- send
at two weeks instead of one for instance.
 
I just pursued a partnership with our park district for joint
sponsorship of programs. They will be giving us $5000 in 2009 towards
the cost of programs. We hope to be able to eliminate fees for programs
and re-introduce group pricing for bus trips.
 
At night turn off all equipment, including monitors and printers.
Remember to also turn off the power strips. This will not amount to huge
savings but every little bit helps.
 
These are the ones I thought of off the top of my head.

Mary
 
Mary J. Soucie, MLIS
Library Director
Wilmington Public Library District
Visit the world @ your library(tm)
201 S Kankakee St
Wilmington IL 60481
(815) 476-2834
mjsoucie at wilmingtonlibrary.org
 
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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Susan Pieper
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 12:42 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Budget Cut lists


I am interested in quick, bullet-point lists of places to cut your
budget... especially from small and/or rural public libraries...(getting
rid of the library cat and cat food does not count... nor does getting
rid of turtles, birds, ferrets, etc.) Thanks in advance!
Susan

-- 
Susan Pieper, Director
Paulding County Carnegie Library
205 S. Main Street
Paulding, OH 45879
419-399-2032 voice and 419-399-2114 fax
Editor, Rural Library Services Newsletter
www.pauldingcountylibrary.org


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