From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Wed Dec 9 08:22:30 2009 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:22:30 -0800 Subject: [PL-Directors] State Library Board Budget Reduction Plan Message-ID: Dear Directors: In October the Legislative Fiscal Office requested all state agencies to file plans in early November indicating how reductions could be made to their 2009-11 biennial budgets if Oregon voters defeat the tax increases that that have been referred to a January 26 ballot. The request was for a plan to reduce the General Fund budget of agencies by 5% and by 10%. If the measures do not pass, the Legislative Fiscal Office estimates that the consequence will be a $727 million reduction in revenue this biennium, equivalent to 5.5% of the General Fund. The State Library Board deliberated on this request at their October 19th Board meeting and filed a plan in November that would reduce Ready to Read Grants to public libraries to generate the 5% and 10% savings to our General Fund budget. A copy of the Board?s plan is posted on the Legislative Fiscal Office website: . The State Library budget for 2009-11 includes about $3.4 million in General Funds. General Funds are used to fund the Talking Book and Braille Services Program, the Ready to Read Grant Program, and some personnel costs in Library Development Services and Administration. The Board?s plan proposes to make the entire 10% reduction from second year of the Ready to Read Grant Program. This would result in a 47% cut to the program funding overall. At the request of the Oregon Library Association, we have estimated the effect of the 10% General Fund reduction to the Ready to Read Grant Program in 2010 on individual libraries. The attached table shows the estimated grant your library would receive in December, 2010, assuming no budget reductions and assuming all libraries applied and were awarded a grant next year. The table also shows the amount of your grant assuming the 10% reduction plan were to be put in place by the Legislature. The difference between the two amounts is shown, as well as the percentage difference. Most larger libraries would see a 51% reduction to their grant. Many small libraries would see no reduction because the Oregon Revised Statutes require grants to be no smaller than $1,000. Also attached is an FAQ which provides more detail about the reduction plan. Please let me know if you have any questions about this. Jim Scheppke, State Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4367 (fax) 503-585-8059 jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Miller Subject: IMLS Announces New Research Brief: Service Trends in U.S. Public Libraries, 1997-2007 -----Original Message----- From: Jeannine Mjoseth Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:14 PM To: Jeannine Mjoseth Subject: IMLS Announces New Research Brief: Service Trends in U.S. Public Libraries, 1997-2007 IMLS Announces New Research Brief: Service Trends in U.S. Public Libraries, 1997-2007 Washington, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces the release of a new research brief, Service Trends in U.S. Public Libraries, 1997-2007. The brief identifies important changes public libraries have made to address patron needs in an increasingly Internet-centric environment and explores service differences in urban and rural communities. A comparison of more than 11 years of Public Library Survey data suggests that service changes in U.S. public libraries are having an impact on visitation and circulation, as record numbers of people now use public libraries nationwide. Several findings from the survey include: . The availability of Internet terminals in public libraries rose sharply between 2000 and 2007, increasing by 90 percent on a per capita basis. This dramatic increase is one example of the way U.S. public libraries are expanding their range of services to meet patron demand. . Between 1997 and 2007, per capita visits to public libraries increased nationwide by 19 percent. During the same period, per capita circulation increased by 12 percent. This growth in demand for library services occurred even as people increasingly turned to the Internet to meet other information needs. . The study identified very different trajectories between urban and rural communities for select service trends, highlighting the importance of local context for identifying patron needs and improving services. To read the research brief please go to: http://www.imls.gov/pdf/Brief2010_01.pdf Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 ann.reed at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you would like a customized spreadsheet, contact Ann at 503-378-5027 or ann.reed at state.or.us If you would like to customize the spreadsheet yourself, you may wish to save the spreadsheet without formulas to your hard drive, and the calculations will not change as you add or delete columns or rows. Please feel free to contact me if you need help. Thank you to everyone for contributing your data! Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 ann.reed at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: