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Budget Presentation Example
An example of how libraries can present their strategic plan and budget details.
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 Budget Presentation Template
The State Library of Iowa developed a great set of tools called Telling the Library Story. This budget presentation template can get you on your way to creating a great presentation and advocating for your library.
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 Cost Benefit Analysis Manual for Medium Sized and Smaller Public Libraries
This manual provides detailed instructions and tools that small to mid-sized libraries can use to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of their services. The work was funded by an Institute for Museum and Library Studies (IMLS) grant to the St. Louis Public Library.
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Developing the Library Budget
This excerpt from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Trustee Essentials guide provides a great background into the budget process.
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 Leveraging Funding to Enhance Broadband Access
From Sept/Oct 2009 issue of Public Libraries. A study of whether membership in Indiana's Public Library Internet Consortium is helping public libraries leverage state and federal funds to maximize their broadband connectivity.
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Libraries to the Rescue - Summary of Podcasts
Notes summarizing a set of podcasts recorded by IMLS with five state library agencies around the country, discussing steps being taken to help communities in the recent economic downturn.
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The Costs and Benefits of Technology
From the MaintainIT Planning for Success Cookbook section on Planning and Decision Making.
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 Why Public Libraries Close (Webinar)
Webinar archive and additional resources.
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