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NJLA Public Policy Forums

NJLA Public Policy Forums. NJLA Service Priorities Survey Responses Cost of Statewide and Regional Services Local Public Library Funding Issues: League of Municipalities Resolution, Municipal Cap situation, etc. Impact of State Budget Cuts on Statewide and Regional Services

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NJLA Public Policy Forums

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  1. NJLA Public Policy Forums • NJLA Service Priorities Survey Responses • Cost of Statewide and Regional Services • Local Public Library Funding Issues: League of Municipalities Resolution, Municipal Cap situation, etc. • Impact of State Budget Cuts on Statewide and Regional Services • Call to Action -- What you can do

  2. Current Status • 2009 Budget • Cut of 8% to state aid (originally 10%) • NJKI cut 1.39 million (over last 2 years) • 2010 Budget • All departments told to submit strategies for budget cuts of 20% • Local Issues • Municipal Funding Cap continues to create pressure for local government • League of Municipalities trying to reduce 1/3 mill minimum funding requirement to 1/6 mill

  3. NJLA Response • Postcard Campaign was instrumental in reducing the cut in state aid from 10% to 8% • Model Resolution in opposition to the League resolution • Survey of the membership to identify service priorities • Statewide forums to hear directly from the membership

  4. Statewide and Regional Services: A Survey of the Field

  5. Who Responded • Academic 11.3% 58 • Public 72.1% 370 • School 10.9% 56 • Special 3.7% 19 • Consortia 1.9% 10

  6. Who Responded • Director/Assistant Director 40.1% 195 • Librarian 55.3% 269 • Library Assistant 4.5% 22     • Other (please specify) 30 • NJLA Members 82.8% 424 • Non NJLA Members 17.2% 88

  7. Five Most Important Services • General databases (Primarily EBSCO) • JerseyCat (including ILL) • Delivery • Per Capita State Aid • REFUSA and enhanced business databases (NJKI)

  8. Five Least Important Services • Consulting • Grants, Pilot • Advocacy/marketing • Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped • Reference Support

  9. What Should be NJLA’s First Priority? • Top Responses: • Maintaining Databases, Delivery and State Aid • Other Common Responses: • Resource Sharing, Database Discounts, JerseyConnect and Training. • Re-examine how services should be delivered at the state, regional and local level

  10. Current State/Regional Funding • Direct State Services - $6,872,000 • Operation of the state library and branches • NJKI (loss of $390,000 just announced) • Virtual Aid - $1,300,000 • General databases • JerseyConnect • Per Capita State Aid - $7,973,000 • Down from $8,665,000 in 2008

  11. Current State/Regional Funding • Network Aid - $4,777,000 • General Databases • Regional Services • Regions, Delivery, CE, pilot grants, etc • JerseyCat • Reference Support • JerseyClicks • State Services • CE, Consulting Summer Reading, One Book NJ, Advocacy/Marketing • GALCO

  12. Local Funding Issues

  13. Impact of Budget Cuts on YOU and YOUR Library • What are your questions? • What are your comments? • What are your expectations of NJLA?

  14. Call to Action – What Should We Be Doing? • State Library has convened the Library’s Change Lives Task Force to develop a strategy • Resolution on 1/3 Mill • http://njla.pbwiki.com/Public+Policy • Making our case locally • Keeping each other informed

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