When Your Library Budget Is Almost Zero

(Hardback)

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Tight budgets and limited staff need not prevent librarians from taking positive action. This practical guide is designed to help them face the budget gap, learn why it exists and plan an appropriate course of action within budgetary constraints. Chapters cover basic mission statements and evaluation, library management and operations, resources, public relations, and fund-raising. With the restricted financial condition of many libraries today, this book aims to provide a welcome resource for school libraries, small libraries, library schools and library administrators.

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[T]he principles espoused here...are applicable to all library environments.--ALR-Unknown
A practical guide to help librarians face a budget gap and plan an appropriate course of action within budgetary constraints.--Reference and Research Book News-Unknown
A realistic, yet positive, approach to reduced budgets. Whether in a small public library or school library situation, you will find some worthwhile suggestions.--Emergency Librarian-Emergency Librarian
Offers practical suggestions for finding and using opportunities to better serve library patrons...A worthwhile book to help expand your list of possible solutions.--Library Talk-Library Talk
This guide will help librarians face the budget gap and plan an appropriate course of action within budgetary constraints.--School Library Media Quarterly-School Library Media Quarterly
"The principles espoused here...are applicable to all library environments.--ALR"-Unknown
"[T]he principles espoused here...are applicable to all library environments.--ALR"-Unknown
"A practical guide to help librarians face a budget gap and plan an appropriate course of action within budgetary constraints.--Reference and Research Book News"-Unknown
"Offers practical suggestions for finding and using opportunities to better serve library patrons...A worthwhile book to help expand your list of possible solutions.--Library Talk"-Library Talk
"This guide will help librarians face the budget gap and plan an appropriate course of action within budgetary constraints.--School Library Media Quarterly"-School Library Media Quarterly
"A realistic, yet positive, approach to reduced budgets. Whether in a small public library or school library situation, you will find some worthwhile suggestions.--Emergency Librarian"-Emergency Librarian

Author Bio

LESLEY S. J. FARMER is Coordinator of Library Media Teacher Services Credential Program and Professor of Library Media Technology at California State University, Long Beach. A frequent contributor to professional journals, she was selected by CSLA as the 1999 Technology School Librarian of the Year.