Libraries money spending

At both public and school libraries, there is more money being spent on other resources rather than books. According to http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA170306.html most libraries are spending about half as much on computers as they are on books. Also now to keep of with the needs of today many libraries expenses include, software, Internet filters, computers and online subscription services. Libraries also now are spending money on library websites and online catalogs. Is this really needed?

Ms. Tester says that “Books are important. Most Teachers requires at least one book source for student papers.” “Many students as well as teachers enjoy reading.” “Many students complain that they don’t have enough time to come to the library to check out books.”

School libraries generally are funded by the government on a per student basis. This means the larger the school the more the money they get. The software our county used for Internet filtering is Symantec Internet Security, and it is not cheap. What percentage of money comes from the county for technology?



At EMHS this year our media center fund was $8,489. For 300 student that would be about $28 dollars. The average money spent for a library in our area is about $24 per student. Out of that fund comes books etc. but it doesn’t included supplies like paper, toner, and light bulbs the budget for that was nine thousand dollars this year.

According to the School library Journal, only 61 percent of librarians have a degree in school library media. Also Flexible hours are tied to whether or not there used by teachers. According to the Journal most spending comes from local school districts. The median spending per person was $11.41. The Journals studies show that most school libraries weren’t buying DVD’s much. 90 percent of libraries have computer based circulation systems. Sharing resources among schools and libraries has diminished according to the journals survey.



At EMHS, on March 11 we had 2543 books check out in our library, according to Ms. Tester.









Source: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA170306.html