Comment: DO NOT CHARGE FOR DVDs for residents
Response: We can stop charging 50¢ for DVDs rentals which we have been collecting for three years. If we do, we will also stop purchasing them as the revenue we get from the small fee pays for us to purchase, replace, and repair the movies.
Showing posts with label Money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Money. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Library Service Boundaries
Comment: Just because someone is not inside of the library limits, does not mean that they are outside of the city limits.
Response: Actually, yes, it does. The Sycamore Public Library is a City library and our boundaries are the Sycamore City limits.
Every household that is in the city limits pays property tax to support the Sycamore Public Library. Every household that lies outside of the City limits does not pay any property tax to the Sycamore Public Library. People who live outside of the City limits have the option to purchase a library card each year for the same cost as a person who lives in the City and has the fee automatically added to their tax bill.
Response: Actually, yes, it does. The Sycamore Public Library is a City library and our boundaries are the Sycamore City limits.
Every household that is in the city limits pays property tax to support the Sycamore Public Library. Every household that lies outside of the City limits does not pay any property tax to the Sycamore Public Library. People who live outside of the City limits have the option to purchase a library card each year for the same cost as a person who lives in the City and has the fee automatically added to their tax bill.
Key Chain Cards
Suggestion: Non-Residents should be able to get key chain cards.
Response: We only have about 50 people who have purchased non-resident cards. We have to purchase a minimum of 1,000 key chain cards. The cost for doing that is $430. By State law, we are required to have it clearly imprinted on the card that it is a non-resident card so we can't use what we already have for the resident cards. It is not cost effective expenditure of library funds especially since we have the yellow non-resident cards on hand.
Anyone who would like to donate the $430 to purchase the key chain cards for non-residents may do that, and we will gladly order special cards.
Response: We only have about 50 people who have purchased non-resident cards. We have to purchase a minimum of 1,000 key chain cards. The cost for doing that is $430. By State law, we are required to have it clearly imprinted on the card that it is a non-resident card so we can't use what we already have for the resident cards. It is not cost effective expenditure of library funds especially since we have the yellow non-resident cards on hand.
Anyone who would like to donate the $430 to purchase the key chain cards for non-residents may do that, and we will gladly order special cards.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Money
Comment: Give People Money
Response: Would be nice wouldn't it? Kind of a crazy circle though since all the money the the library has is money that is paid out in property taxes, income taxes, fines, and fees paid by patrons directly to the library. We would be giving the money you gave us to run the library back to you. We could do that, but then there wouldn't be a library.
Response: Would be nice wouldn't it? Kind of a crazy circle though since all the money the the library has is money that is paid out in property taxes, income taxes, fines, and fees paid by patrons directly to the library. We would be giving the money you gave us to run the library back to you. We could do that, but then there wouldn't be a library.
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