NJLA Public Policy Forums NJLA Service Priorities Survey

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

Current Status n 2009 Budget – Cut of 8% to state aid (originally 10%) – NJKI cut 1. 39 million (over last 2 years) n 2010 Budget – All departments told to submit strategies for budget cuts of 20% n 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

NJLA Response n n 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

Statewide and Regional Services: A Survey of the Field

Who Responded Academic n Public n School n Special n Consortia n 11. 3% 72. 1% 10. 9% 3. 7% 1. 9% 58 370 56 19 10

Who Responded n Director/Assistant Director n Librarian n Library Assistant n Other (please specify) 40. 1% 55. 3% 4. 5% 195 269 22 30 NJLA Members n Non NJLA Members 82. 8% 17. 2% 424 88 n

Five Most Important Services General databases (Primarily EBSCO) n Jersey. Cat (including ILL) n Delivery n Per Capita State Aid n REFUSA and enhanced business databases (NJKI) n

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

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

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

Current State/Regional Funding n Network Aid - $4, 777, 000 – General Databases – Regional Services » Regions, Delivery, CE, pilot grants, etc – – Jersey. Cat Reference Support Jersey. Clicks State Services » CE, Consulting Summer Reading, One Book NJ, Advocacy/Marketing – GALCO

Local Funding Issues

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

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