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Bylaws Membership News

January-March
2001 Newsletter

President's Message

Outstanding Service Award Nominations

Annual Elections

A Baker's Dozen II

Memorials, Gifts, Donations

Into the New Millennium

From the Basement

The 2001 Budget

The 2000 End-of-Year Budget



The 2000 End-of-Year Budget

Last year's budget is history. Here is a summary of where the money was spent and from where it came. Most of the money goes to the libraries and the next largest items is the cost of the book sale.

Grants to the branch libraries
(up to $1000 for each of the 19 branches)
$17,657
Grant to the central library (including the
History Center & system-wide activities)
$17,279
Grant for computer tables and printers
(tables for Wired for Youth computers)
$15,332
Grant for travelling puppet shows$12,284
Total grants to the libraries$62,552
 
The two remaining expense categories capture the cost of the book sale and membership/administration costs:
Book sale costs (e.g. hall rental,
transportation, advertising)
$16,214
Administration costs
(newsletter, insurance, bank fees)
$ 4,419
Total non-grant expenses$20,633
 
Total expenditures$83,185
 
Income in 2000 was realized in these four areas:
Book sales (net of sales tax)$55,449
Membership dues$ 8,828
Contributions$ 6,971
Investment income$ 3,673
Total income$74,921

David Capshaw
Quentin Fenessy
Ed Burns