Books to Help Stretch the Library Budget

If you need help stretching the library budget, there are a few things in our collection that may help. I just entered “shoestring” in our catalog in the “Search” blank, with the button set to “Anywhere”, and discovered an interesting selection of titles. Here’s a sample:

• The Frugal Librarian; Thriving in Tough Economic Times,  ed. by Carol Smallwood, Z683.2.U6 F73 2011
• The Shoestring Library, by Sheryl Kindle Fullner, Z683.2.U6 F85 2010
• The Small Public Library Survival Guide : Thriving on Less, by Herbert B. Landau, Z678.6 .L36 2008

Here are some new titles we’ve received you might find helpful:

• Cost Control for Nonprofits in Crisis, by G. Stevenson Smith, Z683.2.U6 S655 2011
• Lean Library Management: Eleven Strategies for Reducing Costs & Improving Services, by John J. Huber, Z678 .H84 2011

I found this DVD by searching library finance with the button set to “Anywhere”, and “Sorted” by copyright date:  NLC DVD Library futures. Staying ahead of the curve. Making the best of a shrinking budget : creative practices in a new economy, recorded from a College of DuPage Teleconference broadcast. As always,–please contact the Information Services Team if you’d like to check out any of these titles. Thanks.