[CASL-L] 0 book budget

[Cathy Andronik]

Mary Lee,

Welcome to the $0 budget club.  : (    We in Norwalk haven't had library budgets for going on 6 years.  I'm not sure how long it's going to take to recover.  Please do share any info you find in your research!

Meanwhile, let me recommend:  1) apply for DonorsChoose grants to supplement the collection.  Requests that show library collaboration with a classroom teacher tend to get noticed, so sit down with a teacher, map out a project, see what resources you'll need beyond your existing collection, and submit a proposal for those items; 2) apply for the James Patterson/Scholastic reading grant if and when it rolls around again; 3) if you're a member of AASL, ALSC, or YALSA, see if they have grants available; 4) comb used book sales and Goodwill, and take up a bottle/can collection for redemption in your library--because, as I remind people, 20 empty water bottles equals one Goodwill paperback.   

Good luck!

Cathy Andronik
Teacher Librarian
Brien McMahon High School
Norwalk 
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On Tue, 11/29/16, MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net> wrote:

 Subject: [CASL-L] 0 book budget
 To: casl-l at mylist.net
 Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 11:06 AM
 
 Hi all, 
 
 I had no money for library books last year & am trying
 to get some. I remember somebody once said that it takes
 five years to recover from a zero library book budget. Does
 anyone have any research to back this up? I'm continuing to
 research this & will let you know.
 
 Thanks,
 Mary Lee
 
 
 
 
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