Hi,

I love the CASL thread pertaining to current fiction stats at our schools. It got me wondering about everyone's budget for books. We have, what I consider to be, a small book budget. It was slashed as soon as I was hired from $7000 (what the previous librarian had) down to $3000 (the budget amount I was given to work with since I came onboard). As you all are aware, $3,000 doesn't go very far. In addition to adding to our fiction collection that has been genrefied, we are in desperate need of updating our non-fiction collection. I ran a report for our NEASC review and was horrified at how old the collection was overall - fine for the classic literature section and perhaps historical topics, but not for science, technology, and current issues. So, if there is anyone who feels comfortable enough sharing budget info, I would be thankful for the insight.

PS: We were fortunate enough to obtain many books from the closing of the Willimantic Service Center. Those fiction titles, that we acquired, helped somewhat in filling out our collection.



Sincerely,

Michele Eligio

North Branford High School Librarian

49 Caputo Road

North Branford, CT  06471

(203) 484-1465

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