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I think it is insane that OD wants $75,000 to "administrate" for the library system. It shows that they had no real growth program in place and now they want others to take care of their growth problems. What company goes after libraries - some of the most budget conscience programs around - and expect that their budgets can handle that kind of admin fee??? I'm fiercely glad that they will have competition asap.
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If you think about the total, it looks insane, but it comes down to $227 for each library for one year. The huge increase that they are complaining about is from the fact that they are paying $32 for each library for this year.
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From what I can tell, the "administrative fees" cover everything except the content, e.g. bandwidth, data management, web front end etc. These costs have increased in tandem with the increase in popularity. |
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Ok, fine. I guess you'd also be in favor of the library just passing the cost to the library patron then. Because no matter how you break it down or how "cheap" you think it is - it is a LIBRARY borrowing program. I don't know any library systems that can afford those kind of fees to administrate collections. Especially since those fees do not include any content.
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South Central Kansas Library System Proposed Annual Plan and Tentative Budget 2012
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Maybe libraries should be staffed by volunteers; just like voluntary fire departments.
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And the part about the jobs? I'm sure that OD employs people as well, and needs to employ more as the number of users increases, but you don't seem concerned about them. |
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![]() Seriously in the end communities deserve what they are willing to pay for, be it libraries, schools, roads, etc. |
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Of course the library shouldn't pay more than it has to...and maybe it can get away with paying less. But $75,000 doesn't strike me as outrageously high as part of a $90 million dollar budget. |
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