Provo City Library Podcast: Episode 13 - The Library Budget

A riveting discussion of everyone's favorite topic, the library budget! In this episode, we'll break it all down for you: where our funding comes from, how it's spent, and why we are asking for a property tax increase.
If you leave this podcast wondering, "How can I help?", here are a few ways:
1. Contact the Provo City Council and let them know how you feel about funding the library
2. Encourage your neighbors to do the same (perhaps direct them to this podcast if they're wondering why it's necessary)
3. Donate to the library: provolibrary.o...
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:08 Budget Overview
1:57 Where does library funding come from?
3:43 Library Revenues
8:23 Are you getting your money's worth?
9:45 How is that money spent?
10:23 Library Expenses
17:14 Why are we talking about this budget, anyway?
26:38 Cuts!
32:27 What things surprised you, as an active library user, before you joined the board?
34:27 Lean meat analogy
40:50 Where do we go next?
45:21 Book Recommendations
Video by Addysen Kerr
Audio by Stephen Jarvis
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List of mentioned books:
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
James by Percival Everett
The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
The Darker Shade of Magic Trilogy by V.E. Schwab
The Unwedding by Ally Condie