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We are asking the community to start paying for their library just like other communities in the area. The amount our library is asking for is an annual tax levy of $100,000. Below is a breakdown of our intended allocation for some of the funds should this proposition pass. Note that these would be in addition to the funds we currently have allocated.

Salaries & Benefits
~$20,000
Minimum wage increase for front line staff (NYS min wage to go to $9.00hr by 12/31/2015)
Adding back a part-time programs assistance position
Cost of living increase for remainder of staff
Open more hours means higher staff costs

Public Technology
~$3,000
Replacement of three computers in 2014-2015
Addition of public scanner in  future years
Replacement of aged and decrepit microfilm reader with a new digital reader in the future years

Programs
~$1,000
Bring back adult programs like the gardening series with added staff member (part-time programs assistant)
Additional writing classes 
Computer training classes 

Books, DVD's, Audiobooks, Music
~$20,000
Start ordering large print and audiobooks again
Order additional DVD's to keep up with demand
Start ordering more books to keep up with demand

Building and Grounds & Utilities
Deferred maintenance
~$20,000

Postage/Printing
~$2,500

Replacement of some funds taken from endowment with public funding instead. This would allow us to refrain from taking more than is fiscally responsible from the endowment (under 5% annually, (~2.5% library)
~30,000

The remainder will be used to cover increased cost of doing business annually such as phone, library database use fees, software subscriptions, account management, insurance, etc.
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