Dear Taliah,
A $100,000 will not be enough money to open up a K-8 library if the
librarian has to purchase technology for the school, library supplies and
furniture, and their books. Your friend will need to know what they are
expected to purchase with this money. Many new schools have a separate
budget for technology these days, so she'll need to know whether the
technology budget will cover her library computers, school digital cameras
and digital video cameras, and other AV equipment. Does the furniture
budget include funds for library furniture, or are they expected to use part
of the $100,000 to purchase furniture. I'm sure they will be expected to
use the funds to purchase books and library supplies. However, it never
hurts to ask if there are additional funds for office supplies. This will
help a little if they don't have to buy office supplies on top of library
supplies.
Your friend will need to ask a whole of questions before they can determine
if $100,000 will be enough.
--
Peter G. Mohn, LMS
Snohomish Freshman Campus
Snohomish, WA
pmohn2001@earthlink.net
"You live and learn. Or you don't live long." -- Heinlein
On 7/13/06 8:56 PM, "Taliah Abdullah" <bklover10@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Is $100,000 a "decent" amount to begin a new K-8 library? I am asking on
> behalf of a friend, and potential Librarian at the school. Neither of us
> have experience with brand new school libraries. I don't know anything about
> the library with the exception of it being created from the ground up. Thank
> you for any experience and expertise you can share.
>
> Taliah
>
> Taliah Abdullah
> Senior Librarian
> Pauline Robinson Branch
> 5575 E. 33rd Ave.
> Denver, CO 80207
> 303-370-1532
> 303-370-1541 (fax)
> tabdull@denver.lib.co.us(work)
> bklover10@hotmail.com(LM_NET)
> http://www.denverlibrary.org
>
> "Education is your passport
> to the future, for tomorrow
> belongs to the people who
> prepare for it today"
> El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
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