We’re two weeks into our new operating hours. It’s not ideal (and it feels like a failure, if I’m honest), but we’ll get through this together. After a 13% overall budget cut (more than 12% from staffing once the dust settled from the severance packages and 15% from operations), we hope this fiscal year will be the worst of it.
We are actively looking for additional funding through grants. We are hopeful they come through, but they are not guaranteed and they take time for the application & approval process to complete before we’ll actually receive any funding.
To help in the shorter term, we are also asking our community for some specific help. We have three active “wish lists” of things we’ll need but may not have the budget for. Two of the lists are supply lists on Amazon. One is for general office supplies (paper, cleaning supplies, kitchen supplies, etc.) and the other is for specific supplies we’ll need for upcoming programs and activities.
The third list is housed at the Book Exchange and consists of books the library would like to buy, but probably can’t afford this year. (Please don’t buy these books on Amazon.) All you have to do is go to the Book Exchange or call (918-825-6015) and let Chris know you’d like to buy one of the books on our list. He’ll get it ordered and over to us.
We also always take donations of books and movies in good condition. If we don’t add them to the collection, we’ll add them to our sale shelf. Either way, your unwanted items will find a new home and help the library.
Join us this week for our Quiet-ish book club on Mon at 4 PM, coloring on Tues at 11:30 AM, Storytime on Wed. at 11:30 AND 1:30, and yarning on Thur. at 11:30.
As always, thank you for valuing your library.