The books are free - so where do they get their revenue from?
2007-08-26 01:22:21 · 11 answers · asked by ♥ 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Taxes and book sales. As well as overdue fines and the money you pay for media items, like movies.
2007-08-26 01:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by Knee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our local library is supported both by the city and the state. The city includes the library in its annual budget - in good financial years, the library gets enough money to purchase books, pay its employees, etc. The state also gives the library money, but it is based on the circulation numbers - how often books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, etc. go out of the building. So the more we use the library, the more funding they get.
Our local library also gets revenue from overdue fees, hold fees, book sale profits, and donations. This money helps, but without the city and state funding, the library would close.
2007-08-26 05:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by dswilborn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around here there are county libraries, city libraries and school libraries.
Since the school and county budgets are paid for by property taxes here, the libraries in counties and schools are also paid for by property taxes.
Some places pay for them with a special tax levy, or issue bonds, and some cities pay for their libraries with an added sales tax, or fees on certain services.
It's a good thing they do, because if they had to be supported by the library card fees and late fees, they couldn't afford to run the lightbulbs in the building, or pay somebody to shelve books, let alone buy interesting material in a wide variety of subjects for the public.
Libraries are also a lot more than just books, they are music CDs, magazines, newspapers, and movie and TV DVDs, as well as special information services and book locators.
And it's all free!
Check it out.
2007-08-26 01:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taxes pay for the books and salaries of the employees, as well as other costs. But remember that there are some libraries that are NOT funded thru taxes. There's one near me. They rely on donations, and book sales. I've donated boxes of books (hard backs and paperback) for them to either use on the shelves (hardbacks in good condition) or to sell at the books sales (paperbacks, some only charge a dollar a grocery bag full.
2007-08-26 02:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by Wanda K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some local government funding and people pass away and leave money to them.
Thousands of Libraries are named... So and So MEMORIAL Library. That's a big inheritance.
2007-08-26 02:50:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By Property Taxes and City Taxes
2007-08-26 01:31:50 · answer #6 · answered by margo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taxes. I pay $280 a year for my local library.
2007-08-26 02:36:13 · answer #7 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tax dollars mainly. From the Dept of Education.
2007-08-26 01:33:02 · answer #8 · answered by Danny B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government pays for them, payed for by you. That's why it's free, because you've already payed for it whether or not you use it.
2007-08-26 01:25:32 · answer #9 · answered by Skaggy says: 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poll tax.
2007-08-26 01:24:41 · answer #10 · answered by joe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋