Preparing Budget Presentations

A plethora of information to help you deliver the best, informative, eye-catching and heart-tugging budget presentation you can.

Why Do People Value Your Library?: Why not ask them?
Suggested Reading: Here are some terrific articles you may peruse on the Telling the Library Story Web site. Some will give you food for thought, others you may be able to incorporate directly into marketing activities, such as "Promoting Electronic Databases."
How do Libraries Impact Economic Development in Their Communities: Again, here are a few of the links on Telling the Library Story that you can use in your presentations.
The Cost/Inflation of Books and Magazines: A summary of prices from the 2008 Bowker Annual
What Do We Do With Your Tax Dollars?: an article by Marylaine Block
How to Calculate Your Return on Investment: Where are taxpayers' dollars for the library going?
PowerPoint Presentations for Budget Requests: Everything you need to develop a great looking, informative PowerPoint presentation.
Use of Iowa Public Libraries 2008: Includes the number of Iowa card holders, library checkouts and library visits in public libraries from 1998 to 2008. (PDF)