Teen Library & Community Center

Our Collection

Our collection has been customized to suit the needs of our teen patrons. Here are a few of our highest priorities:

  • Hardbacks: Genre fiction. More attention is given to genres that are higher in demand at any given time. If one book in a series is purchased, all of the books in the series will be purchased.
  • Nonfiction. Non-fiction materials will be limited to those that are popular among the library's primary patronage. Materials used primarily for research and other schoolwork will not be collected. High-priority Dewey ranges include 600s (mostly health/body concerns and technology), 700s and 800s.
  • Reference. Four categories only: college prep, career and lifestyle planning, health/sexuality/personal development, and tabletop roleplaying materials (duplicated in the stacks for circulation).
  • Graphic novels/comic books. Graphic novels of international origin will be collected both in English translation and in their original languages, where space and budget permit. Some effort will be made to collect graphic novels that have no English translations, where the budget permits.
  • Pop culture/entertainment magazines.
  • Multimedia. Includes audiobooks (fiction only, CDs only), DVDs, and video games and consoles.
  • mp3s. The library boasts a patron-selected mp3 collection for library use only, housed on the library's "digital jukebox" and obtained from the iTunes store.
  • Media technology. The library keeps a small collection of laptops, headphones, and iPods that can be checked out and used inside the library.

Our Annual Budget - 2008

Personnel

Full-time staff (5)
$270 ,000
Part-time staff (4)
$76,800
Social Security
$19,575
Pension
$22,950
Health insurance
$17,550
TOTAL
$406,875

 Materials

Hardback books: Fiction
$30,000
Hardback books: Nonfiction
$30,000
Hardback books: Reference $21,000
Paperback books $2,500
Graphic novels/comic books
$12,000
Periodicals
$4,000
Audio CDs
$14,000
Audiobooks
$21,000
DVDs/videos
$12,000
Video games and systems
$40,500
Digital materials
$17,500
Media technology $8,000
TOTAL
$212, 500

 Services

Programming and outreach
$12,000

 Equipment and Administration

Office supplies
$3,000
Computers and related hardware
$5,000
Publicity and marketing $1,500
TOTAL
$9,500

 

 Grand budget total for 2008: $640,785

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