FY 2012 Library Funding
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Board of Trustees has adopted a FY2012 budget of about $26.8 million, $2 million of which allowed the Library to expand hours from 722 to 824 per week starting September 6, 2011. Hours were expanded from 37 to 54 per week at the six regional locations. Hours at Main, ImaginOn, and the smaller community locations remain at FY11 levels. Click here for a full list of locations.
Funding Outlook
While the Library receives much of its funding from Mecklenburg County, the Library is a separate, independent entity with its own governing body, the Board of Trustees. The Library operates on a fiscal year that begins July 1. The FY2012 Library budget, which began July 1, 2011, is approximately $26.8 million, with $24.3 million coming from Mecklenburg County.
FY2012 Documents
Annual Reports
Fiscal Stewardship
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has a strong commitment to customer service. The greatest asset and expense that the Library has is in its personnel. Personnel expense has historically been 75% of the Library’s total budget, followed by General Operating (building maintenance, utilities and basic operational expenses), which is 18%, and Books and Materials, which is 9% and Programs & Outreach which is 1%.
Each year, an independent audit is conducted on the Library’s financial statements, internal controls and compliance with government accounting standards. The Library’s financial reports (and the audit opinions on those reports) are available here:
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Budget News
Press releases related to the Library’s budget.
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