Board president says library ‘starving’ from inadequate funding. (Hudson Star-Observer, 11/1/2012)
Excerpt: The library’s funding has remained flat for the past three years, Peterson said. Government per capita funding for the Hudson library is second lowest of 53 public libraries in northwestern Wisconsin.
It received $24.23 per resident of the four member municipalities in local and county taxes in 2011.
The Bruce library had the lowest government funding at $19 per capita. The median funding was about $66 per capita.
The government funding for some neighboring libraries included Somerset at $70.53 per capita; River Falls, $72.84; Hammond, $84.35; New Richmond, $88.57; and Roberts, $126.69.
Amen to that, Barbara!
The municipalities that comprise the Hudson Area Public Library have a history of being laggards.
(Population = service area population)
The new library facility, which opened in 2010, has 19,024 square feet.
2011 Per Capita Support
Wisconsin Public Library Service Data
And as for those options regarding the required minimum appropriation to the library?
Not a peep from the Finance Committee.
City will reduce its spending slightly in 2013. (Hudson Star Observer, 11/1/2012)
Related posts:
Town of Hudson serves notice to withdraw from Hudson Area Library. (10/19/2012)
Looking at the options for the Hudson Area Library. (10/9/2012)
Getting to know chapter 43 of the Wisconsin state statutes in real life. (4/2/2012)
Getting to know chapter 43 of the Wisconsin state statutes, part 24: county tax. (3/27/2012)
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