Thursday, August 1, 2013

A Look at Wisconsin Public Library Revenues, Municipal and County, 1991-2011

Source of all data in this post: Wisconsin Public Library Service Data.

1999.  First full year that Act 150 was in effect.

2008.  Although signed into law on May 26, 2006, Act 420 went into effect on January 1, 2008.


The total percentage of municipal and county revenues has remained stable since 1990.
  • 81.6% in 1990
  • 81.9% in 2011

Municipal revenue has decreased by 4.9 percentage points since 1990.

County revenue has increased by 5.2 percentage points since 1990.






The following column graph shows an obvious bump in revenue in the two years (2000, 2001) following the 1st full year of Act 150's enactment.



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