Judy, At our small library, we have a small annual budget -- used to purchase library-specific supplies, software and tech support. We present an annual request to our Finance Committee during our budgeting cycle. More major expenses, e.g. computers, come from a different fund, but we need to request it during the budgeting cycle. Any funds not expended return to the synagogue's coffers.
We also have a Library Books Fund -- used to purchase books and library resources. Funds for the Library Books Fund come from donations and we know who the donors are and the amount, unless they ask to be anonymous. We can use these funds whenever we choose to, and when there are funds available. We periodically remind people to donate to the Library Books Fund, but don't do a major appeal. *Robin* ---------------- Robin I. Zeitz Beth El Temple Center Belmont, MA email: [email protected] On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 2:06 AM Judy Petersen via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > My synagogue has a new Executive Director. She is very supportive of > the Library and wants to professionalize the synagogue's systems, which is > great, but we're butting heads on one particular issue. > Currently, when I receive a donation to the library, I'm told the > name of the person and the amount. Since I don't have a budget, I use > these donations to purchase books, usually for the children's library, and > I book plate the books that I purchase with the name of the donor. If I > don't know the amount, I don't know how many books to purchase. > My executive director proposes to give me a budget (YAY!) that would > include book purchases (YAY again!). However, she feels the amount of any > donations to the Library going forward should be confidential and should be > used to offset my allotted budget. My feeling is that I should continue to > have the authority to spend any donations over and above my budget how I > wish, that donations directed to the Library shouldn't be used to offset > the budget, and that the amount (usually in the neighborhood of $18-$60) > does not need to be confidential. > I have my monthly meeting with her next Tuesday. It would be great > if some synagogue librarians could weigh and let me know how the question > of confidentiality of donations is handled at your synagogue. > Many thanks, > > Judy Petersen > Library Director > Congregation Har Shalom > Fort Collins, CO > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!hsuPX-kuZBwNE7CaIBIxZfkyc3_IuoIlmYlz9XiBPIaS2pMS9eadXPwaUTM2xYi1DNQ$ > > Earlier Listserver: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!hsuPX-kuZBwNE7CaIBIxZfkyc3_IuoIlmYlz9XiBPIaS2pMS9eadXPwaUTM2O1TjDQ4$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!hsuPX-kuZBwNE7CaIBIxZfkyc3_IuoIlmYlz9XiBPIaS2pMS9eadXPwaUTM2dERv2tc$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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