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12- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 15,1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Library Board's request for 25% budget hike gets cool reception Scugog's only public library is looking for its fair share of the piein this year's budget. And its board estimates more than $46,000 is needed to bring its books into line. "Council must make a funda- mental decision as to what per- centage of the budget is dedicat- ed to the library and literacy," Jim Wills, chairman of the hi- brary board said. Mr. Wills, along with chief li- brarian Suzanne White came to council on Monday to present Scugog Memorial Public Li- brary's 1994 budget. The document calls for a 25.4- per cent increase in municipal grants. Last year, the library re- ceived $183,538 in grant money from the Township of Scugog. This yearitis seeking $230,187. The library's estimated bud- get for 1994 is $354,573, a 28- per cent increase over last year's budget of $327,755. The board members argued this money was needed to bring the facility into line with other libraries of similar size. According to statistics, Scu- gog's library receives $10.66 of local support per capita, while a similar library in Sunderland receives $13.16 per capita. Mr. Wills said the present budget seeks to raise this fund- inf to $13.50 per capita. s a result of this low fund- ing;the library board argues its collection is suffering signifi- cantly. According to figures, the pro- vincial standard is 2.5 items per capita. The library is signifi- cantly short at 2.21tems per per- son. The library has also been af- fected by provincial pay equity legislation which came into ef- fect on January 1. As a result of this legislation, it has seen a 22- per cent rise in payroll for full- time employees and 24-per cent increase for part-time employ- ees. "This budget is not frivolous," Mr. Wills said, who argued the library could cease to be a vital service to the community if the fundingis notincreased. "This budget does represent what we feel is a fundamental change to the wayitis run." In the past the library board has requested what it felt it could get and not what it need- ed, he said. Despite the appeal for more money, Ward 2 Councillor Mari- lyn Pearce argued the library was not as bad off as was report- ed. She argued the library is re- ceiving a comparable amount of money compared to similar communities. Councillor Pearce noted that an average of 15.6 per cent of a community's budget is dedicat- ed to library facilities. Scugog's shareis 16.2 per cent. "I think you'd find we are right in the middle and not as doom and gloom as these statis- tics would indicate," she said. Councillor Pearce challenged the board to determine the ef- fectit would have on the library if the funding was not found. 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