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  1. Trustee Essentials: Understanding Local Government Budgeting and Finance
  2. Building Your Knowledge of Finances
  3. Your Library and Its Finances

Your Library and Its Finances

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This lesson presents a lot of information about finances and budgeting for public libraries.  You will be able to navigate through information, resources, and activities using the buttons in each page or the lesson menu. 

There are four main topics

  • Local Government Accounting
  • Library Board Authority and the Role of Local Government Officials
  • Sources of Revenue
  • Common Expenditures and Expenses

There will be some short quizzes throughout this lesson to help point out key details.

What forms of funding do not have specific mandates on how the funding is used? Select all that apply.

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