Will your school district’s budget adequately fund your school library? 

Voter approval is no longer required for school budgets at or below the state’s 2% spending cap levy.  

Past experience shows that in an effort to balance their budgets and stay within the state's spending cap, school districts sometimes cut funding to non-classroom programs including the school library program and staff.  

What can you do to ensure that school library positions and services are included in the budget?

• Have conversations with school administrators and school board members about the activities and events that are occurring in your school libraries

• Post accomplishments and achievements to school webpage and other social media

• Focus on school library contributions to the instructional program and student success

• Check your district webpage for the public posting of the school budget.  

• Attend public hearings on school budget