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Orem Library reports healthy budget outlook; collection spending to rise toward benchmark
Summary
Library staff told the advisory commission the library is "ahead of budget" and plans to increase collection spending from about 7% toward a 15% national benchmark through operational efficiencies; capital priorities include phase-2 remodeling, IT upgrades and a greenhouse project.
Library staff presented a positive fiscal outlook and a set of budget priorities to the Orem Library Advisory Commission, saying operational efficiencies and modest revenue gains have left the library in a healthy position as the city prepares a tentative budget for adoption this summer.
The staff presenter said the library currently spends about 7% of its budget on collection development compared with a 15% national benchmark and that the proposed budget would "cross that 15%" threshold within a three-year window. "Three years ago as part of the…
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