More books and materials

 

 

Collections = Quality

 

Levy funding for collections:

 

$17.3 million (about $2.5 million annually) 14% of levy

 

• Strengthens the collection
• Increases the number of new titles per year by 5,000
• Buys more copies of popular materials to shorten wait times
• Increases e-content by as many as 11,000 new files annually
• Buys more subscriptions to give people free online access to resources
• Addresses cuts in the 2013 budget
• Increases the number of items a person may place on hold to 50
• Puts more Seattle Room special collections online