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ALA Library Fact Sheet 4: Library Operating Expenditures: a Selected Annotated Bibliography.
Barak, Lauren. "SLJ's 2014 Spending Survey: Savvy Librarians Are Doing More with Less." School Library Journal. (April 14, 2014).
Budgeting for School Libraries. American Library Association. (August 6, 2014).
"SLJ's Average Book Prices 2015," School Library Journal. (March 12, 2015).
Cahoy, Ellysa Stern and Susan G. Williamson. "Studying the Independent School Library." School Library Media Research. 11 (2008)
Cox, Marge. "10 Tips for Budgeting." Library Media Connection. 26.4 (Jan. 2008): 24-25.
Curtix, Della. "School Library Renaissance In Baltimore County." Multimedia Schools. 7.6 (Nov./Dec. 2000): 18-24.
Farmer, Lesley. "Brace Yourself." School Library Journal. 58.3 (Mar. 2012): 38-43.
Harris, Christopher. "Enter 'Blended Funding.'" School Library Journal. 58.12 (Dec. 2012): 16.
Johnson, Doug. "Budgeting for Mean, Lean Times." The Blue Skunk Blog. (Dec. 19-20, 2009).
There are 5 parts for this blog post. Click on the link at the top of the blog page to move on to the next part.
Kenney, Brian. "More than Money Can Buy." School Library Journal. 53.5 (Mar. 2007): 11.
Krueger, Karla S. "The Status of Statewide Subscription Databases." School Library Research. 15 (2012): 1-19.
Peterson, Janet Walker. "Stretch Your Budget! How to Select Web-Based Subscription Resources." Computer in Libraries. 23.2 (Feb. 2003): 20-24.
"Preparing a Quotation (Request for Proposal) for Jobbers." School Libraries in Canada. 21.4 (2002): 38
Schmidt, Cindy. "Whine or Woo--Which Describes You? (and Be Honest with Yourself." Teacher Librarian. 35.1 (Oct. 2007): 73-74.
St. Life, Evan. "Where Is Your Opportunity?" School Library Journal. 49.3 (Mar. 2003): 11.
Young, Robyn R. "Eight Easy Steps to Maintain and Increase the Library Media Center Budget." Library Media Connection. 26.4 (Jan. 2008): 26-27.

Resources for Grants

AASL Awards & Grants
Follett Grants & Funding List
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Use for identifying grant funding in museums, libraries, or related services.
The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries
Levenson, Stanley. The Essential Fundraising Guide for K-12 Schools: A 1-Hour Guide with More than 350 Links. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2014.
Library Grants
Scholastic Grants List
Scholastic has pulled together a list of grants having to do with reading, literacy, and libraries.
Target

Jobbers

Books

Baker & Taylor (YBP)
Bookazine Company
Bound to Stay Bound Books
Brodart
TitleWave from Follett Library Resources
Ingram Library Services, Inc.
Midwest Library Services
Perma-Bound

Serials

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