Fiscal Review of the Cleveland Public Library & Scan of State and National Trends in Library Funding
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2-1-2012
Research Center
Center for Public Management
Abstract
This report presents a review of the financial condition of the Cleveland Public Library (CPL) from 1998 to 2010, presents a national scan of how libraries have creatively adjusted to economic conditions, and profiles the challenges of Ohio and national libraries considered as peers to CPL over the past five years. The results suggest that CPL has successfully mitigated impacts from the economic recession due to strong leadership, adequate revenues, controlled expenditures, and frugal financial management of cash reserves. The financial challenge to CPL will be in maintaining its current level of services as the city of Cleveland’s population, and therefore tax base, declines.
Repository Citation
Robey, Claudette and O'Brien, Kevin, "Fiscal Review of the Cleveland Public Library & Scan of State and National Trends in Library Funding" (2012). All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications. 0 1 2 3 680.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/680
