{"id":25151,"date":"2021-05-06T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T04:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=25151"},"modified":"2021-05-06T13:37:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T17:37:51","slug":"alsc-budget-committee-follow-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2021\/05\/alsc-budget-committee-follow-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"ALSC Budget Committee: Follow the Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ALSC is a busy organization, juggling a huge array of activities from hosting multi-day educational conferences to generating booklists that help caregivers explain complex current events to children. All those projects cost money. Have you ever wondered where ALSC gets its funding? And how the money from your dues gets spent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Budget Committee wants to answer your questions! Check out our new infographic designed to give ALSC members an overview of where our money comes from and where it goes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/sites\/ala.org.alsc\/files\/content\/aboutalsc\/coms\/ALSC%20Budget%20InfographApril2021.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALSC-Budget-Infograph-325x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25153\" width=\"438\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALSC-Budget-Infograph-325x650.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALSC-Budget-Infograph-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALSC-Budget-Infograph-768x1536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALSC-Budget-Infograph-1024x2048.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALSC-Budget-Infograph-250x500.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALSC-Budget-Infograph-45x90.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALSC-Budget-Infograph-scaled.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Visit the ALSC website for an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/sites\/ala.org.alsc\/files\/content\/aboutalsc\/coms\/ALSC%20Budget%20InfographApril2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enlarged version of this graphic<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have other budget-related questions, fire away in the comments or drop in to one of our meetings to learn more about ALSC\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Nancy<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><strong><em>Funes <\/em><\/strong><em>is a Children\u2019s Librarian at the Salt Lake City Public Library System, serving the west side communities of Salt Lake City, UT. Nancy is a current member of the <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/aboutalsc\/coms\/pg4orgsupport\/als-bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>ALSC Budget committee<\/em><\/a><em> and the <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/aboutalsc\/coms\/pg2mediaeval\/als-ncb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>ALSC Notable Children\u2019s Books committee<\/em><\/a><em>. She received her MLIS from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Christopher A. Brown<\/em><\/strong><em> is the Curator of the Children\u2019s Literature Research Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia.&nbsp; Chris is a former Children\u2019s Librarian, who served many communities in Philadelphia and is a current member of the<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/aboutalsc\/coms\/pg4orgsupport\/als-bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em> <\/em><em>ALSC Budget committee.<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp; He received his MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005 and his MA from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2013.&nbsp; For more information about the Children\u2019s Literature Research Collection, please visit us at<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/freelibrary.org\/clrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em> <\/em><em>freelibrary.org\/clrc<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALSC is a busy organization, juggling a huge array of activities from hosting multi-day educational conferences to generating booklists that help caregivers explain complex current events to children. All those projects cost money. Have you ever wondered where ALSC gets its funding? And how the money from your dues gets spent? The Budget Committee wants to answer your questions! Check out our new infographic designed to give ALSC members an overview of where our money comes from and where it goes. If you have other budget-related questions, fire away in the comments or drop in to one of our meetings to learn more about ALSC\u2019s finances. Nancy Funes is a Children\u2019s Librarian at the Salt Lake City Public Library System, serving the west side communities of Salt Lake City, UT. Nancy is a current member of the ALSC Budget committee and the ALSC Notable Children\u2019s Books committee. 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