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Thursday, 30 January 2020

Economics of Volunteer Libraries

A little while ago, I found reference to the running costs of Belsize Library in Camden.  For three day opening, it estimates its running cost at £60,000 per year.  Recently, Kensal Rise Library has estimated its costs at £100 per day, which as it is open three days a week would be a bit under £16,000 per year.  Alternatively they mean that they average £100 per day for the full year which would be an annual cost of £36,500.

Of course we don't know what the calculation is based on in either case, so comparison is difficult.

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