Good Morning, Two things about the buying survey caught my eye: 1. "This year's materials budget averaged just $843,000." A quick review of the most recent state aid statistics would reveal that most public libraries would probably be quite satisfied if they had the ability to spend "just" $843,000 on materials. 2. The percentage of materials budgets allocated to print now stands at 54%. Print book circulation continues to decline, to 55% of total, down from 63% five years ago. eBooks now make up just under 10% of total expenditures and total circulation in libraries, with "media" taking the rest. If nothing else, perhaps a tiny bit of insight as to how closely your library's materials expenditures by % per category, as well as your library's circulation, aligns (or doesn't?) with that of other public libraries. http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2018/02/collection-development/whats-hot-now-ma... Jim Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100 x133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury@tln.lib.mi.us