Board News: FY2019 Budget & New Delivery Contract

FY2019 Budget

The LibraryLinkNJ Executive Board is preparing a FY2019 budget proposal to sustain the organization financially as well as meet its mission. Flat NJ Library Network funding since 2010, dwindling reserves, and increased delivery costs have made this a challenging task. The FY2019 budget year starts July 1, 2018.

The budget will be presented to members for their review and vote at the June 13 LibraryLinkNJ Membership Meeting. The proposed budget will be posted on the Membership Meeting website after the May 17 online Executive Board meeting.

New LibraryLinkNJ Delivery Contract Signed on April 23

  • LibraryLinkNJ has signed with T-Force Final Mile (formerly known as Dynamex) as the vendor who will provide interlibrary loan delivery services for LibraryLinkNJ member libraries
  • Why the LibraryLinkNJ Executive Board selected TForce for the statewide library:
    • They had the highest evaluation point totals of all bids responding to the Request for Proposal
    • They have direct and extensive service serving LibraryLinkNJ libraries