Each year, public library boards are required to make a report of operations for the last fiscal year. Although the board usually delegates this duty to the library’s director, it is ultimately the board’s responsibility to comply with this requirement. This report is collected and compiled by the Idaho Commission for Libraries.
The library’s annual report is a very good tool for reviewing what has happened at the library in the past year and for planning future efforts.
City Libraries
33-2611. REPORTS OF TRUSTEES. “The board of trustees shall annually, not later than the first day of January, file with the board of library commissioners a report of the operations of the library for the fiscal year just ended. The report shall be of such form and contain such information as the board of library commissioners may require, but in all cases must include a complete accounting of all financial transactions for the fiscal year being reported. The board shall also report to the city council and mayor as required in section 50-210, Idaho Code.”
District Libraries
33-2726. FISCAL YEAR – ANNUAL REPORTS – AUDIT. “The fiscal year of each library district shall commence on the first day of October of each year. The board of trustees of each library district shall annually, not later than the first day of January, file with the board of library commissioners a report of the operations of the district for the fiscal year just ended. The report shall be on the form and contain the information that the board of library commissioners requires, but in all cases must include a complete accounting of all financial transactions for the fiscal year being reported.
The board of trustees of each library district shall cause to be made a full and complete audit of the books and accounts of the district as required in section 67-450B, Idaho Code.”
Resources
For more information on annual statistics, contact ICfL Public Library Consultant and State Data Coordinator Clay Ritter at 208-639-4177 or clay.ritter@libraries.idaho.gov.