https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com What's happening to your library? Sun, 27 Apr 2014 21:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/campaigning/increasing-income/increasing-income-charging#comment-6034 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 21:38:58 +0000 http://83.170.89.36/~publicli/?page_id=927#comment-6034 At Bexley Community Library we have over 800 members signed up, the great majority on a free basis. Our paid membership scheme gives members the opportunity to become Friends for £12 – which covers the household – and gives greater borrowing rights and no late fees. From conversations with Friends, it is not so much the additional benefits that attracts them to pay towards the Library, but the opportunity to support us in our activities. It is tough covering the costs of maintaining a Library and membership/friend schemes can be a useful way of fundraising.

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