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Thurs Closed, Fri 3pm-7pm, and Sat 9am-12pm
UPCOMING REFERENDUM TOWN HALL
Join us on Thursday, March 27th at 7PM for our library open house regarding the upcoming library referendum. Members of the "Save the Flewellin Memorial Library committee" along with our library Director, Melanie Berg, will be in attendance to answer questions and hand out information about the upcoming referendum and the library. We will be meeting at the library at 108 W. Comanche Shabbona, IL.
WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH WILL THIS COST?
​You will need to find out what your NTV (Net Taxable Value) is on your property. If you do not have your tax bill handy, you can go to (Dekalb County residents) https://dekalbil.devnetwedge.com/ and (Lee County residents) https://leeil.devnetwedge.com/
Once you have located your NTV, enter it into the calculator down below and it will calculate what you will be paying in taxes per year to the library.​
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If you still need help figuring out what this will cost you or if you have any other questions, please feel free to contact :
Library Director, Melanie Berg - shabbonalibrary@gmail.com
Board President, Janet Clark - jguffey07@gmail.com
Board Secretary, Cindi Cinnamon - ccinnamon8@gmail.com
Were you unable to attend the referendum townhall meetings? Are you interested to learn more information? Click below to watch the videos from our meetings.
DECEMBER REFERENDUM TOWNHALL MEETING - DECEMBER 11, 2024
JANUARY REFERENDUM TOWNHALL MEETING WITH SPECIAL GUEST STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRAD FRITTS - JANUARY 13, 2025
Library Tax Revenue
Below is our actual tax settlement sheet from the county. This shows that in 2023 the library received $30,846.97 in tax revenue from the tax payers in the Village of Shabbona. Imagine attempting to run a business or a household on $31,000/year. To put something into perspective if someone works for minimum wage full time without benefits their salary is $31,200 a year. Keep scrolling to see our actual spending from FY '23-'24.
Library Expenses - Actual Spending FY'23-'24
FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 23-24 TOTAL REVENUES
REVENUES
RURAL FEES (OUT OF DISTRICT FEES) $1,825.00
COPIES/FAX/LAMINATING $222.90
"GUARANTEED REVENUE" = $31,992.32
BOOK SALES $758.52
DONATIONS $2,059.58
FINES $78.20
GRANTS $3,522.93
REAL ESTATE TAXES $30,846.97
PPRT FUNDS $1,145.35
INTEREST $128.00
FUNDRAISERS $2,901.00
TOTAL REVENUE $43,488.53
FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 23-24 TOTAL EXPENSES
EXPENSES
BUILDING
"MUST EXPENSES" = $38,543.48
GAS/WATER $1,182.03
MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS/PEST CONTROL $1,369.53
EQUIPMENT/FURNITURE $1,459.54
BUILDING INSURANCE $2,183.00
TOTAL BUILDING EXPENSES $6,287.46
PERSONNEL
WAGES $27,375.00
PAYROLL TAXES $2,094.11
WORKMAN'S COMP $411.10
TOTAL PERSONNEL $29,469.11
SUPPORT SERVICES
TECH/SOFTWARE/LIBRARY WORLD $1,895.69
WEBSITE HOSTING $364.75
ACCOUNTING $1,273.65
DOCUMENT FILING FEES $0.00
SAFE DEPOSIT BOX $15.00
TOTAL SUPPORT SERVICES $3,549.09
SUPPLIES/MATERIALS
PROGRAM SUPPLIES $1,514.80
OFFICE SUPPLIES $593.36
MARKETING/POSTAGE/SHIPPING $104.00
BOOKS $1,694.02
MAGAZINES/PERIODICALS $49.97
AMAZON PRIME $179.00
TOTAL SUPPLIES/MATERIALS $4,135.15
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE $0.00
TOTAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT $0.00
OTHER EXPENSES
FUEL REIMBURSEMENT $0.00
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES $0.00
$6,551.16 - Deficit "MUST HAVES ONLY"
$11,448.49 - Deficit "BARE BONES ONLY"
NOTE: THIS IS FOR 2 EMPLOYEES
(ONE DIRECTOR AND ONE ASSISTANT)
TOTAL EXPENSES $43,440.81
LETTERS OF SUPPORT
Proposed library referendum boundaries. The proposal includes the Villages of Shabbona and Lee as well as all of Shabbona Township.
