Budget

East Hampton Library 2027 Budget Summary

Budget Vote – September 19, 2026 9AM – 5PM in the Library

All registered voters in the East Hampton, Springs and Wainscott School Districts may vote on the Library Budget

Estimated Expenditures

Estimated Expenditures Personnel – $2,952,497 ($23,194 Increase) (Staff salaries, taxes, social security, benefits, insurance)

Library Materials – $262,2445 ($13,014 Increase) (Books, audio books, periodicals, DVDs, music, eBooks)

Administration – $139,878 ($22,878 Increase) (Auditing, library supplies, materials repair, telephone, copiers, postage, printing, educational conferences for staff)

Facilities – $269,000 ($46,400 Increase) (Custodial supplies and services, building repair, furnishings, equipment, cartage, landscape maintenance, utilities)

Technology – $94,000 (No change) (Computer software & hardware, computer supplies, Internet service, telephones)

Contracted Services – $60,000 (No change) (County Library System membership, research database fees, database licenses)

Programs – $165,500 ($22,500 Increase) (Children’s programs, adult lectures, history lectures, computer classes, storytimes, reading clubs, children’s fair)

Fundraising – $49,200 ($5,000 Increase)

Authors Night – $115,000 (No Change)

Scholarship – $17,000 ($3,000 Decrease)

Expenses Total – $4,124,320 ($133,986 Increase)

 

Estimated Revenue

Library District Tax – $3,108,181 ($113,787 Increase)

Private Fundraising & Donations – $415,000 ($4,000 Decrease) (Library Society memberships, Special events, Interest income from endowments, grants)

Authors Night – $300,000 (No change)

Other Income – $31,500 (No change) (Fines, fees, sales, state aid, pilot payments)

Transfers from Investments – $272,000 ($1,000 Increase)

Revenue Total – $4,126,681 ($126,787 Increase)

Annual Increase to the Average Household is $7.26

Since 1995, generous residents of the community and Members of the Library Board have donated more than $26 million to the library. These funds have significantly reduced the necessary contributions by taxpayers to operate the library.

For more questions about the budget please contact
Dennis Fabiszak, Executive Director – 631 -324-0222 ext. 7 or email dennis@easthamptonlibrary.org

 

Everyone that is registered to vote in general elections in the East Hampton, Springs or Wainscott School Districts may vote on our budget.
If you will not be able to come to the Library on September 19th you may vote by absentee ballot. 

Here are the directions on Absentee Ballot Voting: 

1. Fill out this form. Absentee Ballot Application (1)

2. Contact the School District Clerk in the District you live in: 

East Hampton School District – Julie Bistrian

JULIE.BISTRIAN@EHSCHOOLS.ORG 631-329-4104 

Springs School District – Suzanne Janis 

sjanis@springsschool.org (631)324-0144 ext. 1139 

Wainscott School District – Norma Bushman 

3. The Clerk will take your form and will either mail or hand you a ballot with a special return envelope. 

4. You can either mail the envelope back to the Clerk or drop it off for them at the school any day before September 19th. 

5. The Clerks will bring all of the absentee ballots with them to the Library the day of our vote and they will be added to the total vote counts.