In the past, the field of public libraries proved to be a neglected area of government in terms of allocating handsome budgets for adequate services and developing infrastructure. The aim of this research is (1) to understand the level of library professionals and associated challenges in the preparation and implementation of the budget in public libraries and (2) to analyze the annual grand and regular library budget allocated to public libraries.,A comprehensive literature search was carried out from work published in the past – the quantitative study based on a structured research questionnaire followed by the five-point Likert scale. The primary data were collected by distributing printed questionnaires among the library professionals serving in the directorate of public libraries and its suboffices. The secondary data “Budget Grand” for seven years (2009–2015) and the regular budget for two years (2015–2016) were collected from seven public libraries, and data on the district population and literacy rate were obtained from the provincial bureau of statistics. The authors used the one-way ANOVA on primary data to determine the average difference between samples and descriptive statistics on secondary data.,Survey results show that budgeting is a useful tool for predicting the future, controlling resources and improving employee performance and departmental levels. The findings disclosed that the annual budget review includes guidelines for implementation without adequate discussion and guidance for overcoming challenges. In addition to increasing print and database resources, currency fluctuations, unfair resource allocation and budgeting processes proved to be a potential obstacle to the execution of the library budget. Moreover, library material usage and regular membership are decreasing compared to literacy rates in each district of the province. It also turned out that the limited resources in a library compared to the population and the insufficient budget for operation, maintenance and other library processes posed another challenge for the administration.,The results, which are based on the primary data of experts and the secondary data on the library budget, can help the directorate of public libraries to push ahead with budgetary reforms and overcome challenges.,This article outlines some basic steps for librarians, publishers and sellers to cope with changes caused by currency fluctuations and falling budget pressures. Given the regional population, literacy gaps and the current state of libraries, the results could also cause the government to expand the public library network across the province.,The study builds upon the qualitative method using a questionnaire and on the secondary data for an in-depth understanding of the whole budgetary process. This comprehensive coverage of the budgeting process provides professionals with useful information in preparing a balanced budget for public libraries.

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预算协调与挑战：了解专业人员在预算过程中对公共图书馆进行结构和政策改革的能力

过去，就分配合理的预算来提供充足的服务和发展基础设施而言，公共图书馆领域被证明是政府的一个被忽视的领域。这项研究的目的是（1）了解公共图书馆预算编制和实施过程中图书馆专业人员的水平和相关挑战，以及（2）分析分配给公共图书馆的年度盛大和常规图书馆预算。从过去发表的著作中进行了全面的文献检索-基于结构化研究问卷的定量研究，然后是五点李克特量表。原始数据是通过在公共图书馆及其子办公室首长所服务的图书馆专业人员之间分发印刷的调查表而收集的。从七个公共图书馆收集了为期七年（2009-2015年）的二级数据“预算大”和为期两年（2015-2016年）的经常预算，并从省统计局获得了地区人口和识字率的数据。统计数据。作者对原始数据使用了单向方差分析，以确定样本之间的平均差异与辅助数据的描述性统计数据之间的差异。调查结果表明，预算编制是预测未来，控制资源，提高员工绩效和部门水平的有用工具。调查结果显示，年度预算审查包括实施指南，没有进行充分的讨论和克服挑战的指导。除了增加打印和数据库资源，货币波动之外，不公平的资源分配和预算流程被证明是执行图书馆预算的潜在障碍。而且，与该省每个地区的识字率相比，图书馆的材料使用率和常规会员资格正在下降。结果还表明，与人口相比，图书馆的资源有限，运营，维护和其他图书馆过程的预算不足，给行政管理带来了另一个挑战。其结果是根据专家的主要数据和次要数据得出的。有关图书馆预算的数据，可以帮助公共图书馆局推进预算改革和克服挑战。本文概述了图书馆员，出版商和销售商应对汇率波动和预算压力下降造成的变化的一些基本步骤。考虑到地区人口，识字率差距和图书馆的现状，该结果还可能导致政府在全省范围内扩展公共图书馆网络。该研究基于使用问卷的定性方法和基于公共场所的二手数据。对整个预算过程的深入了解。预算过程的全面覆盖为专业人员在为公共图书馆准备平衡预算时提供了有用的信息。