The final 2021 budget was approved at the September 16, 2020 Bridges Library System Board meeting and is available for review here. Note: County library payment amounts are not final until the counties approve their own budgets.
2021 Member Library Charges
| Library | Shared Database Charges | Movie License Charges | E-Magazine Content (Flipster) Charges | E-Content Charges (Libraries Pay WiLS Direct) | Advantage Program Charges | Gale Courses Charges | CAFÉ Charges |
| Big Bend | $106 | $42 | $153 | $287 | $297 | $234 | $2,658 |
| Brookfield | $2,231 | $865 | $3,210 | $6,024 | $6,252 | $4,923 | $38,534 |
| Butler | $94 | $36 | $135 | $254 | $264 | $208 | $3,986 |
| Delafield | $1,121 | $435 | $1,613 | $3,027 | $3,141 | $2,474 | $15,945 |
| Eagle | $311 | $121 | $447 | $839 | $871 | $686 | $6,644 |
| Elm Grove | $305 | $118 | $438 | $823 | $854 | $672 | $13,288 |
| Fort Atkinson | $1,144 | $444 | $1,646 | $3,089 | $3,206 | $2,525 | $15,945 |
| Hartland | $759 | $0 | $1,091 | $2,048 | $2,126 | $1,674 | $19,931 |
| Jefferson | $568 | $0 | $817 | $1,534 | $1,592 | $1,254 | $14,619 |
| Johnson Creek | $216 | $84 | $311 | $584 | $606 | $477 | $3,986 |
| Lake Mills | $536 | $208 | $772 | $1,448 | $1,503 | $1,183 | $10,630 |
| Menomonee Falls | $2,001 | $775 | $2,878 | $5,401 | $5,605 | $4,414 | $33,219 |
| Mukwonago | $1,165 | $451 | $1,676 | $3,145 | $3,264 | $2,570 | $22,589 |
| Muskego | $1,324 | $513 | $1,905 | $3,575 | $3,709 | $2,921 | $21,260 |
| New Berlin | $2,088 | $809 | $3,004 | $5,639 | $5,851 | $4,608 | $30,561 |
| North Lake | $500 | $194 | $719 | $1,349 | $1,400 | $1,102 | $10,630 |
| Oconomowoc | $1,326 | $0 | $1,908 | $3,581 | $3,716 | $2,926 | $19,931 |
| Palmyra | $173 | $67 | $249 | $467 | $485 | $382 | $6,644 |
| Pewaukee | $1,311 | $508 | $1,886 | $3,539 | $3,673 | $2,892 | $21,260 |
| Sussex | $1,149 | $0 | $1,653 | $3,102 | $3,219 | $2,535 | $26,575 |
| Waterloo | $226 | $88 | $325 | $610 | $633 | $499 | $9,301 |
| Watertown | $1,573 | $0 | $2,263 | $4,247 | $4,407 | $3,471 | $19,931 |
| Waukesha | $4,622 | $1,792 | $6,649 | $12,478 | $12,949 | $10,197 | $66,438 |
| Whitewater | $849 | $0 | $1,220 | $2,294 | $2,377 | $1,873 | $19,931 |
2021 Payments for Non-Resident Circulation
| Library | Waukesha County Payment | Lakeshores Library System Contract | Jefferson County Payment |
| Big Bend | $23,245 | $1,889 | $0 |
| Brookfield | $273,707 | $3,589 | $995 |
| Butler | $7,838 | $3 | $0 |
| Delafield | $353,235 | $308 | $7,588 |
| Eagle | $25,355 | $12,945 | $9,250 |
| Elm Grove | $38,689 | $13 | $113 |
| Fort Atkinson | $889 | N/A | $270,727 |
| Hartland | $251,580 | $1,980 | $2,183 |
| Jefferson | $5,325 | N/A | $96,231 |
| Johnson Creek | $772 | N/A | $39,765 |
| Lake Mills | $312 | N/A | $121,487 |
| Menomonee Falls | $29,999 | $1,084 | $257 |
| Mukwonago | $432,780 | $91,658 | $2,258 |
| Muskego | $61,129 | $72,761 | $29 |
| New Berlin | $23,929 | $4,030 | $0 |
| North Lake | $77,795 | $79 | $1,709 |
| Oconomowoc | $290,081 | $656 | $91,707 |
| Palmyra | $2,353 | N/A | $51,759 |
| Pewaukee | $104,557 | $49 | $1,284 |
| Sussex | $487,150 | $26 | $696 |
| Waterloo | $698 | N/A | $40,619 |
| Watertown | $2,380 | N/A | $196,869 |
| Waukesha | $1,150,594 | $7,943 | $15,764 |
| Whitewater | $6,666 | N/A | $59,599 |
The final 2020 budget was approved at the September 17, 2019 Bridges Library System Board meeting and is available for review here. Note: County library payment amounts are not final until the counties approve their own budgets.
| Library | Waukesha County Payment | Jefferson County Payment | Lakeshores Contract Payment |
| Big Bend | $21,913 | $0 | $2,570 |
| Brookfield | $273,017 | $399 | $521 |
| Butler | $6,069 | $0 | $18 |
| Delafield | $333,124 | $6,544 | $70 |
| Eagle | $26,689 | $9,153 | $5,528 |
| Elm Grove | $33,443 | $11 | $28 |
| Fort Atkinson | $365 | $276,602 | N/A |
| Hartland | $236,980 | $3,014 | $3,215 |
| Jefferson | $5,116 | $102,231 | N/A |
| Johnson Creek | $645 | $42,303 | N/A |
| Lake Mills | $174 | $127,404 | N/A |
| Menomonee Falls | $31,578 | $276 | $1,179 |
| Mukwonago | $409,900 | $1,822 | $101,945 |
| Muskego | $53,968 | $416 | $66,882 |
| New Berlin | $24,023 | $0 | $3,638 |
| North Lake | $81,890 | $2,161 | $0 |
| Oconomowoc | $279,011 | $93,703 | $172 |
| Palmyra | $3,164 | $55,063 | N/A |
| Pewaukee | $108,895 | $1,304 | $23 |
| Sussex | $463,088 | $626 | $0 |
| Waterloo | $472 | $33,757 | N/A |
| Watertown | $2,747 | $202,869 | N/A |
| Waukesha | $1,137,239 | $18,353 | $9,716 |
| Whitewater | $0 | $63,403 | N/A |
| Library | Grant | Database Credit |
| Big Bend | $907 | N/A |
| Brookfield | N/A | $2,375 |
| Butler | $901 | N/A |
| Delafield | N/A | $1,236 |
| Eagle | $1,022 | N/A |
| Elm Grove | N/A | $335 |
| Fort Atkinson | N/A | $1,201 |
| Hartland | $1,239 | N/A |
| Jefferson | $1,164 | N/A |
| Johnson Creek | $970 | N/A |
| Lake Mills | $1,134 | N/A |
| Menomonee Falls | $1,890 | N/A |
| Mukwonago | N/A | $1,231 |
| Muskego | $1,556 | N/A |
| New Berlin | N/A | $2,265 |
| North Lake | $1,121 | N/A |
| Oconomowoc | $1,515 | N/A |
| Palmyra | N/A | $207 |
| Pewaukee | N/A | $1,425 |
| Sussex | N/A | $1,225 |
| Waterloo | $962 | N/A |
| Watertown | N/A | $1,734 |
| Waukesha | N/A | $5,078 |
| Whitewater | $1,307 | N/A |
| Library | Databases | Movie Licenses | e-Magazines | e-Books | Advantage Program | Gale Courses | CAFE |
| Big Bend | $219 | $41 | $157 | $257 | $282 | $230 | $2,482 |
| Brookfield | $4,483 | $837 | $3,221 | $5,259 | $5,770 | $4,704 | $35,992 |
| Butler | $199 | $37 | $143 | $234 | $256 | $209 | $3,723 |
| Delafield | $2,335 | $435 | $1,678 | $2,739 | $3,005 | $2,450 | $14,893 |
| Eagle | $662 | $123 | $476 | $776 | $852 | $694 | $6,206 |
| Elm Grove | $632 | $118 | $454 | $742 | $814 | $664 | $12,411 |
| Fort Atkinson | $2,268 | $424 | $1,630 | $2,661 | $2,919 | $2,380 | $14,893 |
| Hartland | $1,499 | $280 | $1,077 | $1,758 | $1,929 | $1,573 | $18,616 |
| Jefferson | $1,210 | $226 | $869 | $1,419 | $1,557 | $1,270 | $14,893 |
| Johnson Creek | $463 | $86 | $332 | $543 | $595 | $485 | $3,723 |
| Lake Mills | $1,097 | $204 | $789 | $1,287 | $1,412 | $1,152 | $9,929 |
| Menomonee Falls | $4,012 | $749 | $2,883 | $4,707 | $5,163 | $4,210 | $31,027 |
| Mukwonago | $2,324 | $434 | $1,670 | $2,726 | $2,991 | $2,439 | $21,099 |
| Muskego | $2,721 | $508 | $1,955 | $3,192 | $3,502 | $2,856 | $19,857 |
| New Berlin | $4,275 | $798 | $3,072 | $5,015 | $5,502 | $4,486 | $28,545 |
| North Lake | $1,048 | $196 | $753 | $1,229 | $1,348 | $1,099 | $9,929 |
| Oconomowoc | $2,564 | $479 | $1,842 | $3,007 | $3,299 | $2,690 | $18,616 |
| Palmyra | $390 | $72 | $280 | $457 | $502 | $409 | $6,206 |
| Pewaukee | $2,689 | $502 | $1,932 | $3,154 | $3,460 | $2,821 | $19,857 |
| Sussex | $2,311 | $432 | $1,661 | $2,712 | $2,975 | $2,426 | $24,822 |
| Waterloo | $432 | $80 | $310 | $506 | $556 | $453 | $9,929 |
| Watertown | $3,272 | $611 | $2,351 | $3,838 | $4,211 | $3,433 | $18,616 |
| Waukesha | $9,584 | $1,789 | $6,887 | $11,243 | $12,334 | $10,057 | $62,054 |
| Whitewater | $1,761 | $329 | $1,265 | $2,066 | $2,266 | $1,848 | $18,616 |