101-A - Community Update Flyer.pdfCommunity Update
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Message from the County Librarian
There is an important issue facing our libraries.
As you may know, special taxpayer funding for local libraries has been in
place for the past twenty years and helps your local library to:
■Maintain children’s reading programs
■Maintain library hours and services
■Keep qualified librarians
■Provide an award-winning bookmobile program
■Buy needed books and up-to-date
research materials
This funding is due to expire. Continuing
this funding will help to maintain and
protect these important library services, with no
increase in taxes.
Nancy Howe
County Librarian
■Special taxpayer funding for local
libraries is due to expire.
■The Library District is taking steps
to proceed with a mail ballot for
August 2013 to maintain and
protect library services by
continuing this funding at existing
rates with no increase in taxes.
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Santa Clara County Library District
14600 Winchester Blvd.
Los Gatos CA 95032
Visit www.sccl.org for more information.
Questions & Answers About Library Needs
Funds help to provide:
■Up-to-date book collections
■Research materials for students
■Keeping libraries clean and safe
■Bookmobile program that brings
books to seniors, preschools,
disabled children, and rural/
isolated areas of the county
■Summer reading programs for
school children
■Storytimes for toddlers/
preschoolers
■Maintaining library open hours
■Adult literacy programs
What is the issue?
Taxpayer funding for local libraries has been in place for the past
twenty years, and is due to expire. Continuing this funding at existing
rates without raising taxes will help maintain and protect local library
services and programs, book collections, and open hours.
What is at stake?
Without continuation of this funding, local libraries will be forced to
implement significant cuts to programs and services, including
reducing or eliminating library programs for children/seniors,
purchasing fewer books and up-to-date research materials, and
closing libraries for an additional 1 – 1.5 days each week.
What are the impacts to school
children?
More than 100,000 school age and preschool children
use our libraries each year. Voter-approved, taxpayer
funding helps provide them with:
■Up-to-date research materials
■Summer reading programs
■Homework/SAT test
preparation
■Children’s science programs
■Toddler and preschool
storytimes
■An educational place with
positive activities for youth
after school
How does my library benefit?
EVERY library throughout the Santa Clara County Library District benefits from taxpayer
funding for libraries. Every dollar from these voter-approved revenues raised within a city is
returned for the benefit and operation of the local library in that city.
What is the fiscal accountability?
The library district budget undergoes annual,
independent financial audits and public
review of expenditures to
monitor spending to
guarantee that all
funds are being
spent as promised.