Special Library Tax? Say “YES” to the “T” Word!

Abstract

Amidst budget crises of epidemic proportion, Pasadena citizens recently chose to save the Pasadena Public Library by overwhelmingly voting for a special library tax. The process of achieving this remarkable victory for libraries was twofold — a volunteer task force study with recommendation of alternatives and a grass roots campaign to pass the proposed referendum. Elements of that campaign consisted of fundraising, volunteers, community support, absentee ballots, telephone surveys, publicity, and library staff participation.

Citation

Young, S. and Sowell, G. (1994), "Special Library Tax? Say “YES” to the “T” Word!", The Bottom Line, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 8-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb025409