Library tax, San Jose

San Jose Mercury News/Mike Rosenberg, 3/4/14.  "San Jose library tax heads to June ballot."

Really think one location only will serve Pacifica?

Now that story time is over,
let's try calculus

....  City officials say extending the tax won't do anything immediately to restore library hours, which have been cut 13 percent in the last four years to help the city out of its budget hole. San Jose now spends less money on libraries per-capita than Oakland, and far less than San Francisco.

But losing the $8 million in annual funding the tax provides would likely result in the city laying off about 50 librarians, slowing down new book and material purchases and even shutting down some of the system's 23 branches."   Read article.

Related -  San Jose Public Library system locations.  Note:  photographs from the "Services" section. 

Posted by Kathy Meeh