Libraries
are a great value to our communities, and you can visit the American
Library Association’s Library Value Calculator to find out how much
your Santa Fe Public Library card is saving you and your family per
year! A local father input their library usage and found that our
library saved his wife, 2-year-old son, and himself a total of
$2951.40! His family regularly checks out children’s and adult
books, graphic novels, eBooks, DVDs, CDs, and attends Children’s
programs at the library. A local retired professor that regularly
uses Inter-Library Loan, borrows opera CDs and movies plus checks out
books, found that his savings were $4,603.00.
Santa
Fe Public Library spends $44.15 per city resident for library
services. Library funding comes from the City budget from Gross
Receipt Taxes and ½ percent CIP for the three libraries.
According
to the American Library Association, “Libraries are among the most
effective of all public services, serving more than 2/3 of the public
with less than 2 percent of all tax dollars. Public libraries are a
bargain”.
Visit
the website today to find out what a great value the Santa Fe Public
Library is and support your local library!
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