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Gold, Anne Marie – Library Journal, 2006
Despite a number of savvy strategies, it was a tough year at the polls for libraries. Both building and operating referenda had the lowest passage rates this decade, with only 52% of capital referenda and 57% of operating referenda finding success. In fact, in the 18 years since Library Journal has been tracking these votes, 2005 had the lowest…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Administration, Voting, Bond Issues
Gold, Anne Marie – Library Journal, 2005
This article discusses the library referenda in 2004. Some of the trends that emerged included: dueling libraries in Rhode Island, big wins for big cities, erosion of voter support for libraries in the Illinois heartland matched with the emergence of library support in the Southwest and the re-upping of big California taxes.
Descriptors: Marketing, Competition, Public Libraries, Elections
Hall, Richard B. – Library Journal, 1998
Of the 58 referenda held in search of capital funds for public library buildings in 1997, 49 were successful, and of the 67 referenda seeking operating funds, 55 were successful. Funding levels and voter approval rate are examined, and a sidebar describes a bond issue at the Topeka Public Library. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Capital, Elections, Library Facilities
Garrison, Guy – 1969
This report consists of six individual reports that were done by staff members at the Library Research Center as part of the overall project. In Part I, "Financing Public Library Expansion: Case Studies of Three Defeated Bond Issue Referendums," Ruth G. Lindahl and William S. Berner analyze defeated library bond issue referendums in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bond Issues, Elections, Financial Support