2009 Library Levy Information

	2009 Levy Information PAULDING COUNTY CARNEGIE LIBRARY PAULDING, OHIO
21 Cents a Day!	(Click here to read statewide and other county-wide issues) LEVY PASSED BY 23 VOTES!! Levy & Funding Facts: Fact: The library currently receives over 90% of its revenue from the State of Ohio. The remainder of revenue comes from overdue fines, fees, donations, interest on investments and miscellaneous sources. Fact: State funding is based on a percentage (currently 2.2% but will drop to 1.97%) of the General Revenue fund. This tax revenue will ebb and flow with the trends of the economy. Fact: The library is NOT funded by the county commissioners. There is no line-item in the county budget for the public library. Fact: The branch libraries in the villages of Antwerp, Oakwood and Payne are a part of the Paulding County Carnegie Library system. They would not exist if the Board of Trustees of the library system had not worked with local citizens to make them possible. The Antwerp Branch Library opened in 1991. The Payne Branch Library opened in 1996. The Cooper Community Library in Oakwood opened in 2000. Fact: The library received zero additional state funds when new branches were opened. The “pie” was just cut into more pieces – so to speak. Fact: Library funding has been cut by over 30% in 2009 with anticipations of further cuts and reductions in the coming years. Fact: The library provides great value to its citizens. The library can actually put money in the pockets of Paulding County families. (See for yourself! Try out the "Value Calculator" to the left.)
The Board of Trustees is placing a 2.17 mil levy on the ballot on November 3rd. This will cost a homeowner of a $100,000 home about $76.00 a year – or less than .21 a day! If all citizens would get in the habit of using their local library, the additional tax they have to pay on their property bill could be paid for in one visit! Imagine the savings for a family who uses the library weekly, or even once a month! This levy will generate revenue to bring the library back up to funding levels of 2000 and 2001.
Cha-Ching! Your Libraries: A Great Value By using your public libraries, you can put money back in to your family's pocket. Calculate the value of a single visit to your public library! Click here!

Ballot Language (CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BALLOT LANGUAGE) PROPOSED TAX LEVY (ADDITIONAL) PAULDING COUNTY CARNEGIE LIBRARY A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. An additional tax for the benefit of Paulding County Carnegie Library for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding 2.17 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.217 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010. FOR THE TAX LEVY AGAINST THE TAX LEVY

FACT: Library Use is Up!	FACT: State Funding is Down!

Paulding County Carnegie Library 205 S. Main Street Paulding, Ohio 45879 (419) 399-2032 - voice (419) 399-2114 - fax www.pauldingcountylibrary.org