Sample letter to the Board of Supervisors

The Friends of the Truckee Library have posted this sample letter on their website http://truckeefol.org/

Dear (Insert Name)

For over half a century, our community has shown how much we value libraries by donating time, money, and materials to keep our library alive and well, and by voting overwhelmingly for the sales tax measure to fund our libraries. When the Nevada County libraries were in financial trouble 14 years ago, citizens from both sides of the county demonstrated their willingness to donate their time and expertise to find a viable solution.

I strongly urge you to give the communities who appreciate and use our public libraries the opportunity to explore alternatives to putting the management – and sales tax revenues – of our public libraries in the hands of a for-profit company in Maryland.

Postpone the decision to outsource, and let us prove once again that we are capable of finding a far better way than privatization to fund the vital services that our public library provides to all segments of the population.

Respectfully, ________________ .