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Fundraising event hopes to help Save Stanislaus Libraries
Save Stanislaus Libraries
A fundraising event in January will raise awareness about an upcoming tax renewal that will fund libraries throughout Stanislaus County. - photo by Photo Contributed
With a sales tax that funds libraries throughout Stanislaus County nearing expiration, a committee of library enthusiasts known as Save Stanislaus Libraries will sponsor a fundraising event in January that will raise awareness about a tax renewal up for consideration in November and enlighten others on how they can get involved. “If the sales tax doesn’t pass, the bottom line is there will be no library,” said Save Stanislaus Libraries co-chair Pat Portwood. The renewal of the one-eighth of a penny Library Sales Tax, which was first passed in 1995, will be on the November 2017 ballot and will need two-thirds majority to pass.
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