BY THE PEOPLE

摘要

Tiered proposals worked but took a bite from the bottom line, Salinas found eventual success, and leveraging the grass-roots power of volunteers proved essential in a year where library ballots faced off with national and international impact from a series of natural disasters, growing concern over the war in Iraq, and a still-unsteady economy. Despite a number of savvy strategies, though, it was a tough year at the polls for libraries. Both building and operating referenda had the lowest passage rates this decade (see Tables 2 & 4), 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 passing percentage for both types of ballots.