Restore Our Destiny: Full-Not Plural-Funding

摘要

Libraries are a tax-supported public good. They should remain that way for their own sake as well as that of the public they serve. In his article "Saving Ourselves: Plural Funding for Public Libraries" (AL, Feb., p. 37-39), Steve Coffman chooses "plural funding"-an approach dependent on a variety of funding streams-and a greater emphasis on private fundraising as a means of ensuring libraries' viability; I choose instead full funding for libraries based on increased tax support.