Can a Credit Card Support Libraries?

This brief one comes by way of Library Journal…

\”City officials in Huntington Beach, CA, are planning to issue a citywide credit card that they hope will generate $2 million annually. At a time when local budgets are being cut, the beachside community of 200,000 needs the proceeds to help fund libraries, parks, senior citizen projects, and municipal maintenance projects. The credit card will be marketed through official mailings, according to the Christian Science Monitor, and some local merchants will post advertising.\”