Anonymous Patron writes “Neat One From the Kansas City Star on small libraries. These are challenging times for small rural public libraries in Kansas.
Because of declining population and a tiny property tax base, one-third of the 54 libraries that are part of the Central Kansas Library System can’t raise enough tax revenue to pay a librarian to work just 10 hours a week, said James Swan, administrator of the Great Bend-based system.
The Central Kansas Library System is one of seven established in Kansas by the Legislature to provide services for small libraries and also help fund them. The library system has the authority to levy property taxes in rural areas to fund grants made annually to small libraries.”
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