​​Thank you for your continued support. We are making progress—slow, but steady.

 

We recently met with Templeton Community Services District (TCSD).  In order to consider operating the library, TCSD needs a confirmed funding amount from the County. TCSD, like many agencies, is facing budget constraints and cannot move forward without a firm commitment.

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At this time, the County has not identified how much of Templeton taxpayers’ library funds it is willing to return to the community.

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Please continue to email Supervisors John Peschong, Dawn Ortiz-Legg, and Assistant CEO Kate Ballantyne to urge the County to return Templeton’s tax dollars to fund our local library.

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jpeschong@co.slo.ca.us

dortizlegg@co.slo.ca.us

kballantyne@co.slo.a.us​

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The County collects more than $318,000 annually from TCSD residents for library services—funds that should support Templeton Library.

Key Facts

• Templeton residents pay 1.6% of their property taxes for library services that currently fund 14 County branches—not Templeton Library.

• TCLA is requesting that the $318,000 collected annually from TCSD taxpayers be directed back to TCSD to operate Templeton Library locally.

• The County has collected these funds for 47 years, since the original Templeton Library was closed in 1979.

• Templeton deserves its own library—centrally located and within walking distance of 4 out of 5 TUSD schools.

• In just three years, Templeton Library has outperformed comparable small County libraries in circulation, active patrons, and collection size.

• The County library system operates on a $13.5 million budget. Templeton’s request represents less than 3%—yet reflects less than the amount of the funds our community already pays.

• Without tax-based funding, Templeton Library is ineligible for many state and federal grants.

• The County previously committed to a 50/50 partnership to build a new library but could not match funds when the community was ready.