Learn about Sno-Isle Libraries levy at forums

We have so much to be proud of in our neck of the woods, not the least of which is our award-winning Sno-Isle Libraries.

Our libraries provide a huge collection of books, e-books, movies, journals, magazines and, best of all, librarians who help us sort through the onslaught of information, who help us fill out forms, apply for jobs, apply to college, who bring stories to the babies and activities to the teens. Our libraries are meeting places and sponsors of important discussions on issues critical to our communities. Our libraries support civility and reason by providing forums for discussion, by vetting information and making solid information available to all of us.

Our libraries are funded almost entirely (98 percent) by revenue from a property tax, and on the April 24 ballot, voters will decide whether to restore the levy level to 47 cents per $1,000 of assessed value or to force the libraries to make cuts to the hours, to the collections, to the activities we love.

I’m going to attend one of these open houses, where knowledgeable staff will help us understand the issues at hand. I want to know how it works and we all deserve good information: Mill Creek City Hall North, 6 p.m., April 3; Lynnwood Library or Marysville Library, 6 p.m., April 11; Mukilteo Library or Stanwood Library, 6 p.m., April 12; Snohomish Library or Lakewood/Smokey Point Library 10:30 a.m., April 14.

And then I’m voting yes. I urge you to join me.

Susan Kostick

Edmonds

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