Support the Public Library!

​Let Bernalillo County know that you support the Library! While City and State funding for library materials has increased, Bernalillo County is proposing the same $1.5 million for library materials that they did 18 years ago. 

Contact the five County Commissioners via e-mail: commission@bernco.gov

• Tell them to provide $2.2 million in bond funding for the Public Library to purchase materials.​
• Tell them why the Library is important to you, what you use the Library for, what it does for your community, and why they should support it too! 

Then please reward yourself: have a glass of wine, go for a hike, do some gardening, enjoy a monsoon shower, or best of all, read or listen to a good book!

• Eighteen years ago, in 2004, Bernalillo County provided $1.5 million in bond funding for Library materials. 
• Back in 2004 the total for all Bernalillo County bond funding was only $16 million while today it has increased to $40 million. That's an increase of 250% in total available bond funds.
• Like everything else, the cost of Library materials has increased in the past 18 years. Books, e-books, music, movies, e-audiobooks, and magazines cost more today than they did in 2004.
• But Bernalillo County is proposing only $1.5 million for Library materials for 2022 bonds. NO INCREASE in funding for Library materials after 18 years! 

Check out more information about how the Library is funded on our FUNDING page. 
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Be sure you are registered to vote, check that your registration is accurate or register to vote at the New Mexico Secretary of State website: Voter Registration
 
Thank you for your support!
 
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