I am voting “Yes” on Measure B, the renewal of an existing special tax funding only our South Lake Tahoe Library services. I am probably one of the most apolitical people I know; however, I feel very strongly about this measure to support our public library. I have seen, firsthand, the benefit the library adds to our community: summer arts programs, computer classes, homework help, story time in English and Spanish, book clubs, knitting groups, tech help, cultural and educational enrichment lectures, and my favorite, an inter-library book request system that gets you books from any library in the entire county- all free and available to anyone.
Measure B continues a tax we are already paying. Where else can you get everything a library offers for only $25.50 per year? One book at Barnes & Noble costs at least that much!
A library opens the world to all of us. It is a wise investment and one I hope everyone makes. That’s why I am voting “Yes” on Measure B. I absolutely love the library, so this measure is very important to me.
Denise Haerr
South Lake Tahoe resident since 2012