Is Cleveland getting its fair share of $1,639,977 in taxes?

Discussion in 'Discussion Group' started by Ron Still, Jan 24, 2012.

  1. Ron Still

    Ron Still Well-Known Member

    No taxes for 3-year old Cleveland Library
    Join or renew your annual subscription today. Give a subscription to someone unemployed.

    • Cleveland Library subscription is only $35 a family a year
    • Cleveland Library does not receive a penny of the $1,639,977 in town, county, and state library taxes, which are available only to town libraries
    • Cleveland is the only Johnston County library open 7 days a week and until 9 p.m. It is open 2,704 hours annually-day, evening, weekend, school vacations
    • Cleveland is the only library in Johnston County permanently stocking books outside town limits, where most Johnston people live
    • Cleveland Library serves a 5-mile circle with 44,000 residents and a 10-mile circle with 165,000 residents
    • Cleveland offers Just-in-Time 2-3 day delivery for 2 million books
    • Cleveland Library owns more than 180,000 books and movies (after 109 years all Johnston’s town libraries total 288,000)
    • Cleveland Library is the only Johnston library giving $710,000 in free new books directly to residents in 2011-2012 and is scheduled to give another $710,000 in 2012-2013
    • Cleveland is the only Johnston County library with a resident See Spot Read therapy dog team
    • Cleveland lets your child check out 20 books at a time
    • Cleveland offers teachers classroom collection loans
    • Cleveland Library isn’t leaving your child behind!
    To volunteer or get answers call 919-661-6565 – Checks/donations may be mailed to: 5533 NC HWY 42 W STE D96, Garner, NC 27529. IRS and NC Charity Solicitation information available at http://4042needs.org/.
     

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