VOTE YES FOR LIBRARIES
Chair:
James VonderHaar
Treasurer:
Richard Sears, CFP®
Division Chairs:
Judi Girton, Middletown
James Frazier, Trenton
Art Hupp, West Chester
Members:
Ann Baines
Knight Goodman
Ann Mort
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Barb Chappel
Paula & Jim Burke
Karen Hackett
Betty & Mike Scorti
Harold Jackson
Teresa & John Sawyer
Joe Lyons
Kristen & Larry Mulligan
Melynda Cook
Dick Slagle
Dan Picard
Anna & Tim Pruett
Susan L Cole
Rick Slagle
Peggy & Pete Dobrozsi
Debbie & Tom Hazelbaker
Alan & Emily Hazelbaker
Dick Mort
Maria & Jim Langendorf
Dan Girton
Julie Nickell
Teb Baines
Marylu & Jim Flynn
Carole & Dave Schul
Gary Shupe
Ginny & Richard Palmer
Doris & Harvey Poff
Flo Randall
Barb VonderHaar
Paid for by Libraries Enrich Lives Committee, Richard Sears, CFP® Treasurer, 6691 Fox Hunt Ct, West Chester, OH 45069.
LibrariesEnrichLives@gmail.com
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Doug Bean, Middletown Public Library Director, 513-424-0659
James VonderHaar, President of Library Board, Chairman of Libraries Enrich Lives Committee, 513-320-6725
March 9, 2010
MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY’S LEVY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED
The Libraries Enrich Lives Committee has appointed James VonderHaar as chairperson for the upcoming levy campaign. Mr. VonderHaar also serves as president of the Middletown Public Library Board.
The Middletown Public Library system serves the eastern half of Butler County – including the cities of Monroe, Trenton, Middletown, Seven Mile and the townships of West Chester, Madison, Wayne, Lemon, and Liberty and has been able to withstand several cuts in state funding in recent years –more than18% of the total operating budget. Additional cuts of 7% are expected. (Lane Public Library serves the western part of Cutler County and will be asking for voters in their district to support a similar levy.
VonderHaar said, “ Our public library system is, for the first time in history, asking voters to approve a modest 0.75 mill operating levy to help defray the lost support from the State of Ohio. Through careful attention to finances through the years, we’ve been able to withstand several cuts in funding but, with the most recent round of cuts felt by all libraries and many other government services, the library has been forced to reduce staff, cut service hours and buy fewer materials. A levy is needed to maintain this important service in our county.”
Doug Bean, Library Director, said, “This levy, when passed on May 4, will restore many of the cut services, staff positions and, with continued careful spending, provide the high level of library service and materials library users have come to expect including free Internet access for those seeking employment. Passage of the levy will mean more staff available to library users, restored children, teen and adult programing, meeting spaces available in the evenings, more new materials – books, cd’s, on-line research tools, etc.”
Other community members serving on the campaign steering committee are: Treasurer:
Richard Sears, CFP® of West Chester; Division Chairs: recently retired assistant library director Judi Girton of Middletown, James Frazier of Trenton and Art Hupp of West Chester; Campaign Funding:Ann Baines; and advisors Knight Goodman and
Ann Mort.
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