​​​We  spoke Feb. 17, at the TCSD Board meeting during public comments, asking them to accept Templeton resident's tax funds from SLO County to fund Templeton Library. The County received our request for a tax fund exchange and reached out to TCSD for their agreement. Your presence spoke volumes!  ​

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Please join us in continuing to advocate for the library.

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Our bullet points:​​

• ​Templeton residents pay 1.6% of their property    taxes for library services that fund 14 county branches—not Templeton Library.  

• SLO County has collected that money for 45 years, after the original Templeton Library was closed in 1979.

• Templeton deserves its own library - one that is walking distance to 4 of 5 TUSD schools. 

• In its 3 years of operation, Templeton Library has outperformed other small county libraires in circulation, active patrons, and collection size.

• The county library budget is $13.5 Million. Our request for $318,000 is the tax that Templeton TCSD residents pay for library services annually —  less than 3% of the library budget.​​

• TCLA is asking that the annual $318,000 tax SLO receives be directed to Templeton Community Service District to operate Templeton Library.  

• Lack of tax funding prevents Templeton Library from applying for state and federal funds. 

• The county promised a 50-50 agreement to build   a new library in Templeton but then had no funds to match residents' fundraising.