Long Beach Library Round-Up

Gerrie Schipske, candidate for the 5th Council District, is asking local business to form a private-public partnership to help fund the Long Beach libraries.

Dubbed "Long Beach Library 'Round-Up," the effort asks local business and their customers to team up each April in an effort to raise funds to help the financially strapped Long Beach Libraries. Customers of local business would be able to "round up" on their purchase receipts the total of their purchase to the next even dollar (or add additional dollars), with the difference going to help the Friends of the Long Beach Libraries.

Businesses would also be encouraged to match customer contributions one-for-one.

Schipske points out that Long Beach Libraries face a short-fall in funding. "We need not only to find the money inside City Hall to keep our libraries open, but we need to also to look to creating private-public partnerships -- like the Long Beach Library 'Round-Up' for additional funds."

Schipske believes that additional fiscal responsibility by the City Council and private-public partnerships which allow citizens to voluntarily donate to the libraries may prevent the City from assessing a parcel tax for the libraries. "It's not a perfect solution, but a start to get our community focused and involved in saving our libraries," adds Schipske.

Businesses interested in participating in the "Round-Up" can contact Gerrie Schipske directly at 562 201-1296 or by email at: gerrie@earthlink.net.

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