Sentences with phrase «like library funding»

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In some areas, there may be additional special rates for tax district that fund services or projects like libraries or parks.

They also serve to fund special local projects like libraries and parks.

Normally, my response to this is the one nobody wants to hear: put the money in a savings account or savings bond, check out a book about investing from the library, save more money while you read the book, and start investing once you have the $ 1000 minimum to open an account at a big mutual fund house like Schwab or Vanguard.

This misuse of tax dollars hurts everyone by reducing funds for county services like sheriff's road patrols, street repairs, libraries, parks and more.

«During that time, we've successfully restored funding to our library system and important programs like Operation Primetime and rodent control.

In closing, I would again like to clarify that since taking office, I have been, and will continue to be, committed to funding the library so that they can continue to provide vital services that taxpayers deserve, without creating more government.

In the recently concluded Scopes - like trial of Kitzmiller v. Dover School District, one of the defendants claimed not to know the source of the funds for 60 copies of an intelligent - design book, which he admitted to only having glanced through, for the school library.

Wealthy people tend to lobby effectively for their interests, and if their interests were to include adequate public funding for the schools their children attend, and libraries, and air - conditioning, those goals could likely be achieved without having to resort to unpleasant things like teachers» strikes.

And just like the US, the UK is making cuts to cultural funding, including funding for libraries.

If he's worried about both bookstores and libraries like he says, shouldn't he be giving the money to the non-profit, government - funded, community institutions that are being squeezed by budget cuts...?»

But Moyes, 48, said: «Like so many, I was shocked that a scheme helping many people to read was going to close, especially at a time when libraries are struggling for funding.

(Some 15 % of library websites are optimized for mobile devices, according to the ALA's 2011 - 2012 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, while 7 % of libraries have developed smartphone apps for access to library services.54) Many patrons also said that they would like to have more staff members available to answer questions about e-books, similar to Apple's «Genius Bar.»

Data is collected and used in libraries for purposes like the evaluation of usage statistics of purchased content to assess whether value is being gotten for money, and as a way to evaluate whether a physical space is still required, but I would argue that the numbers of times someone accesses a subscription, asks a question at a reference desk, or takes out a book are not reasons to fund a library that are compelling to decision makers.

Activities like teaching students how to do research and provision of intensive research services often give more compelling reasons to fund libraries than those simple metrics.

Even in a developed country like Australia, many government law libraries are being closed down because Federal and State governments can not or will not fund them adequately — resulting in substantial loss of business for Lexis - Nexis and other publishers.

They also serve to fund special local projects like libraries and parks.

In some areas, there may be additional special rates for tax district that fund services or projects like libraries or parks.