Library Talking Points

• The overide question is for the entire amount needed from the Town to operate.
• The amount on the override is the bare minimum to meet state requirements. 
• Without the overide, no money would be allocated to support the Library.
• Without the passage of the override, both libraries in Town would close in July.
  
• The libraries have a collection of 55,000 items that will go unused. 
• There are 4,000 persons in Town with library cards that will not have access to a library.  
• The library had a total of more than 42,000 patron visits last year.
• The library's programs for children will cease, which last year had a total attendance of  over 3,000  children.
• Town residents will not have access to free library computers.
• Town residents will not be able to borrow materials from other area libraries.
• The Town of Orange will no longer receive $5.10 in services for every $1.00 spent on the library.
• Students will not have access to a library after school for homework.
• The Orange Library, in existence since 1857 and one of the first in the nation, will cease to exist.
• Your support is essential for our survival.