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Leaders of
African-American Faith Community Endorse Library Levy
Special to The Truth
Representatives of African-American faith-based
organizations and churches have endorsed the Toledo Lucas
County Public Library’s levy.
The endorsement was presented in Smith Park across Dorr
Street from the current Mott Branch Library and adjacent to
the site where a new Mott Branch is scheduled to be built.
The event was organized by Rev. Cedric Brock, pastor of Mt.
Nebo Baptist Church and president of the Interdenominational
Ministerial Alliance of Toledo and Vicinity (IMA). The IMA
had previously endorsed the levy.
Area ministers in attendance included Pastor James A. Willis
of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Shirley Sparks
of Walls Memorial Chapel AME, Pastor Tim Clark of Harvest
Christian Church and Bishop M.C. McGee of Serenity Church.
Also present to endorse the levy were City of Toledo
Councilman Tyrone Riley, District 1, and Cecelia Adams,
councilwoman-at-large.
The Library’s 3.7 mill levy is 80 percent renewal and 20
percent new. It would result in a tax increase of less than
8 cents a day for owners of a home valued at $100,000.
The levy accounts for more than half of the Library’s
operating budget. The Library is currently operating at the
1997 level of funding from the State of Ohio’s Public
Library Local Government Fund.
Passage of the levy will:
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Guarantee your library continues operating
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Improve Library hours throughout the system
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Build the Library’s collection of (books, DVDs, digital
streaming, databases, etc.) to meet the community’s needs
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Maintain current staffing levels and high-levels of service
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Protect the taxpayers’ investment in the Library.
Clyde Scoles, director and chief fiscal officer of the
Toledo Lucas County Public Library, spoke to the group and
thanked the participants for their endorsements.
For more information contact: Pastor Cedric Brock at
419-269-8545, or James Funk, Campaign Volunteer, at
419-367-6391 or at
j.funk@bex.net
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