Public libraries in Texas are facing unprecedented challenges. Local governments provide approximately 95% of public library funding.
State funding is minimal and has been decreasing steadily for the past decade.
Local governments face increasing demands for services in a period of economic decline.
Declining resources for public school libraries shift more and more of the burden for student needs to the public libraries.
What is needed is a steady source of public library funding. That is why the Library Foundation of North Texas was conceived.
The foundation is seeking to build an endowment to provide permanent funding to supplement the resources of our public libraries.
To strengthen community learning by helping our member libraries in Texas improve and enhance programs, collections, facilities and services to the residents of their communities and help ensure that all residents have access to viable library services that fit their needs.
