In New Mexico, the New Mexico Bond Question 2 (the Public Libraries Bond Issue) was approved with 63% of voters in favor. This measure supports authorizing the sale and issuance of $19,266,000 in bonds for public library improvements.

In July, Greensboro voters passed a $70 million parks and recreation bond. Approved with nearly 67% of voters in favor, the bond funds will be used to build and improve city parks, recreation and joint library facilities and continue enhancements at the Battleground Parks District.

In Texas, Houston Proposition F was approved with 69% of voters saying yes. This approval authorizes the city to issue $26 million in bonds to fund improvements to the public library system and levying a tax to repay the bonds.

In Marin County, Calif., Measure B passed with 73% of voters saying yes. This renewal enables the library to repair their aging facilities, their book and eBook collections, keep branches open and maintain hours and services to the community.

Voters in Oakland, Calif. approved Measure C with 82% of voters saying yes, extending an existing parcel tax for the next 30 years that provides the city’s public library system with $18 million every year, or 40% of its budget. “It’s really foundational to everything that we do,” said library director Jamie Turbak.

Because the Pasadena Public Library’s revenue source was set to expire in February 2023, the City Council placed Measure L — the Pasadena Public Library Services Continuation Measure — on the ballot. This year, 85% of Pasadena voters approved of Measure L thus generating approximately $2.8 million annually for the next 15 years.

San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved Prop F — the renewal of the Library Preservation Fund — with 83% of voters saying yes. Funding was secured for San Francisco Public Library services and materials as well as operations of facilities and capital projects for the next 25 years. “San Franciscans once again show they truly love their libraries,” says Mayor London N. Breed.

The Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 11, Toledo Lucas County Public Library Measure was approved with 72% of voters saying yes, supporting the the library system’s five-year, 3.7-mill levy renewal. “One of the things that's remarkable I think about the public library is it is rooted in tradition, but it also has one foot in the future...” said Jason Kucsma, the library’s executive director and fiscal officer.