St. Louis library is supported largely by city taxes. St. Louis County Library is supported largely by county taxes. So, considering what one gets, a $50 library fee does not seem exorbitant for non-tax-payers of those jurisdictions. Bob Doerr in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks Please see http://www.rollanet.org/~bdoerr/state.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <jackie500_1@netzero.net> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 1:50 PM Subject: [StL-Metro] Library cards > > I noticed that Diane said she paid 50 dollars for a library card. Are > the St. Louis libraries not supported by tax dollars, if so, why > the outlandish charge. I have a library card at my local library and it > cost nothing and I have it for life. > > I am not critizing St. Louis in any way but I have found in doing my > research that everybody there is charging an awful lot of money for a > service that I thought was supported by your taxes. Maybe where I > live we are being overtaxed. > > jackie > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > To ask for a lookup or volunteer to do acts of genealogical kindess, visit Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.RAOGK.org. > > >