YES on C builds a new library El Cerritans need and deserve.

Our library is 77 years old and can’t accommodate our needs:

  • It’s small, noisy, and seismically unsafe
  • It doesn’t meet today’s health, safety, and fire standards
  • It isn’t fully accessible for disabled people, the elderly, to those most in need
  

YES on C builds an up-to-date, 21st-century library with spaces where:

  • Toddlers giggle
  • Teens study and learn new skills
  • Seniors learn about culture, community and financial security
  • Everyone has access to computers and free WI-FI
  • We can teach literacy and read a good book
  

YES on C provides learning programs, homework help, and reading resources needed to improve student reading scores.

YES on C bridges the digital divide and closes the opportunity gap by offering free high-tech resources to boost workforce development and assist in job resources.

YES on C promotes community engagement, providing a safe space for children and youth programs, senior programs, an expanded library collection, and community meeting rooms.

YES on C boosts our local economy.  More visits to the library means a 23% bump in spending at nearby businesses and increases your home value by $10,000.

YES on C means transparency:

  • Our Independent citizen oversight board will ensure the tax is the right amount and the money raised is spent as promised
  • Mandatory financial audits and yearly report to the community
  • The tax collected can only be used for costs associated with new library construction and the first ten years of City’s library operating costs

El Cerritans care so much for our library. We collected signatures from all neighborhoods and walks of life - those who value our community and support a safe, modern library with access for all. 

A NO VOTE PUTS OUR LIBRARY AT RISK:

  • The library cannot accommodate new programming or services; The current library is too small
  • The library cannot ensure public safety; the current library is seismically unsafe, does not meet current building or accessibility codes, and can not protect people on hot or smoky days
  • The library may close; there is no funding available to build a new library or for the $11 million to repair the current library

 

   

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