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ALA Minimum Standards Raise Sample Ballot Flap in San DiegoThe existence—or nonexistence—of American Library Association minimum standards for public libraries is at the center of a dispute over Proposition L, a proposed five-year, quarter-cent sales tax levy that would raise $400-million for libraries in California's San Diego County. The Escondido North County Times reported that in a sample-ballot argument, Proposition L opponents claim that those urging passage “simply made up the fact” that ALA has minimum standards and that two-thirds of the county's libraries are below those standards. The measure's proponents appeared in a San Diego court December 17 seeking an order that would prevent publication of the sample ballot as it was written. Another hearing is scheduled for January 6. Mary Jo Lynch, director of ALA's Office of Research and Statistics, said that ALA created a document in 1966 listing minimum standards for public libraries, but that those asking about minimum standards are generally referred to a 1997 document called “Planning for Results.” County residents will vote on the issue March 2. Posted December 21, 1998. |
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