Village Trustee Judnita Smith said she doubted the town needed a library, and Mayor Fitzgerald Roberts walked out of the meeting.
Library Board member Yolanda Williams reads the history of the efforts to establish a library in Dixmoor into the minutes of the Dixmoor Public Library Board. Dixmoor Public Library District Board members took their quest for a library to the public Saturday, seeking support to build a facility in town.
Mayor Roberts appeared to oppose to any cooperation though, leaving immediately after he said if anyone had questions about the library, they could call him. The meeting was held in a church, and he said he didn’t want to argue in a house of worship. Library board members say they’re not using village money for anything. As an independent district, the library board can collect taxes to fund itself. Still, Smith said, she didn’t want to support something that could raise taxes if the residents didn’t need or want a library.
But without the village’s support, the library district has been unable to raise donations or do much of anything as they’re essentially without a space to do it.
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