Basic premises for Douglas County leaders: 
* People use libraries for a large variety of reasons  
* Government, whether county or city, has a responsibility for public libraries 
* When considering price, there’s tremendous cost of not having them in terms of misinformation, ignorance & illiteracy   
* Libraries return $5 to communities for every $1 invested 
* Philanthropy won't fill government funding gap
* Some branches near others may have to close before rebirth & renewal of a system takes place 
* Outsourcing alone won’t fill a funding gap
* Volunteers won’t be able to fill staffing needs long-term
* Reading rooms don't cut it. People want book lending, computers, pro librarians, programs 
* Provide options to cities for the library they’d like to fundraise for & support   
* Provide options to citizens in a “Library a La Carte” package
* Conduct listening sessions, poll citizens
* Settle on a plan that a majority would support. Ask commissioners to endorse such a plan.