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BY ELLE BENT
Dripping Springs Community Library sta are asking residents to help raise $5 million by the end of the year to construct a new facility four times the size of the current library. The setup DSCL rst moved to its current facility in 1998, serving about 12,000 Dripping Springs and Hays County residents. Today, the library is serving over 52,000 residents, according to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. This growth makes the current space too small to shelve any new items without removing another. The new facility would be located adjacent to the existing property at the end of Benney Lane, a cul-de-sac o Mighty Tiger Trail. Some ame- nities will include meeting spaces, an outdoor Community raising money for library
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amphitheater and a drive-thru book return. Funding the project In addition to applying a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, a fundraising campaign was launched in 2024. The campaign asks community members to donate money toward the facility and has a goal of $5 million by the end of the year in order to begin construction in 2025. O cials are asking for community donations because the library is not funded by property taxes. As one of 15 library districts in Texas, the
DSCL receives 0.25% of sales tax revenue gener- ated within its district’s borders. This only pays for operating expenses of the library. What’s next With the help of a Library Giving Day fund- raiser April 3 that raised $338,896, the campaign total has climbed to $1 million. Interested residents can donate online or by mail to the Beyond Books campaign. Addi- tionally, a community member could sponsor a glass-blown buttery by Texas artist Carlyn Ray that will be displayed in the new library.
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