Libraries are essential to a community, especially in difficult times. Due to rising costs and job losses, customers may have had to cut back on their own expenses, such as purchasing books or canceling their Internet service. In order to continue to have access to these documents, users turn to their libraries. However, libraries are often the first to suffer budget cuts during budget reforms. A library can survive a budget crisis by making budget cuts, fundraising, building trust, and media exposure. The two types of cuts a bookcase can make are visible cuts and invisible cuts. A visible outage affects a library's operations. This can be felt throughout the community and can help restore the budget or at least prevent further cuts. Public awareness of a library's financial needs could prompt voters to raise taxes to cover costs, as in Warren, Michigan. The town of Warren, Michigan, is currently debating whether to hold a special election to raise taxes. The taxes would be used to prevent the closure of three library branches in the city. According to the Detroit News, previous tax increase proposals were rejected by voters. Henderstein said library operations have been funded by a 0.5 mill tax levy since 1957, an amount reduced to 0.4873 mill under the Headlee Amendment. This generates about $2 million annually. Voters rejected a tax increase proposal in 1985. The 20-year tax proposal would raise about $3.4 million a year Henderstein said the extra money would keep branches open and allow for expanded hours, more. additional programs and materials now, Henderstein said the libraries succeeded with minimal funds and only eight librarians while experiencing a 33 percent increase in circulation over middle of paper......6519684.prtFerretti. , C. (February 1, 2010). 3 Warren Library branches could close. The Detroit News Retrieved February 8, 2010 from http://detnews.com/article/20100201/METRO03/2010322Fiels, K. (2009). 40(3), 8. Retrieved February 3, 2010 from Education; Library and Information Sciences. Fitzpatrick, S. (2009). Michigan Librarians Speak Out; Governor Granholm listens. American Libraries, 40(10), 34-35. Extracted February 3, 2010 from Education; Library and Information Sciences. Franz, N. (January 26, 2010). Warren Considers Raising Taxes on Libraries. The Macomb Daily. Retrieved February 7, 2010 from http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2010/01/26/news/srv0000007429822.prtPrice, L. (2009). Ten original suggestions. Public Libraries, 48(5), 19-21. Extracted February 4, 2010 from Education; Library and Information Sciences.