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small-on-small av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag ' itemprop="headline" >This is your Library System.</h3><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div></div><div class='hr av-6tjro-76831418275635bbb23a66bfac777761 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-12 el_after_av_one_half el_before_av_one_full hide-on-mobile'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> <div class='flex_column av-98gmk-7b60db54a5193858fb16d00a8f4a85f0 av_one_full avia-builder-el-13 el_after_av_hr el_before_av_hr first flex_column_div ' ><section class='av_textblock_section av-l8xid3nz-be12aacb9e638332eec455d8320ca2be ' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock' itemprop="text" ><p><span class="TextRun SCXW141940110 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW141940110 BCX9">Property taxes are the primary source of funding for the Library 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A </span></span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW141940110 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW141940110 BCX9">Board of Trustees,</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW141940110 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW141940110 BCX9"> comprised of Pierce County citizens, oversees the Library System, which belongs to the community it serves. You can trust your Pierce County Library System to invest in sound and sustainable operations. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW141940110 BCX9" data-ccp-props="{"> </span></p> </div></section> <div class='avia-button-wrap av-l9d3qsdg-a726490a7ebbd6f8681933b4db9bc2f7-wrap avia-button-center avia-builder-el-15 el_after_av_textblock el_before_av_textblock btn-main'><a href='https://mypcls.org/about-us/annual-reports-financials/' class='avia-button av-l9d3qsdg-a726490a7ebbd6f8681933b4db9bc2f7 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color' aria-label="See your investment at work"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >See your investment at work</span></a></div> <section class='av_textblock_section av-l8xidm1z-8b9e5bd35dcdfe9470e03f4a5d569816 ' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock' itemprop="text" ><p><span class="TextRun SCXW267455778 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW267455778 BCX9">Serving you since 1946</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW267455778 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW267455778 BCX9">, Pierce County Library System is committed to being true to its communities by listening and responding to what is important to you</span></span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW267455778 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW267455778 BCX9">. <a href="https://mypcls.org/about-us/library-history/">Learn more about the Library’s history.</a></span></span></p> </div></section></div><div class='hr av-bgieb-2cb3b2a47e98e0920e7e1433ad1ffc39 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-17 el_after_av_one_full el_before_av_one_full hide-on-mobile'><span class='hr-inner '><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> <div class='flex_column av-15exvg-6c07357b1594646a3872ffbbc8bdb71e av_one_full avia-builder-el-18 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href="https://mypcls.org/about-us/annual-reports-financials/">See your investment at work.</a></p> </div></section></div><div class='flex_column av-k7tng-2abaf5fa7f174130d17d70d7da4be0bc av_one_half avia-builder-el-26 el_after_av_one_half el_before_av_one_half steam-resource-card flex_column_div column-top-margin' ><section class='av_textblock_section av-lingfrj5-9ccf053a198d1d7143be95f1a681a65d ' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" ><div class='avia_textblock' itemprop="text" ><p><strong>Budgets</strong><br /> <a href="https://mypcls.org/about-us/annual-reports-financials/">See how the Library stewards taxpayer funds.</a></p> </div></section></div><div class='flex_column_table av-r579w-34ddd1bb10d0b1c5f6692798a3602ec4 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div class='flex_column av-r579w-34ddd1bb10d0b1c5f6692798a3602ec4 av_one_half avia-builder-el-28 el_after_av_one_half el_before_av_one_half steam-resource-card first flex_column_table_cell 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