Amidst budget crises of epidemic proportion, Pasadena citizens recently chose to save the Pasadena Public Library by overwhelmingly voting for a special library tax. The process of achieving this remarkable victory for libraries was twofold — a volunteer task force study with recommendation of alternatives and a grass roots campaign to pass the proposed referendum. Elements of that campaign consisted of fundraising, volunteers, community support, absentee ballots, telephone surveys, publicity, and library staff participation.