A man is standing and speaking in front of a crowd holding signs at a Save the Albina Library gathering in the Albina library parking lot in early 1997. One of the signs reads 'A library is not a library, but a NECESSITY'. In November 1996, Measure 47 passed that limited property taxes and funding for the Albina neighborhood library. A group of citizens formed to support Albina and held several rallies in early 1997.