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A. A bond issue can simply be defined as a loan. The library borrows the money needed by issuing general obligation tax exempt municipal library bonds and pays the money back with interest over a period of 20 years. The library sells the bonds via competitive bid to banks and investment firms and pays off the bonds (loan) from real estate property taxes.
