Last year, Louisville, KY, grew overnight from the country's 64th largest city to the 16th largest, the result of the merger of the city with Jefferson County. Pittsburgh and Buffalo, NY, are among other communities discussing city-county mergers. Many smaller communities are considering merging services, such as police and fire, or consolidating separate communities into a single larger entity. Budget pressures and the desire to eliminate needless duplication fuel such plans. Most attempts stumble on tax equity or power-sharing grounds. Libraries have not usually been in the forefront of such discussions because they are generally such a small piece of the total tax burden. If these cuts are merely cyclical, then library leaders can continue old strategies that allow, if not encourage, fragmention, tax disparities, and duplication of service. If a realignment of government funding and services occur, then radical changes in strategy will be needed. Wider units, referenda, regional taxes, and state or regional revenue sharing will become critically important. This article discusses these issues and possible solutions.