Troy YouTube Video of the Week: Troy Library 'Adventures In Reverse Psychology'

There are always interesting things happening in Troy, and many of those things end up as videos posted on YouTube. Each week, Troy Patch will highlight one of these videos.

This week's pick features a video about the millage request, which . The video description on YouTube reads:

The city of Troy, Michigan was facing a budget shortfall, and was considering closing the Troy Public Library for lack of funds. Even though the necessary revenues could be raised through a miniscule tax increase, powerful anti-tax groups in the area were organized against it. A vote was scheduled amongst the city's residents, to shut the library or accept the tax increase, and Leo Burnett Detroit decided to support the library by creating a reverse psychology campaign. Yard signs began appearing that read: "Vote to Close Troy Library on August 2nd - Book Burning Party on August 5th." No one wants to be a part of a town that burns books, and the outraged citizens of Troy pushed back against the "idiotic book burners" and ultimately supported the tax increase, thus ensuring the library's survival.

Do you know of a YouTube video that highlights Troy? Send the link to jen.anesi@patch.com and it could be featured next week.