Ohio's new state budget brings an estimated $25M cut to public libraries, prompting concern over services
OHIO, JUL 9 – Ohio's funding formula change reduces public library budgets by $25 million, risking service cuts and unfilled positions across 251 systems, Ohio Library Council said.
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Athens County Public Libraries reacts to final state budget bill – Athens County Independent
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine issued 67 line-item vetoes in the $60 billion biennial state operating budget when he signed it on June 30 — including one veto on a provision that would have controlled how certain material is presented in public libraries. Had that section remained intact, Ohio’s libraries would have been forced to take measures to prevent children from seeing or accessing books and other materials about gender identity a…
Ohio's new state budget brings an estimated $25M cut to public libraries, prompting concern over services
A week after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the two-year state budget, library leaders are sounding the alarm about a major funding change that could reduce services.
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