I recently retired after four decades of working in public libraries, culminating with twenty-two years as CEO of Columbus Metropolitan Library. Having worked as an executive director at four library ...

The Ohio Library Council (OLC), representing Ohio’s 251 public library systems, is sounding the alarm over provisions in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 state budget called House Bill 96 it says threatens ...

A new budget proposal making its way through the Ohio General Assembly could bring significant cuts to Ohio's public library system.This comes as lawmakers debate the state's operating budget for the ...

Dayton Metro Library was among several local libraries sending out urgent messages to patrons this week following a state budget proposal to limit library spending. The plan unveiled by Ohio House ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's newly approved two-year state budget that just passed two days ago by both the House and Senate includes major funding cuts to public libraries. Money for the state's 251 ...

An Ohio House draft of the two-year state budget eliminates the Public Library Fund, a move that would cut millions in funding for Ohio libraries. Leaders of Stark County library systems said ...

Storytime came to the Ohio Statehouse as local librarians spelled out the ways budget cuts to the Public Library Fund could hurt the communities in which they work. This week, current and past staff ...

Every Ohio library will see an increase in funding in changes to the two-year budget omnibus passed by the Ohio House Finance Committee Tuesday. But a major change to the Ohio Public Library Fund is ...

Children’s books dominated the most borrowed titles at Cuyahoga County Public Library in 2025, underscoring the important ...