In response to:
Governor Strickland’s
Proposed Cuts in
Public Library Funding
The Ohio Library Council (OLC) and Ohio’s public libraries condemn a proposal by Governor Ted Strickland to balance the state’s budget by raiding public library funding.
Gov. Strickland’s proposed drastic cuts to Ohio’s public library funding will force the closure of many of Ohio’s public libraries and branches in neighborhoods and communities in every county in the state.
Gov. Strickland’s plan would cut the state's Public Library Fund far beyond the relative reductions in state revenues, and is more than double the reductions projected by the Ohio Department of Taxation.
Analysis shows that the Strickland budget cuts would reduce library funding by at least 47% in fiscal year 2010 and 45% in fiscal year 2011 as compared to the fiscal year 2008 distributions.
Send your concerns and objections to the Governor HERE
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