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Don’t Cut Ohio Libraries!

This month, the Ohio House of Representatives had floated the idea to eliminate the Public Library Fund and give libraries less money compared to Governor DeWine’s proposed budget. That cut would have represented a $100 million cut to library funding and had no guarantee of funding after 2027.

A recent outpouring of support for libraries had state lawmakers reversing course recently. In fact, April 8 was Library Legislative Day at the Statehouse, where librarians and library supporters from all over the state met with legislators and advocated on behalf of Ohio’s public libraries. While the Public Library Fund will remain intact in the House’s proposed budget after this reversal, lawmakers will decide how much money to put into it, rather than have it remain a set percentage of the state's general revenues.

While the House reversed course after backlash to the proposed elimination of the Public Library Fund, libraries across the state already saw a $27 million shortfall in state funding in 2024. Ohio’s libraries are currently funded at the same level we were in the year 2000 with no adjustment for inflation. Since then, our community has grown while the cost of library resources and services has increased, and we have evolved to serve our customers.