Tell the Ohio House: Don't Cut Ohio Libraries!
The Ohio House has introduced their version of the proposed state budget, which drastically reduces the amount of funding going to Ohio’s public libraries. The substitute bill eliminates the Public Library Fund (PLF) as it currently exists in state law and places library funding into a line item, making it more vulnerable for elimination in future state budgets.
Ohio's public libraries have had a partnership with the state to deliver services at the local level for almost 100 years, and that funding is now at risk. The House’s proposed budget would provide $100.8 million less over the next two years to public libraries than Governor DeWine’s proposal. Making this dramatic shift in library funding at the state level will drastically impact libraries and their services across Ohio.
We need library advocates to contact their House members and Speaker Matt Huffman.
- When: We need contacts between now and Wednesday, April 9.
- Who: We need library advocates – patrons, staff, trustees, and community partners.
- How: Email and phone calls.
Talking Points
- Don’t cut Ohio’s public libraries!
- Don’t cut Dorcas Carey Public Library!
- Share what you love about your library and the impact it has had on your life.
- Restore the PLF to 1.75%!
Speaker Matt Huffman
Contact form: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/matt-huffman/contact
(614) 466-6344
Representative Riordan McClain (District 87)
Email to: rep87@ohiohouse.gov
(614) 644-6265
Ohio Library Council Press Release