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Ohio’s rural libraries struggle to plan amid federal and state funding uncertainty
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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ADA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Beside shelves of nonfiction and mystery novels, Chloe Gauthier tapped on the screen of a smartphone. She wasn’t just scrolling – she was coaching…. Read More

A state budget proposal would cut millions for libraries in Ohio and eliminate the funding formula
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio’s libraries stand to receive $80 million less in funding over the next two years under the state budget bill moving through the House. The bill… Read More

It’s still hard to find rapid COVID test kits at Ohio’s libraries
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio continues to see some of the highest COVID case rates during this pandemic. Most of Ohio’s libraries have been without COVID tests since… Read More

Ohio Libraries Say They Can’t Afford Cut In Two-Year State Budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s libraries say they’ll lose money if the $74.7 billion state budget stays as is. And they told a Senate committee looking into the budget… Read More