Local libraries are joining those across the state in opposition to the Ohio House budget proposal that drastically alters state library funding.
Dover Public Library Director Jim Gill is among those asking residents to contact their state representatives, in our case Jodi Salvo, in support of local libraries. The House budget plan eliminates the Public Library Fund which the Dover library relies on for 60 to 65 percent of its funding. Gill says that a 100 million dollar loss for Ohio libraries.
The House budget replaces the Public Library Fund with a line item in the budget instead of a set percentage. Governor Mike DeWine had proposed 1.75 percent. Gill says it’s too early in the budget process to pin down how much the Dover library would be impacted. But he says
changing the funding to a line item leaves a lot of uncertainty.
Gill is asking library supporters to contact Salvo and House Speaker Matt Huffman. Salvo is planning to visit the Dover Library on Saturday, April 12, at 9 a.m.
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