Library Funding on the Chopping Block

From Library Journal :

Ohio Governor Proposes Halving State Support; Many Libraries Could Close

Library aid would be cut by $227 million over two years

Norman Oder -- Library Journal, 6/19/2009

• $3.2 billion budget gap
• Libraries' cut significant
• 11 days to agree on budget

Trying to close a $3.2 billion gap by June 30, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today proposed “resiz[ing] state government in line with the shrinking economy,” prioritizing “extremely limited resources toward critical health and safety service,” and—though not saying so in his speech—severely cutting library aid.

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