FINANCIAL BELT-TIGHTENING: ARE OHIO'S PUBLIC LIBRARIES ON THEIR LAST NOTCH?

Nearly 20 years ago, Ohio's legislators made a commitment to their constituents by establishing the Library and Local Government Support Fund (LLGSF) to support public libraries. In doing so, they set an example for the rest of the country by pledging a percentage of the state's income tax...

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Published inOhio Libraries Vol. 18; no. 2; p. 2
Main Author Evans, Doug
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbus Ohio Library Council 01.04.2005
Subjects
Access to information
Cost reduction
Councils
Customer services
Funding
Funding cuts
Governors
Income taxes
Legislatures
Libraries
Local government
Proposals
Public libraries
Reading programs
Reference services
State budgets
Tax reform
User services
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Ohio
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Summary:Nearly 20 years ago, Ohio's legislators made a commitment to their constituents by establishing the Library and Local Government Support Fund (LLGSF) to support public libraries. In doing so, they set an example for the rest of the country by pledging a percentage of the state's income tax to fund public libraries. Today, nearly 75% of Ohio's public libraries rely almost solely on the LLGSF to support their programs and services.
ISSN:1046-4336