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Norwood branch manager warns state budget proposal could cut Ohio public libraries' funding
Summary
Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library officials told Norwood council that a House budget proposal to eliminate the Public Library Fund and move support to a vulnerable line item could reduce statewide library funding by roughly $100 million over two years and cost the local system millions.
Catherine Torren Jones, branch manager at the Norwood branch of the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library, spoke to council about a state budget proposal she said would eliminate the Public Library Fund and shift library support to a single line item in the House budget.
"The state of Ohio does their budget biannually... this year the House legislation calls for the elimination of the public library fund altogether and putting any support for the library in a line item," Torren Jones told council.…
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