Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohioans are using their libraries more than most Americans, new data shows. According to USAFacts, which analyzed 2023 data (the ...

Beside shelves of nonfiction and mystery novels, Chloe Gauthier tapped on the screen of a smartphone. She wasn’t just scrolling – she was coaching. As Ada Public Library’s technology trainer, she ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — As Ohioans clamor for property tax reform and lawmakers take notice, libraries across the state are collectively holding their breath. The public institutions began 2026 with new ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's newly approved two-year state budget that just passed two days ago by both the House and Senate includes major funding cuts to public libraries. Money for the state's 251 ...

“Libraries have come a long way from places where you grab a book,” Bennett said. “Libraries are the hubs of rural communities.” Columbiana, for instance, has an all abilities club for those with ...

The Ohio biennial budget, recently passed by the legislature, includes a provision requiring public libraries to separate materials related to sexual orientation or gender identity. Library systems ...

I recently retired after four decades of working in public libraries, culminating with twenty-two years as CEO of Columbus Metropolitan Library. Having worked as an executive director at four library ...

OHIO, USA — Ohio’s public libraries are putting out a call for support following proposed funding cuts from state lawmakers. House Republicans on Tuesday proposed eliminating the Public Library Fund ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — As the deadline approaches for Governor Mike DeWine to sign Ohio's $60 billion budget, library leaders express concern over a provision that would require libraries to relocate ...

Thomas Suddes is a former legislative reporter with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and writes from Ohio University. tsuddes@gmail.com. If you love Ohio’s great public libraries – and countless Ohioans ...