Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, second from left, and First Lady Fran DeWine, talk with Anne Rhodes, center, and Allison Howell, far right, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Central Ohio libraries are asking Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a budget proposal that would require public libraries to cordon off ...

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 ...

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 libraries found displaying material considered "harmful to juveniles" could lose funding if an Ohio bill becomes law. The statute would define "harmful" material that shows or describes content ...

Following public pressure from Ohio libraries and their patrons, Ohio House lawmakers this week increased proposed funding to the state’s libraries — though their plan still falls far short of what ...

The Ohio Library Council (OLC), representing Ohio’s 251 public library systems, is sounding the alarm over provisions in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 state budget called House Bill 96 it says threatens ...

The Boardman branch of the library closed early Monday due to a water main break. According to a library spokesperson, the ...

BOARDMAN - The Boardman Public Library has closed for the day due to a water main break in the area. A dispatcher with the ...

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 ...