From the MCDL website (https://www.mcdl.info/DontCutOhioLibraries):
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Ohio’s libraries are facing an unprecedented funding challenge in the Ohio House of Representatives, and we need your help. Email or call Medina County House Members and House Speaker Huffman TODAY. Tell your lawmakers what your library means to you and urge them to restore the Public Library Fund to the amount designated in the Governor’s proposed budget.
House Speaker Matt Huffman
Rep78@ohiohouse.gov
(614) 466-6344
Contact House Speaker Matt Huffman
Rep. Melanie Miller (District 67), areas including York, Liverpool, Litchfield, Spencer, Valley City and Brunswick
Rep67@ohiohouse.gov
(614) 466-0961
Contact Rep. Melanie Miller
Rep. Sharon A. Ray – District 66 areas including the eastern and southern regions of Medina County including Lodi, Seville, Medina, Hinckley and Wadsworth and surrounding townships
Rep66@ohiohouse.gov
(614) 466-8140
Contact Rep. Sharon A. Ray
How will the House’s version of the budget impact Ohio?
The Ohio House of Representatives’ biennium budget proposal eliminates the Public Library Fund, a mechanism that has funded 251 public library systems for four decades.
Ohio House Members plan to replace the Public Library Fund with a lump dollar amount for all Ohio libraries, which will result in cuts to libraries across the state.
The Public Library Fund has remained flat for 25 years and House Members have put forward a dollar amount that does not account for a quarter of a century of inflation.
In Medina County, the Public Library Fund covers 40% of all MCDL operations. The remaining 60% is from local property taxes passed by voters like you. If you want your tax dollars to come back from Columbus to support public libraries across Ohio, Contact your representatives today.
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