WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — The Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library isn’t asking for much — just a few minutes, a couple of opinions, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New displays at Dover Public Library highlight Tuscarawas County’s manufacturing roots and Ohio companies such as Velvet Ice ...

Lorain Public Library hosts week of events honoring the Nobel Prize-winning author ahead of Ohio's annual Toni Morrison Day ...

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 ...

Muskingum County Library Executive Director Stacey Russell will chair the Ohio Library Council board in 2026 as libraries face funding challenges.

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 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 ...

Central Ohio libraries are asking Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a budget proposal that would require public libraries to cordon off materials related to sexual orientation or gender identity in adult ...