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.

Libraries will see less state funding in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal year 2025, forcing the state’s 251 public library systems to adjust their budgets.

Federal grants for Ohio libraries that were paused earlier this year due to the Trump administration’s cuts have been reinstated. The grants were paused in March when nearly all Institute of Museum ...