Ohio Governor Freezes Library Funds, While PA’s Governor Ridge Gives ’em Boost

From Library Journal .

The state of Ohio has historically been very strong in its support of public libraries, ranking somewhere near the top in funding. The state of Pennsylvania, however, has notoriously been at the opposite end of the library funding universe, suffering from barely-existent book budgets, low salaries and often inadequate facilities.

Last week, it was reported that beginning in 2001, Ohio public schools are no longer required to house libraries or employ degreed librarians. According to This one, it looks as though there\’s more bad news ahead for libraries in the state of Ohio, only this time it affects public libraries. Ohio\’s Governor Taft has frozen library funding, while Pennsylvania gets another big funding boost from Governor Ridge. Way to go Govs.