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Budget Update, June 29: The legislature and the Governor's office are making progress and are close to an agreement, but it appears unlikely that any resolution will be reached in time to meet the July 1 deadline.  

The Ohio Senate has just passed a continuing resolution and approved an interim budget to give themselves another week to work out an impasse over how to fill a $3.2 billion hole in the $54 billion budget. House concurrence is expected. The interim budget would run through July 7, giving legislators another week to balance the two-year spending plan that was to start Wednesday. The measure will fund state programs at 70% of the current level, and authorize Gov. Strickland to tap the state's rainy day fund to balance the 2009 budget that ends Tuesday. The aforementioned 30% reduction will not apply to the Public Library Fund and library funding will remain unchanged in the interim budget.  

The budget process is now in the negotiation stage. The calls and messages sent to the Governor's office and the legislature have been effective. However, at this point in the process, additional calls, e-mails, rallies, or other demonstrations of library support may not be effective. The Ohio Library Council is working very closely with the legislature and the Governor's office on the library funding issue. Depending on the progress of the budget negotiations, libraries may need to re-energize their efforts to mobilize patrons. 

Further updates will be provided as necessary.

NEW Find Help in Tough Times The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce the launch of Find Help in Tough Times, a new one-stop center on their website to help residents quickly locate important information and resources during these difficult economic times. There are links to help with topics such as finding jobs, training opportunities, services for the unemployed, insurance, home health care, childcare, tax help, and more.

NEW Children's Summer Reading Program This year's arts theme, "Be Creative @ Your Library", gives us the opportunity to have a variety of great programs for our participants. A reading challenge for Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, will run simultaneously.
See the What's Happening! and Youth Services pages for more information or call the library 419-533-5721.

NEW H1N1 (Swine Flu) Information: Center for Disease Control - World Health Organization - Ohio Department of Health - Henry County Health Department

2009 Budget: Just like your budget at home we are feeling the effects of our state's slow economy. Our 2.22% share of the state's General Revenue Fund that funds public libraries has declined over the past year. We are operating at the level of our 1999 income with 2009 expenses. Read open letter from library director...

Looking for a Job?: Northwest Ohio Job Center and Ohio Means Jobs

Free WiFi: Find other public Hotspots. JiWire and WiFinder

Capital Campaign :
Liberty Center Public Library Board of Trustees announces the kickoff of the library Capital Campaign on Saturday, September 20. ... read more.

TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. Accessible at home through the link at the right.

What’s happening now, what’s happening in the future, and what happened on this day in history.

Search our Library database for Best Sellers as well as all other book types. This is also your Download Media Site. Browse a dynamic digital collection of audio books, eBooks, and music using the iDownloads tab. Check out and download best-selling titles to your PC, then transfer to a portable device or burn some titles to CD and enjoy anytime, anywhere. .

Fiction First Family, by David Baldacci Deadlock, by Iris Johansen Children's Chapter Books Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman Non Fiction Dewey : the Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, by Vicki Myron Call Me Ted, by Ted Turner

The "Public" of the Public Library

The library receives its funding from a share of the Ohio General Revenue Fund as set forth by the Public Library Fund. Therefore, all residents within the jurisdiction of the Liberty Center School District truly hold the ownership of their library. The library is governed by a non-paid seven-member Board of Trustees appointed by the School Board of Education.