Libraries

Six libraries in Northeast Ohio will be asking voters to renew existing levies, according to the Ohio Library Council. Akron-Summit County Public Library will be asking voters to pass a 1 mill capital levy, according to the library.

The Ohio House version of the two-year budget changes the way public libraries are funded by eliminating the Public Library Fund and instead earmarking a flat line item amount for each year.

See the visual memoirs of immigrant artists at the Canton Museum of Art, and celebrate Asian culture in Cleveland’s AsiaTown. Here’s our weekly to-do list of ideas.

Growing up in Northeast Ohio, author Justin Reynolds developed a passion for reading and writing, fostered by librarians and the statewide Power of the Pen writing program.

In Lafayette, La., like elsewhere in the nation, conservative groups are demanding removal of books they consider unsuitable for young readers. Many librarians see it as an attack on civil liberties.

The library believes the damage was the result of a nearby water main break from construction on Cedar Road.

Libraries that had been handing out free antigen tests in December are finding it's hard to stock them now.

Safety forces, BMV offices, libraries and restaurants are among many things being impacted by the COVID-19 surge.

The Summit County health department has run out of rapid at-home tests due to high demand, according to spokesperson Marlene Martin. The department expects a new shipment Thursday or Friday, she said.

Public libraries are receiving fewer state dollars than they did in 1999, according to Portage County District Library Director Jonathan Harris. He says the two year budget being considered in Columbus needs to restore at least some of what libraries gave up during the 2008 recession.