Ohio Voters Approved Most Library Levies on the Primary Ballot

Once again, libraries proved popular in Tuesday's election, as voters approved 12 of 14 library levies on the ballot throughout Ohio. That's an 86 percent passage rate.

Ohio Library Council Executive Director Michelle Francis said she is thankful for that, especially when many families are struggling to pay property taxes for schools, safety forces and other services. But Francis said the new levies that passed were not necessarily for new services.

"A lot of those [approved] levies are just to maintain current programs and services because of other loss of funding," Francis said.

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