Voting Southwest Washington voters to decide on library funding in August special election By Erik Neumann (OPB) July 10, 2025 5:35 p.m. Updated: July 11, 2025 12:50 p.m.

The library had hoped to be able to receive a funding stream of about $500,000 if voters in all municipalities had approved the referendum, but only secured about $135,000 a year for the library.

Nearly 50 libraries in the south and southwestern suburbs will receive more than $1.3 million in state funding as part of an annual grant program awarding more than 600 public libraries across ...

Grove City Library, 3959 Broadway, is part of the Southwest Public Libraries, whose request for an additional .75-mill, 10-year levy was rejected by voters on Tuesday.

Harrisburg Library is not a public entity so it doesn't have a local operating levy or get state funding. Now it has a ...

Ten years ago, Southwest Public Libraries faced dire straits after losing about 37% of its total operating revenue due to state cuts in library funding. "We had to cut Sunday hours, reduce hours o… ...

If we pull our support, the state decreases theirs. Average local funding in Pennsylvania is 61%. Greensburg Hempfield Area Library’s local funding is 22%. Our library is a positive asset.

But Ashcroft insists that tying library funding to book selection is not banning books. "I think this is reasonable strings on dollars," he says. "We see that all the time with government funding.

Public libraries in Granville, London, Marysville, Plain City, Westerville and Ashley got voter approval Tuesday for levy funding requests.