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.

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.

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 ...

Southwest Public Libraries' request for an additional tax levy of 0.75-mill for 10 years was reected by 56% to 44%, according to unofficial results from the Franklin County Board of Elections.

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.

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

An Imagination Library book is open to the first page. The United Way of Southwest Michigan is asking for donations to continue funding the program and help expand access to more families (WSBT 22 ...

Voters in Jamestown Township, Mich., located about 20 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, defeated a funding measure for the Patmos Library earlier this month, stripping 85% of its funding for next year.

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.