The Cincinnati Enquirer

Ohio libraries say budget bill 'opens the door to unconstitutional censorship'

The Ohio biennial budget, recently passed by the legislature, includes a provision requiring public libraries to separate materials related to sexual orientation or gender identity. Library systems ...
NBC4 Columbus

Ohio GOP lawmakers eye override of budget veto to restrict LGBTQ+ library books

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Republican lawmakers are eyeing an override of Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a measure requiring public libraries to limit access to books related to sexual orientation or ...
Columbus Dispatch

Ohio libraries call on DeWine to veto budget provision to move books on gender, identity

The Ohio biennial budget, recently passed by the legislature, includes a provision requiring public libraries to separate materials related to sexual orientation or gender identity. Library systems ...
The Morning Journal

Ohio public libraries raise alarm over state budget cuts, censorship provisions

The Ohio Library Council (OLC), representing Ohio’s 251 public library systems, is sounding the alarm over provisions in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 state budget called House Bill 96 it says threatens ...
NBC4 Columbus

Ohio teacher sues district after suspension for classroom books with LGBTQ+ characters

NEW RICHMOND, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio public school teacher is taking her district to court after she was suspended for having books in her class library with LGBTQ+ characters. Karen Cahall, a New ...
WOSU Public Media

Ohio rural libraries struggle to plan, amid federal and state funding uncertainty

Beside shelves of nonfiction and mystery novels, Chloe Gauthier tapped on the screen of a smartphone. She wasn’t just scrolling – she was coaching. As Ada Public Library’s technology trainer, she ...