Gov. Strickland says library cuts are needed to offset budget shortfall

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Ohio Governor Ted Strickland (D-Lisbon)

COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland isn’t providing much hope for library supporters, who have swamped his office this week in light of spending cuts they say will lead to closed libraries and reductions of services needed by citizens.

In a letter posted today by the Democratic officeholder through the social networking site Twitter, the governor wrote that all state government programs are facing comparable cuts.

“My framework to balance the state budget includes a reduction in state aid to libraries in order to minimize the impact of $2.43 billion in spending reductions that will impact services for our most vulnerable, especially children, the elderly and disabled,” Strickland wrote.

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