The LSTA grant that helps fund
the Ohio Web Library is a temporary funding measure and will expire
on June 30, 2008. Therefore, it is imperative that
we find a stable funding resource for the Ohio Web Library. Read "The
Ohio Web Library - Don't Keep It A Secret" for an overview
of the Ohio Web Library, why it's in jeopardy and more ways to help.
Libraries Connect Ohio has created a plan
and strategy for obtaining permanent state funding for the Ohio Web
Library. In order for this plan to be successful, Ohio's entire library
community must be involved, including: the three statewide library
networks, the library associations, the State Library of Ohio, as
well as public, school, academic, special, law and medical libraries.
Ohio's librarians and libraries can help the cause by: