WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced deals Friday with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the ...

Ohio’s libraries are treasuries of know-how and inspiration for everyone. As it has for decades, Ohio’s budget, on a ...

Orrville Public Library kicks off its 100th anniversary with a celebration of history, community impact and plans for the ...

AUSTINTOWN — Austintown Local School District officials are often vocal about their pride in the district’s teachers, staff, ...

The Belmont County District Library director says cuts to the national budget will affect local libraries, but cuts to the state budget could be even worse.

Library Leaders from the Lake to River Counties — which includes those in the First News coverage area — made the trip up to Columbus to ensure their voices were heard in opposition to ...

Public libraries and their supporters are concerned about the proposed budget that came out of the Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Calls from the Ohio Library Day gathering of about 350 library staff members from across the state were possibly heard from ...

The proposed two-year state budget was amended in the House to increase library funding $5 million a year, bringing it up to $490 million in fiscal year 2026 and $500 million in fiscal year 2027. This ...

Libraries were set to lose around $100 million in funding in House Republicans’ budget as compared to the budget from Gov. Mike DeWine, which had sought to raise the percentage of general revenue ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - When Ohio Republican legislators cut library funding in the House version of the state budget, libraries ...