Northeast Ohio Regional Library System



Library Funding 101
Competency: Laws and Organizational Awareness
02/10/26
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

A look at how Ohio Libraries have been funded in the past and what the current situation is.  If time permits, we can discuss what the future holds for library funding in Ohio.

Learning Objectives:
  • A better understanding of past library funding
  • A better understanding of current library funding
Presenter:

Jim Wilkins, Retired Executive Director/Fiscal Officer for Warren-Trumbull County Public Library 17 years, former Director of Bucyrus Public Library 8 years and Fiscal Officer of the Barberton Public Library 12 years. 

Member of NEO-RLS Board of Directors 2009-2020, President 2017-2019.  Member of Ohio Library Council Government Relations Committee and Legislative Network 2014-2025.  Also, Coordinator for Library Accounting Division and Small Libraries Division. 

 

Location: Online via Zoom