With the state budget cuts, how can the library afford a renovation project?
The library board of trustees has been working toward renovating the main library for quite some time. The library received a very generous donation of $10-million from the estate of Mary Joanne Clifton in 2006. In 2007, the library received another generous donation of nearly $1 million from the estate of Mary Virginia Crites-Hannan with a three-year timeline to use the funds. These monies were donated to the library for capital (or building) projects and will be used for the renovation. The librarys day-to-day operating funds come from the State of Ohio and have been declining since 2001. Until 2006, the library board of trustees was able to save a portion of these funds each year. In the second half of 2009, the board implemented cost-saving measures and continues to maintain a tight hold on the budget, as our community wants us to do. The goal for our community is to have useful library services that will allow Pickaway County residents to learn throughout their lives, enjoy their
