Contact:State Library of Ohio Testimony before the Subcommittee for Higher Education for the Ohio House of Representatives
On March 27, State Librarian Jo Budler presented testimony on behalf of the State Library of Ohio before the House Finance and Appropriations subcommittee of Higher Education. In her testimony Budler reviewed the many programs and services the State Library provides to state government, librarians, and residents throughout the state. Governor Strickland's budget for the State Library of Ohio has 0% change.
Click here to download complete testimony as a pdf.
State Library of Ohio continues support for KnowItNow program.
During a recent State Library Board retreat, the Board made a commitment to fund KnowItNow for the next two years using LSTA funds. The KnowItNow service suite (KnowItNow, HomeworkNow, and ReadThisNow) will continue. The Live Homework Help service from tutor.com will be discontinued once the current contract runs out. HomeworkNow will still be staffed by librarians. They will not be able to transfer students to the online tutors at tutor.com. However, less than 15% of all HomeworkNow calls have ever been transferred to a tutor.
KnowItNow Partners: Cleveland Public Library, Cuyahoga County Public Library, NEO-RLS.
