Your Library,
Your Future
Your Library,
Your Future
This levy is a .5 mill operating levy RENEWAL for the Mercer County District Library (Ohio) that will provide about 20% of its operating funds for five years. This is the same amount of funding that Mercer County voters have approved since 2009.
About the Levy
HISTORY:
• The original levy replaced a 25% funding cut to the Public Library Fund by the State of Ohio in 2008.
• This is a renewal of the .5 mil levy passed by voters in 2009 and renewed in 2013 and 2018.
COST:
• A home valued at $100,000 would cost approximately $14 per year or $1.17 per month.
• The renewal levy is projected to raise $317,000 per year.
• The projected annual budget for the District Library System in 2023 was $1.6 million.
MORE FACTS:
The library has published a fact sheet. Find it on the library’s website here.