Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library to Review Options at August 12 Board Meeting

Northside Branch

Link to July 26 Chillicothe Gazette article, "Library must make tough choices for its next chapter".

Excerpt: Faced with a $720,000 deficit, the board and director Jennifer McKell met with the public this week to discuss several options, including the closing of the Northside branch in Chillicothe.

The board is faced with a thankless task, forced upon them by a staggering economy and a shrinking state budget. Cuts are inevitable and necessary. They appear to be conducting a logical, but no doubt painful, process to make the right call.