[SEO-Members] State Library Awards $74, 934 in 2026 LSTA Summer Library Programing Grants

[marshams at library.ohio.gov]

Forty-eight Ohio libraries have been awarded federally funded Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Summer Library Program (SLP) Grants<https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/grants/summer-library-program-grant/summer-library-program-grant> from the State Library of Ohio. Each library may apply for up to $2,000 in LSTA funding to support summer programming for children, teens, and adults. These grant funds may be used to cover the cost of program materials, supplies, and contracted services for presenters and community programs offered during the summer of 2026.

Congratulations to the following SLP grant awardees:

Ada Public Library
Adams County Public Library
Andover Public Library
Bexley Public Library
Brown County Public Library
Bucyrus Public Library
Cardington-Lincoln Public Library
Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library
Clermont County Public Library
Columbiana Public Library
Coshocton County District Library
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Dayton Metro Library
Delphos Public Library
Eastern Local School District
Elida Local Schools
Fairfield County District Library
Galion Public Library
Germantown Public Library
Girard Free Library
Highland County District Library
Kaubisch Memorial Public Library
Lakewood Public Library
Logan-Hocking County District Library
Louisville Public Library
McKinley Memorial Library
Meigs County District Public Library
Minerva Public Library
Mount Gilead Public Library
Napoleon Public Library
Newton Falls Public Library
Normal Memorial Library
Oak Hill Public Library
Perry Cook Memorial Library
Pickaway County Library
Pickerington Public Library
Selover Public Library
Seneca East Public Library
Southwest Public Libraries
St Marys Community Public Library
St Paris Public Library
Swanton Local School District Public Library
Wagnalls Memorial
Washington County Public Library - Beverly
Westerville Public Library
Williams County Public Library - Edgerton Branch
Wright Memorial Public Library

The State Library receives federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) LSTA funding through their Grants to States Program.

View videos<https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/grants/awarded-grants/spotlights> submitted by Ohio libraries showcasing how they utilized federal IMLS LSTA grant funding.

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Marsha McDevitt-Stredney
Director, Marketing & Communications
State Library of Ohio
274 E. 1st Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Tel: 614.644.6875
marshams at library.ohio.gov<mailto:marshams at library.ohio.gov>
library.ohio.gov<https://library.ohio.gov/>

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