Columbus Metropolitan Library Thanks Voters for Passage of Issue 4

    COLUMBUS, OH, November 05, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Thanks to the voters in Franklin County, Columbus Metropolitan Library's Issue 4 passed by a nearly 2-to-1 margin in the election Tuesday, November 2.

"We are truly grateful to the people in the central Ohio community for supporting Issue 4," Executive Director Patrick Losinski said. "This investment in our library system allows us to continue providing the services that people have come to expect from us. Our Homework Help Centers, Job Help Centers, materials and especially our expertise and customer service are valuable to the community and the passage of this levy is a terrific reminder of the confidence the community has in us."

Columbus Metropolitan Library plans to restore library hours in January to what they were before changes were made last year in response to large state funding cuts.

For more information, visit www.columbuslibrary.org.

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About Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus Metropolitan Library has been named National Library of the Year for 2010. It was also ranked the #1 library in the country by Hennen's American Public Library Rating Index three times in the last 11 years and also received 5 Star ratings in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Main Library and 20 branches are dedicated to guiding customers in their pursuit of information, knowledge and wisdom. Over 8 million customers pass through our doors every year, and 10 million "virtual users" log on to www.columbuslibrary.org, kids.columbuslibrary.org and teens.columbuslibrary.org.

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