The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) posted the February 2020 Public Library Fund (PLF) distribution of $39,760,895 – which is $759,162 (+1.9%) more than ODT’s estimate for the month and brings the Calendar Year (CY) 2020 total to $72.8 million. By comparison, this month’s distribution is $1,802,364 (+4.7%) more than the February 2019 distribution.

According to the Office of Budget and Management (OBM), overall state revenues for the month of January exceeded expectations by about $45 million and the fiscal year-to-date revenues are 1% ahead of estimates.

A look at the PLF distribution for the past three years and a link to an Excel spreadsheet listing each county’s distribution total for February 2020 can be found on the OLC website.