The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) posted the December 2019 Public Library Fund (PLF) distribution of $34,914,485, which is $613,264 (+1.8%) more than ODT’s original estimate for the month. This brings the Calendar Year (CY) 2019 final total to $410,171,049 (+1.1% over estimate). This is the first time the total PLF calendar year distribution has exceeded $400 million since 2008.

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 December 2019 can be found on the OLC website.