The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) posted the December 2022 Public Library Fund (PLF) distribution of $43,227,920 – which is $4.2 million (+10.8%) above ODT’s original estimate that was issued in July 2021. This brings the PLF Calendar Year (CY) 2022 total to $502,387,686 which exceeds ODT’s estimate by more than $59 million (+13.38%).

In comparison, the 2022 CY PLF total distribution is $37.98 million (+8.18%) more than 2021 and $92.98 million (+22.71%) more than 2020.

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 2022 can be found on the OLC website.