{"id":198119,"date":"2025-10-08T08:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=198119"},"modified":"2025-10-08T08:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:48:10","slug":"librarian-vote-yes-for-brumback-levy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/10\/08\/librarian-vote-yes-for-brumback-levy\/","title":{"rendered":"Librarian: vote yes for Brumback levy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>To the Editor,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a librarian for Crestview Local Schools, I see daily how access to books, technology, and learning opportunities transforms lives. That\u2019s why I strongly support the Brumback Library levy on November 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brumback Library is more than shelves of books \u2013 it\u2019s a vital hub for Van Wert County. With branches in Van Wert, Convoy, Wren, Ohio City, Middle Point, and Willshire, it offers something for everyone: print and large-print books, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs, Wonderbooks for young readers, and digital access through Libby and Hoopla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also preserves our local history through genealogy collections, cemetery and census records, obituaries, and archives\u2014with in-library access to Ancestry Library Edition. Brumback provides free internet, public computers, printing, and engaging programs like story times, book clubs, homework help, and events for teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This levy ensures continued access for all, supports youth and lifelong learning, saves families money, and keeps our library system strong and modern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On November 4,&nbsp;please vote yes for the Brumback Librarylevy. It\u2019s a vote for literacy, opportunity, and the strength of our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strong libraries make strong communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mrs. Amy Tomlinson<\/strong> <strong>SMLS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crestview Local Schools<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To the Editor, As a librarian for Crestview Local Schools, I see daily how access to books, technology, and learning opportunities transforms lives. That\u2019s why I strongly support the Brumback Library levy on November 4. Brumback Library is more than shelves of books \u2013 it\u2019s a vital hub for Van Wert County. With branches in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letters"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 06:45:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198120,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198119\/revisions\/198120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}