ODT Posts September 2025 PLF Distribution

The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) recently posted the September 2025 Public Library Fund (PLF) distribution of $40,419,668 – which is $6.8 million or -14.47% below ODT’s original estimate that was issued in July 2024; and $5.3 million or -11.67% below ODT’s updated estimate issued in December 2024. The PLF Calendar Year (CY) 2025 year-to-date total is $373,449,379.

According to the Office of Budget and Management’s (OBM), the state’s General Revenue Fund (GRF) tax receipts for August 2025 came in about $52.1 million or 2.1% above estimate. As of July 2025, the state’s rainy-day fund (aka Budget Stabilization Fund) reached a record level at $3.942 billion.

As a reminder, even though the PLF is now a line-item appropriation, the monthly distributions to the county level will slightly change each month. HB 96 included additional cash transfers from the PLF to the State Library of Ohio, OPLIN, Library for the Blind, the Ohioana Library Association and the Regional Library Systems. OBM shared a schedule of those cash transfers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. These deductions and transfers from the PLF are made prior to the PLF distributions to public libraries.

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 September 2025 can be found on the OLC website.