Southwest Public Libraries

December 13, 1993 SPL establishes the library's first connection to the Internet via OHIONET. January 1, 1994 Library and Local Government Support Fund, which provides state funding to public libraries, reduced from 6.3% of the state income tax to 5.7%. June 1994 The first summer reading program in cooperation with the Columbus Metropolitan Library and Worthington Public Library is held. November 8, 1994 Seven-tenths mill property tax levy fails at the polls. January 24, 1995 Library trustees vote to donate the Harrisburg Library building to the village of Harrisburg. July 1996 DiscNet, a collection of CD-ROM reference products operated by the Columbus Metropolitan Library, becomes available at SPL ( www.spl.lib.oh.us )