Ohio economists: Cutting library funding will reduce ‘human capital,’ hurt the economy

Ohio economists: Cutting library funding will reduce ‘human capital,’ hurt the economy

PARMA HEIGHTS, OH — JANUARY 26: Ukrainians Marta and Taras Chaban who fled the violence of the war pose for a portrait at the library where they take English classes twice a week, January 26, 2023, at the Cuyahoga County Public Library - Parma Heights Branch, in Parma Heights, Ohio. (Photo by Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal)A panel of economists overwhelmingly said that if federal and state cuts to public library funding become reality, i…