From the article:
Elated” was the word that Orrville Public Library Board President Tom Troyer selected to describe his feelings about the solid passage of the 0.95 mill continuing operating levy by voters Monday.

Voters passed the levy by a margin of more than two to one, with 773 residents voting in favor, compared to 312 voting against the measure.

The levy passage comes on the heels of voter approval of a school levy in May, something which backers of the library levy felt might negatively impact its chances of passage.

But supporters of library clearly felt that its standing as one of the top-ranked libraries in the U.S. for a town its size was too important to put in jeopardy.

“This takes some of the burden off the board’s shoulders and gives us a little flexibility,” said Troyer, who has watched as heavy-handed state budget cuts increasingly forced the library to cut back hours, personnel and services, and was nearing jeopardizing its core mission.

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