Zack Rayoum, 9, and Calen Boop, 6, both of St. Marys, have a go at one of the kids' games this week at the St. Marys Community Public Library. Drastic funding cuts to libraries as proposed by Gov. Strickland will definitely limit availability to the state's 271 library resources.

By William Kincaid and Janie Southard newsroom@dailystandard.com Governor Ted Stickland's latest proposed funding cuts would drastically hurt the state's 251 library systems, including those in Auglaize and Mercer Counties, sa . . .