DPLS Annex Project & Levy Information

Levy 2026 Fact Sheet

Following a generous donation of land, Defiance Public Library System is pursuing construction of an annex building across the street from the historic Carnegie library, to meet its longstanding need for more space. The proposed facility would provide additional room for library services, programs, meetings, learning and community activities. Watch this page for project updates, and use the link below to join our mailing list if you’d like periodic updates about the project.

More information:

Annex Site Plan

Annex Floor Plan

Questions about the levy?

Email [email protected]. Questions may be added (without information identifying the individual who sent them) to public fact sheets/FAQs when appropriate.

Community Information Sessions

You are also invited to bring questions and comments to one of these upcoming Library Levy Community Information Sessions: Sept. 30 at 1:00PM and Oct. 6 at 6:00PM at Defiance Public Library; Oct. 5 at 5:00PM at Hicksville’s Johnson Memorial Library

Exterior image of Defiance Public Library.

Levy summary:

“A renewal of 0.75 mills and an increase of .90 mills for each $1 of taxable value to constitute a tax of 1.65 mills for the benefit of the Defiance Public Library System, Defiance County, Ohio for the purpose of current expenses of the Library, that the County Auditor estimates will collect $1,942,369 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.65 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $47 for each $100,000 of the County Auditor’s market value, for the following period of time: 35 years, commencing in 2026, first due in the calendar year 2027.”