June 2009

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• State Library News

  Ohio’s Genealogy World Blog has moved

  06.30.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  The State Library of Ohio has moved the Ohio’s Genealogy World Blog to BlogJunction Ohio. Former postings are listed below: Friday, May 16, 2008 THREE GOOD BOOKS TO READ ON OHIO’S HISTORY I was recently asked by a self-proclaimed “history buff” if I could recommend up to three books which would embody “a very comprehensive [...]

• Awards & Recognitions, State Library News

  State Library of Ohio recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting to Collections Bookshelf

  06.29.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that it has been selected to receive the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. Connecting to Collections is a national initiative to raise public awareness of the importance of caring for our treasures, and to underscore the fact that these collections are essential to the American story. [...]

• Choose To Read Ohio, Ohio IMLS LSTA

  Choose to Read Ohio — LSTA Grant Opportunity Coming Soon

  06.17.09 | Permalink | Comments Off

  Choose to Read Ohio is a project of the State Library of Ohio designed to promote reading across Ohio. We hope to connect children, families, and all Ohioans in the experience of sharing literature together.   The Choose to Read Ohio has one main goal which is to encourage the reading of books together across [...]

• Ohio Public Libraries, Ohio School Libraries

  New Resource for Serving Boys in the Library

  06.11.09 | Permalink | Comments Off

  The Seattle Public Library has posted a new resource for serving boys in the library with the intent that boys will become better readers. Boys Read.org is an organization of parents, educators, librarians, mentors, authors, and booksellers dedicated to making boys lifelong readers. Periodically, they feature an extraordinary author on their home page. Currently, they [...]

• Ohio E-Rate

  E-Rate CIPA Compliance Information

  06.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  To Ohio Public Libraries receiving E-Rate funds: The Schools and Libraries News Brief has issued information and reminders regarding CIPA compliance.  “In general, the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires schools and libraries receiving discounts on Internet Access, Internal Connections, and/or Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections services to certify that they are enforcing a policy [...]

• Helping Job Seekers

  Jobs Coming as Ohio Department of Transportation Awards Contracts

  06.05.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  May 29, 2009 – Jobs Coming as Ohio Department of Transportation Awards Contracts Columbus – As the first 100 days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act conclude, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) reports it has awarded contracts for the first 17 transportation infrastructure projects in Ohio funded through the federal stimulus. This means [...]

• Ohio E-Rate

  2009 E-Rate funding update

  06.01.09 | Permalink | Comments Off

  To libraries who have applied for 2009-2010 E-Rate funding: USAC has begun issuing Funding Commitment Letters for 2009.  That means applicants may be able to file their Form 486 early.  Form 486 notifies USAC that invoices can be paid, provides the name(s) of the USAC-certified Technology Plan Approver(s) that approved the appropriate technology plans, and certifies the [...]

• Events

  Groundbreaking Held For New Genealogical Society Library

  06.01.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  WMDF.com originally posted on: 5/29/2009 The Ohio Genealogical Society dreamed it, planned it, and thanks to donors, a new 18,000 square-foot library will be built on Ohio 97 Bellville. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday on an eight-acre site of land, donated to the society by James and Marjorie Gorman for the new Samuel D. Isaly [...]

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