April 2010

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• State & Federal Documents News, State Library News

  Learn to search the LexisNexis Serial Set Digital Collection

  04.30.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The U.S. Congressional Serial Set is your primary source for history and genealogy questions.  Every aspect of American history is included in the Serial Set.  Genealogists use the Serial Set to locate land patents, pension records, compensation claims, military registers and much more.  Very detailed information is included in 19th century and earlier federal publications. [...]

• Ohio IMLS LSTA

  LSTA Special Grant program available: Introducing Gaming to the Library

  04.28.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Because of the increasing value of gaming to literacy improvement, the State Library of Ohio has developed this special grant program to encourage libraries that have not previously provided gaming experiences to consider introducing gaming to the library. The Introducing Gaming to the Library grant program will provide libraries who wish to initiate a gaming program [...]

• Job Openings

  Job Opening: Akron-Summit County Public Library system General Manager – Branch Libraries

  04.27.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  General Manager – Branch Libraries Fulltime (37.5 hours), possible evening and weekend hours; not job-share eligible Salary: Range begins at $59,377.50 (annualized); $2,283.75 bi-weekly DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Performs a variety of administrative duties as related to the management of the branch  libraries.  Develops general and detailed plans for administering the day-to-day operations of the branches. [...]

• Job Openings, Ohio Academic Libraries

  Job Opening: Otterbein College Courtright Memorial Library Reference Services Coordinator

  04.26.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Otterbein College Courtright Memorial Library is pleased to announce an opening for a Reference Services Coordinator to begin July 1, 2010. Founded in 1847, Otterbein is a private, coeducational comprehensive four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Otterbein is located in Westerville, OH, a residential community of 36,000 residents on the northeast [...]

• Announcments - Library Directors, Events, General, Library Advocacy, Ohio Public Libraries, State Library News

  Library Advocacy Day – June 29, 2010

  04.22.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Are you planning to attend ALA’s annual conference in Washington D.C this year?  If so you have the unique opportunity to also participate in Library Advocacy Day. For one year only, Library Advocacy Day will replace National Library Legislative Day (NLLD).  On June 29, 2010, library advocates from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. will [...]

• Choose To Read Ohio, Events, General

  4th ANNUAL OHIOANA BOOK FESTIVAL: CELEBRATING OHIO’S AUTHORS – MAY 8TH

  04.22.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  “Celebrating Ohio’s Authors” is the festival theme – more than 80 nationally-known writers will participate at this event chaired by Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland COLUMBUS, OH – The greatest literary event in the state, the 4th annual Ohioana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, May 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Readers [...]

• Services to Spanish Speakers

  Marketing Resources for Serving Spanish Speakers

  04.13.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Marketing Resources section of Serving Spanish Speakers on WebJunction Ohio has been updated.  The State Library of Ohio, with translations from the Ohio Latino Affairs Commission, created a bilingual bookmark and flyers to help Ohio public libraries raise Latino community members’ awareness of services offered by local libraries.  Phrases showing the top Reasons for [...]

• General

  Ohio Library Support Staff Institute – Registration Open

  04.13.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Registration for the Ninth Annual Ohio Library Support Staff Institute is now OPEN! OLSSI  2010:  Libraries ROCK !!! July 25 – 27, 2010 @ Baldwin-Wallace College In Berea, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland OLSSI will once again offer a comprehensive curriculum of classes for library support staff.  Outstanding classes, programs and lectures, along with evening [...]

• State Library News

  Beverly Cain Appointed as the New State Librarian of Ohio

  04.08.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that the State Library Board has appointed Beverly Cain to be the new State Librarian of Ohio beginning June 1, 2010. Cain has 23 years of library experience in Ohio and has been the Director of the Portsmouth Public Library System since 1997. “I’m certainly pleased [...]

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