Toll Free in Ohio
A toll free number is available from within Ohio only to reach the State Library in Columbus: 800-686-1532
- State Librarian’s Office
- Marketing and Communications
- Employee Services
- Fiscal Services
- Transport and Facility Services
- Library Programs and Development
- Library Services
- Information Systems & Technology (IS&T)
- Serving Every Librarian (SEO) Center
State Librarian’s Office
The State Librarian’s Office supports the State Librarian in many roles such as serving as the Secretary of the State Library Board, administering the State Library, executing the policies of the Board, being a liaison with the Ohio Legislature and the Ohio congressional delegation, monitoring legislation of interest to the State Library and Ohio libraries in general, advocating on behalf of all Ohio libraries, leading and partnering in the development of library services throughout Ohio, promoting and enabling resource sharing among libraries and library networks, providing access to information for state agencies and partnering with them to enhance services, and promoting virtual services to Ohio’s residents.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Wendy Knapp |
Agency Director & State Librarian |
(614) 644-6843 | wknapp@library.ohio.gov |
| Kirstin Krumsee Ziegler | Library Consultant – Data and Research | (614) 644-6916 | kkrumsee@library.ohio.gov |
| Julia Ward | Executive Secretary to the State Librarian | (614) 644-6847 | jward@library.ohio.gov |
Employee Services
Employees Services administers personnel for the agency and consults with State Library managers to fairly recruit, retain, and engage employees.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Stephanie Herriott
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Manager, Employee Services | (614) 644-7066 | sherriott@library.ohio.gov |
Marketing and Communications
Marketing and Communications provides communications, marketing, and promotional services for all departments within the State Library.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Marsha McDevitt-Stredney |
Director, Marketing & Communications and Public Information Officer |
(614) 644-6875 | marshams@library.ohio.gov |
Fiscal Services & Transport and Facility Services
Fiscal Services is responsible for budgeting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, purchasing, and financial reporting for all departments of the State Library. Fiscal Services also serves as the agency liaison with other state agencies such as the Office of Budget & Management, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State and various departments within the Department of Administrative Services.
The Transport & Facility Services Department is an internal support group for the State Library of Ohio providing Mail Center & courier operations, State Library facility coordination & management, fleet management operations and Statewide Delivery System (SDS) coordination & project management.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Jamie Pardee |
Fiscal Services Manager, Fiscal Services | (614) 644-6879 | jpardee@library.ohio.gov |
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| Anne Libby | Payroll & Finance Supervisor |
(614) 466-7859 | alibby@library.ohio.gov |
| Allison Hoggatt | Financial Associate | (614) 466-1074 | ahoggatt@library.ohio.gov |
| Dylan Fitch | Financial Associate | (614) 995-5910 | dfitch@library.ohio.gov |
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| Michael Campbell | Document Delivery Technician | (614) 728-9573 | mcampbell@library.ohio.gov |
Library Programs and Development
Library Programs and Development is charged with providing leadership and partnership in the development of library services throughout Ohio. Major department programs include consultant services, special projects, public library statistics, and the federal LSTA grant program.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Evan T. Struble
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Associate State Librarian for Library Development | (614) 752-9178 | estruble@library.ohio.gov |
| Janet Ingraham Dwyer | Library Consultant – Youth Services | (614) 644-6910 | jdwyer@library.ohio.gov |
| VACANT | Library Consultant – DPLA/Digitization | (614) 728-8319 | |
| Erin Kelsey | Library Consultant – Library Development | (614) 644-6889 | ekelsey@library.ohio.gov |
| Anne Kennedy | Library Consultant – Library Technology | (614) 466-1710 | akennedy@library.ohio.gov |
| Jeff Regensburger | Library Consultant – LSTA Coordinator | (614) 644-6863 | jregensburger@library.ohio.gov |
| Penelope Shumaker | Library Consultant | (614) 441-0793 | pshumaker@library.ohio.gov |
| Mandy Simon | Library Consultant – Library Development | (614) 995-0033 | msimon@library.ohio.gov |
Library Services
Circulation & Special Services
Since 1895, the State Library of Ohio has provided public access to its specialized collections of research books, periodicals, and journals. The State Library assists local libraries with back-up reference services and by filling requests for materials through the interlibrary loan network.
Talking Book Program: The State Library of Ohio is the machine lending agency for the Ohio Library for the Blind and Print Disabled. The State Library loans equipment to play the recorded books and magazines obtained from the Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled in Cleveland.
Research & Catalog Services
The Research Services Department primarily assists state employees with their research and information needs by answering reference questions, assisting with research strategies and providing outreach and training. Ohio residents are also served, largely through the State Library of Ohio’s status as Ohio’s federal Regional Depository Library. As the federal Regional Depository Library, all Ohio residents have permanent access to state and federal documents. The Catalog Services Department ensures that physical and digital content is ready and available for patrons to access.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circulation & Special Services |
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| Tracy Grimm | Manager, Circulation & Special Services | (614) 728-5475 | tgrimm@library.ohio.gov |
| Mary Banks | Library Assistant | (614) 644-6887 | mbanks@library.ohio.gov |
| Patrick Betts | Circulation & Special Services Library Assistant | (614) 644-6857 | pbetts@library.ohio.gov |
| Lisa Hickle | Office Professional 2 – Talking Books | (614) 644-6895 | lhickle@library.ohio.gov |
| Paul Seedhouse | Library Assistant | (614) 644-6956 | pseedhou@library.ohio.gov |
| Larry Walls | Library Assistant | (614) 995-9363 | lwalls@library.ohio.gov |
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| Josh Jones | Reference/Cataloging Librarian | (614) 387-1185 | jjones@library.ohio.gov |
| Shannon Kupfer-Trausch | Digital Initiatives Librarian | (614) 995-4115 | strausch@library.ohio.gov |
| Elissa Lawrence | Reference/Government Documents Librarian | (614) 995-4111 | elawrence@library.ohio.gov |
| Stephanie Michaels | Reference/Cataloging Librarian | (614) 995-9359 | smichaels@library.ohio.gov |
| Phil Willke | Electronic Resources Librarian | (614) 369-4038 | pwillke@library.ohio.gov |
Information Systems & Technology (IS&T)
The IS&T Department supports the technology needs of State Library employees, as well as providing assistance with many programs and services that the agency offers to state employees and the Ohio library communities. Some of the services and resources that the department supports includes: the State Library catalog and facilitating access to OhioLINK shared resources.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Maynard |
Data Systems Manager, Information Systems & Technology | (614) 752-9466 | emaynard@library.ohio.gov |
| Rebecca Hanshaw | Information Technologist | (614) 644-1640 | rhanshaw@library.ohio.gov |
| Andy Ingraham Dwyer | Infrastructure Specialist | (614) 644-6849 | adwyer@library.ohio.gov |
| David W. Green | Library Systems Analyst | (614) 644-6920 | dgreen@library.ohio.gov |
| Peter Kukla | Software Development Specialist | (614) 441-0860 | pkukla@library.ohio.gov |
Serving Every Ohioan (SEO) Service Center
Serving Every Ohioan (SEO) Service Center is a branch of the State Library of Ohio. Located in Caldwell, SEO supports a consortium of 95 library systems and a centralized shared catalog database, provides technical support as well as software help desk support for all consortium members, and provides training via On-Demand Training, SEO DigiHub, and the F. Ward Murrey Annex facility to state agencies and public libraries across Ohio.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
John Stewart |
Director of Operations and Technology, SEO Service Center | (877) 552-4262 | jstewart@library.ohio.gov |
| VACANT | Administrative Professional | (877) 552-4262 | |
| Misty Wyscarver | Trainer | (877) 552-4262 | mwyscarver@library.ohio.gov |
| Janice Bond | Administrative Professional | (877) 552-4262 | jbond@library.ohio.gov |
| Nicole Brown | Library Assistant | (877) 552-4262 | nbrown@library.ohio.gov |
| Paula Clark | Library Assistant | (877) 552-4262 | pclark@library.ohio.gov |
| Rebecca “Becky” Hill | Library Assistant | (877) 552-4262 | rhill@library.ohio.gov |
| Brenda Michel | Library Assistant | (877) 552-4262 | bmichel@library.ohio.gov |
| Jay Miley | Library Customer Services Manager | (877) 552-4262 | jmiley@library.ohio.gov |
| Michael Postlethwait | Infrastructure Specialist | (877) 552-4262 | mpost@library.ohio.gov |
| Jamie Price | Library Assistant | (877) 552-4262 | wprice@library.ohio.gov |
| Don Winland | Infrastructure Specialist | (877) 552-4262 | dwinland@library.ohio.gov |