BlogJunction Ohio
A weblog for the WebJunction Ohio community.
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 overview history [...]
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 [...]
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 communities. [...]
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 have [...]
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 of [...]
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 construction [...]
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 status [...]
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 Library of the [...]