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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.
The [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]