June 22, 2010.  Training Room at the State Library of Ohio

Time 9-10 a.m.

Click here to Register.

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 19^th century and earlier federal publications.

The 45 minute PowerPoint presentation will show you where to locate the LexisNexis Serial Set Digital Collection at the State Library web site and introduce you to the wealth of historical and social information available. Additional time will be available to do some hands on searching.

Online access to the digital Serial Set is available free to all Ohio residents who have a State Library of Ohio card.

June 23, 2010.  WebEx online class

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Click here to Register.

Instructions for joining the class will be emailed to you.

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 19^th century and earlier federal publications.

The 45 minute PowerPoint presentation will show you where to locate the LexisNexis Serial Set Digital Collection at the State Library web site and introduce you to the wealth of historical and social information available.

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Online access to the digital Serial Set is available free to all Ohio residents who have a State Library of Ohio card.

For more information about the U.S. Congressional Serial Set visit the LexisNexis website at: http://library.lexisnexis.com. You may also want to read this White paper on the Serial Set: An Insider’s View of the LexisNexis^® U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection.

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 meet at Upper Senate Park on the U.S. Capitol grounds.   The event, which will begin at 11 a.m., will feature guest speakers, photo ops, and a chance to cheer on libraries!  After the Rally, participants will meet with their elected officials and their staffs.

This is a great opportunity to show our congressional representatives how important libraries are to Ohio and their particular Congressional District.  To register for the event please click on the register now button on the ALA Library Advocacy Day page at http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/libraryadvocacyday/index.cfm

Bill Morris, Governmental Affairs Coordinator for the State Library, will be working with each Congressional Office to schedule appointments on behalf of those attending the Rally and will be providing key talking points and supporting materials to attendees.  Please take a moment to fill out this brief survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MTFBG8D before May 14, 2010 if you are planning on attending the Rally and visiting your congressional office that afternoon.  If you’re uncertain which congressional district you live in enter your ZIP + 4 here to find out: http://www.house.gov.

COLUMBUS, OH – The greatest literary event in the state, the 4^th annual Ohioana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, May 8^th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Readers of all ages and interests will have a wonderful time at the Festival, which will be held at the Ohioana and State Library of Ohio’s facility in the Jeffrey Mining Center at 274 E. First Ave., in the historic Italian Village and Short North Arts District of Columbus. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or advance registration required.

Festival activities will include panels, roundtables, author readings and discussions, a book fair, book appraisals, food, and a special area for children’s programming.

“We are so excited that nearly ninety nationally recognized authors – all of them Ohioans by birth or residents with books that have been published in the past year – will participate in our fourth festival,” said Linda R. Hengst, Ohioana’s Executive Director. “They represent every major literary field and genre – fiction (mystery, romance, fantasy, science fiction, horror, and literary fiction), nonfiction (memoirs, history, essays, and cook books), poetry, and books for children and young adults.”

Ten writers – the festival’s featured authors – will come to Columbus early to participate in outreach programming at schools and other community venues, as well as media interviews and book signings.  These authors, all stars in their chosen literary field, are as follows:

David Catrow, a Springfield native, is a writer, illustrator, and cartoonist. He has written or illustrated over seventy notable and award winning books and has been twice honored by the New York Times with the Best Illustrated Book of the Year.

Dan Chaon, a Cleveland Heights resident and professor of creative writing at Oberlin College, is a novelist and O’Henry Award winning short story writer. His book Await Your Reply was named one of the Test Best Books of 2009 by Publisher’s Weekly and is an Ohioana Book Award finalist in fiction.

Lori Foster, a West Chester, OH resident, has produced more that seventy novels since her first book was published in 1996. She writes romantic novels and urban fantasy. Her 2008 book Hard to Handle was a #2 New York Times bestseller.

Andrew Hudgins, the Humanities Distinguished Professor at the Ohio State University, is a poet and the recipient of the 2010 Governor’s Award for the Arts. He has been nominated for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

Angela Johnson, a resident of Ravenna, OH, is the author of more than 40 books for children and young adults. She is a three-time winner of the American Library Association’s Coretta Scott King Award. In 2003 she received a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” and the Ohioana Children’s Literature Award for the body of her work and contributions to children’s literature.

Lisa Klein, a Columbus resident, was an assistant professor of English at the Ohio State University for eight years. She is the author of three highly acclaimed historical fiction novels for young adults including Two Girls of Gettysburg and Lady Macbeth’s Daughter.

Martha Moody, a Dayton physician, is the author of three bestselling novels, Best Friends, The Office of Desire, and, the most recent, Sometimes Mine, a 2010 Ohioana Book Award finalist.

David Lee Morgan Jr., a Warren, OH native and former high school and college athlete, is an award-winning sports journalist with the Akron Beacon Journal. He is a motivational speaker and the author of four books including LeBron James: The Rise of a Star, and More that a Coach: What it Means to Play for Coach, Mentor, and Friend Jim Tressel.

Ted Rall, grew up in Kettering, OH, is an award-winning cartoonist, graphic novelist, and essayist. He twice won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalist Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning. He is the president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.

Lucy Snyder, a Worthington, OH resident, has a BS in biology, an MA in journalism, and is a graduate of the 1995 Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Workshop. She is the author of two novels and three collections of short stories and poetry. She received the 2009 Bram Stoker Award for poetry for her collection Chimeric Machines.

During the festival, the featured authors will do individual readings and presentations, including taking part in five panels, including “Real People, Real Stories” with David Lee Morgan and Ted Rall; “How We Write, What We Write” with Dan Chaon and Lori Foster: “Mentors & Muses: The Writers and Books That Inspired Me” with David Catrow and Martha Moody.  Other panels include special interest topics such as how to get published, a writers groups’ forum, and book collecting. A new addition to the festival this year will be a book appraisal clinic from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. conducted by members of the Aldus Society.  A small fee will be charged for appraisals. All times, topics, and panel participants are listed at www.OhioanaBookFestival.org .

In addition to the featured authors there will be more that seventy-five writers at the festival who will be reading, signing books, and engaging in conversations with readers of all ages. (full list available at www.OhioanaBookFestival.org.)

The Kent State University Library and Information Science students and faculty along with local librarians will provide many lively activities for youngsters, including costumed book characters Curious George, Wild Thing, Amelia Buddleia, and Hedgie.

The most recent books of all of the festival authors will be available through the on-site Barnes and Noble Bookstore.

The Ohioana Book Festival will be a wonderful experience for individuals, and a great day for a family to celebrate as part of this Mother’s Day weekend.

More information about the festival can be found at www.OhioanaBookFestival.org .

The festival is presented by the Ohioana Library Association with major funding provided by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the Ohio Humanities Council, the Reinberger Foundation, the Ohio Arts Council, Honda of America, Mfg., Inc., and the State Library of Ohio.  The children’s activity area is co-sponsored by Huntington Bank and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.  Media sponsors are WOSU Public Media, OHIO magazine, and WCBE radio.  Barnes & Noble is the official bookseller.  Additional support is provided by more than twenty contributors and community partners including the Toledo and Lucas County Public Library, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Ohio Center for the Book, at the Cleveland Public Library, and numerous local organizations. The full list can be found on the Ohioana Book Festival web site.  www.OhioanaBookFestival.org

The mission of the Ohioana Library, established in 1929 by First Lady Martha Kinney Cooper, is to recognize and encourage the creative accomplishments of Ohioans; preserve and expand a permanent collection of books, sheet music, manuscripts, and other materials by Ohioans and about Ohio; and disseminate information about the work of Ohio writers, musicians and other artists to researchers, schools and the general public. Individuals can visit the library at 274 E.  First Ave., Columbus, OH, or online at www.ohioana.org.

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 entertainment & activities!

* Times have never been tougher (and budgets never tighter) for libraries than now.  And so OLSSI has worked

hard to keep the same registration price for nine consecutive years, $225.00.  But register before May 1^st and you get our Early Bird registration rate of only $200.00!

You’ll get two nights lodging, two days of classes, three days of fun, a t-shirt, tote bag, a Sunday Meet & Greet before dinner, and nightly entertainment, all for only $200.00!

* To help further, we are offering 3 full scholarships this year to first-time attendees!

* You can find scholarship information, Class Descriptions, and the printable Registration Form at:

http://OLSSIregistration.weebly.com/ & www.OLSSI.org

* You’ll also find our first-ever Online Registration Form courtesy of SWON Libraries, at:

http://www.swonlibraries.org/viewevent?id=1904 & http://www.swonlibraries.org/php/viewevent.php?id=1904

You’ll be able to call and pay by credit card, and soon online and with PayPal !

We have some of the best instructors from all over Ohio, and with a rock-n-roll music theme, this will be the best library event EVER !  Oh, and did we mention our Grand Prize?  This year, we’re giving away an

Amazon Kindle !

So come and be a part of the fun and learning that is OLSSI 2010 !

SEE YOU THERE !!!

Scholarship Contest: March 15 –April 16

Early Bird Registration ($200): April 1 – May 1

Regular Registration ($225): May 2 –July 6

OLSSI 2010: July 25 – 27, 2010

Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce that the State Library of Ohio will be holding the ninth Library Leadership Ohio on July 25 – 30, 2010.

The mission of Library Leadership Ohio is to develop future leaders for Ohio libraries, to help Ohio library staff become leaders in the communities they serve, and to encourage Ohio librarians to support the mission of the State Library and the purposes of LSTA within their institution.

Library Leadership Ohio is an intensive, residential leadership education program held at the Inn & Spa at Honey Run, nestled in the heart of Ohio Amish Country near Millersburg, Ohio in Holmes County.

Individuals working in public, school, special, and academic libraries are eligible to apply for Library Leadership Ohio.  LLO targets both support and professional library employees from Ohio who have exhibited leadership potential, a successful work experience, and dedication to the profession.

Participants will be selected from applicants who meet the following criteria:

• Librarians with 2 – 10 years of library experience after earning a Master of Library Science degree.

• The Institute will also accept up to two people who are currently working on an MLS degree and have 2 – 10 years of library experience.

• Recognizing that some potential leaders may not have access to a library school or their position does not require an MLS degree, the Institute will accept up to three people with 5 – 10 years of library experience in non-MLS positions.

Participants will have demonstrated:

• Outstanding leadership potential

• Excellent communication skills

• Successful library employment experience

• Initiative, commitment and reasonable risk taking

• Forward-thinking approach to problem solving

• A commitment to the profession

Applicants will be responsible for submitting the following Library Leadership Ohio packet:

• Completed application.

• Completed responses to essay questions.

• Applicant’s resume (no more than 2 pages in style and format of applicant’s choice).

• 2 letters of recommendation addressed to Jan Haines, Library Leadership Ohio Coordinator
  • 1 from the applicant’s current library director / supervisor.      AND
  • 1 from an individual who has been in a supervisory or management relationship to you, a former professor, someone in a prominent library position, or an individual in a prominent position in a civic, service, business, social, religious or other organization of which you have been an active member within the past five years.

No recommendation should be from a person supervised by the applicant.

• Applicant’s signature.

Please submit the application package by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 1, 2010 to:

Jan Haines

Library Leadership Ohio Coordinator

State Library of Ohio

274 East 1^st Ave.

Columbus, OH 43201

Fax: 614-686-1532

Email: jhaines@sloma.state.oh.us

More details about Library Leadership Ohio 2010 including an overview, brochure, FAQ, application, and application instructions are posted on WebJunction Ohio.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jan Haines by phone, fax or email at the numbers on the letterhead.  Good luck and I hope to see you at the LLO in the future!

Sincerely,

Jo Budler
State Librarian of Ohio

Libraries can visit http://www.nationaldayoflistening.org/ to download our free Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide with step-by-step interview instructions, equipment recommendations and great questions.

There are several other ways libraries can get involved in the National Day of Listening. Feel free to send them the following recommendations:

• Distribute StoryCorps’ Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide at your facilities, and encourage patrons to conduct their own Do-It-Yourself recordings with a loved one on the day after Thanksgiving.
• Provide recording equipment and a quiet recording space for people to record National Day of Listening interviews at your facility.
• Download StoryCorps’ Community Service Toolkit and host a National Day of Listening event using our event guide.
• Utilize StoryCorps’ online support materials, such as our web banners, logos, customizable web text and Facebook fan button.
• Post the National Day of Listening flyer included in the Community Service Toolkit on your community bulletin board.
• Incorporate StoryCorps Education Toolkit into your library’s existing education programs.
• Recommend Listening Is an Act of Love as a book club selection for the month of November.

The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that Janet Ingraham Dwyer has joined its staff as the new Youth Services Library Consultant. Janet will be in charge of ongoing youth services activities at the State Library, in particular the Summer Reading Program, Choose To Read Ohio, and Ready to Read.  She will also be expanding the role of the Youth Services Consultant position to be more active in the areas of services to teens and outreach.

Before joining the State Library of Ohio, Janet worked at Worthington Libraries from 1991-1997 and 2001-2009.  She worked as a Reference Librarian and Electronic Resources Librarian, then in 2005 became Worthington’s first Outreach Services/Volunteer Coordinator. She reviews social science books for Library Journal and serves on Ohio Library Council’s (OLC) Outreach & Special Services Division and previously on OLC’s Diversity Committee and Reference and Information Services Division (RISD).

Janet earned her MLS at the University of Maryland in 1989 and her undergraduate degree in English Literature at George Washington University in 1987.

New “Most Popular Records” Feature
Users now have a new entry point into the wealth of content in Science Online–the new box on the home page containing the most popular records in the database. Tabs at the top of the box allow users to view the most viewed, emailed, and saved records. To broaden the list, users can click on the ”All Most Viewed” link, or the “Most Viewed” link in the footer, to see a list of the most popular records by record type. Or, using the “Views” drop-down box, select to see the total most popular records or the most popular records of the year or month.

The Long Island Coalition Against Censorship is an association of 22 educational and community organizations (16 are public libraries and professional library organizations). The purpose of the Coalition is to defend challenges to the First Amendment rights of public and school libraries when there are efforts by individuals or groups to censor books and other materials

In planning an exhibit for Banned Books Week in the fall, you might wish to consider displaying the new edition of our exhibit, “Censorship in Schools and Libraries.”

The 2009 edition of the exhibit presents 32 illustrations of censorship each one approximately 11″ x 14″ with accompanying text that is 11″ x 14.” The history of censorship in public libraries and schools highlights incidents of censorship that have occurred nationally during the last 150 years. Included are descriptions of the censorship of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, In the Night Kitchen, The Catcher in the Rye, and the novels of Judy Blume and Chris Crutcher. The censorship of Susan Patron’s novel, The Higher Power of Lucky, which was awarded the Newbery Prize, is in the new edition. U.S. Supreme Court decisions including the landmark Island Trees book banning case are part of the exhibit.

Quality copies have been reproduced which may be readily presented on posters or bulletin boards in your library and then retained by you as a reference source. If your space is limited, we suggest that you rotate the incidents of censorship during the time the exhibit is on display. Excerpts from the exhibit are on our web site www.the-licac.org. Click on Exhibits, “Censorship in Schools and Libraries” (for a description of the exhibit) and then Selected Cases. You may order the exhibit by e-mail or sending a purchase order to the LI Coalition Against Censorship, PO Box 296, Port Washington, N.Y.11050. The cost of the exhibit including mailing charges is $40.00. We request payment by check within 30 days after you receive the exhibit. If you need any additional information our e-mail address is coalcen1@verizon.net or call (516) 944-9799.

 Donald Parker, Co-coordinator, LI Coalition Against Censorship

Promotes library services throughout state government & community; develops & presents workshops & seminars; facilitates meetings; serves as the agency representative at conferences, workshops & seminars as assigned; conducts research to stay abreast of the latest developments & initiatives of library programs on a local, regional, state and national level; develops, establishes & maintains files & reports regarding activities.

Provides research & reference services utilizing manual & electronic resources to locate government documents, technical reports, genealogy & other information.

Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in library science from accredited college or university; 12 mos. exp. in library science position performing budgeting & project management tasks or in management &/or administration; 5 yrs. exp. in library science position. -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Major Worker Characteristics
Knowledge of library science & technology; public relations; agency, state &/or federal rules, regulations, statutes, policies &/or procedures applicable to library science & assigned specialty area*; budgeting; project management. Skill in operation & maintenance of microfiche reader/printer, audio-visual equipment & on-line computer systems. Ability to deal with many variables & determine specific action (e.g., research procedures; policy development & interpretation); handle sensitive inquiries & contacts with officials; develop & maintain good rapport with professional & non-professional library personnel, officials &/or community representatives; use proper research methods in gathering data; calculate fractions, decimals & percentages; gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things.
(*)Developed after employment.

Salary
Range $47,008.00 – $62,670.40 annually with excellent state employee benefits

Application must be submitted electronically via the State of Ohio’s Online Hiring Management System:
http://careers.ohio.gov/
Closing Date/Time: Mon. 08/10/09 5:00 PM