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40 SOUTH
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THIRD
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43215
VO L. 7, No . 5
State Library receives
14 % budget increase
LI BRARIES HAD MANY FRIENDS IN THE LEG ISLATURE THIS
SESSION . As THE FIRST SESSION OF THE 112TH OHIO GENER­AL
ASSEMBLY WINDS DOWN TO A RECESS EXPECTED TO LAST
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19, MOST OF THE "LI BRARY BIL LS'! HAVE
CLEARED THE FLOOR .
ON JUNE 29 BOTH HOUSES APPROVED THE GENERAL AP ­PROPRIAT
ION BILL WHICH INCLUDED FUNOS FOR THE STATE
ISRARY AND STATE AID. FOR LI BRARIES . AT THE LA ST MI N-l
UTE IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, $100,O~O WAS ADDED fa THE
STATE AID BUDGET THROUGH A MOTION BY REP . JASKULSK I
(O - CLEVELAND) . THE $11 . 8 MI LLI ON APPROVED FOR THE
STATE L,BRARY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS I NO LU DED $~ . 2
MI LLI ON FOR STATE L, BRARY OPERATIONS , $5.3 MILLI ON FED­ERA
L GRANT FUNDS , AND $1.7 FOR STATE AID . MEMBERSHIP
LVEMENT BY ATTEND I NG HEAR I NGS OR SENDING WIRES,OR
ERS , REA LLY HE LPED TO SUSTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF FUND ­ING
FOR THE STATE LIBRARY.
). B. 116 - INITRODUCED BY SEN. O'SHAUGHNESSY (O - COLUM­BUS
, SR"5"'"AOENS THE POI,-IERS OF L IBRARY TRUSTEES TO:
~URCHASE L IFE INSURANCE FOR STAFF MEMBERS UP TO A MAX I­~
UM OF THE ANNUAL SA LA RY OF THE STAFF MEMBER ; LEASE
'ERSONA L PROPERTY SUCH AS EQ~IPMENT AND AUTOMOBI LES;
~EIMBURSE APP LICA NTS FOR EMP LOYMENT FOR ANY REASONAB LE
:XPENSES j PER~ITS LI BRARY TRUSTEES TO PAY DUES IN LI-
3RARY ASSOC I ATIONSj AND TO PROCURE LIAB I LITY INSURANCE
~OR STA~F AND TRUSTEES ON ACCOUNT OF DAMAGES OR INJURY
ro PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESU LTING FROM ANY ACT OR OM1S ­;
ION OF SUCH PERSON IN HIS OFF ICIAL CAPAC ITY, OR RE ­;
U LTI NG SO LELY OUT OF HIS MEMBERSHIP , OR EMP LOYMENT BY
fHE l iBRARY BOARD.
:. B. 11 7 - ALSO I NTO RDU CED BY SEN. OIS HAUGHNESS Y,
IMENDS THE l AW TO PROHIBIT REDUCTIONS IN ALL OCA TI ONS
-0 LI BRARIES BY THE COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION FROM IN -
-ANGIB LES TAX FUN DS ON ACCOUNT OF IN CREASES IN LIBRARY
IEVENUE FROM OTH ER SO URCES.
OlA Workshops
DIVISION I - ASSESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS
THE GOA L OF THIS 3 - PHASED WORKSHOP IS TO PREPARE
SMA LL AND MED IUM- SIZED PUBLIC L I BRARY DI RECTORS AND
"1IOR PERSONNEL IN PLANNING AND EVA LUATION , ENABLING
M TO BETTER PLAN FOR THE DEVE LOPMENT OF LI BRARY
. ~ VICES ON THE LOCA L AND REGIONA L LEVE L. EACH PERSON
~ R TEAM WILL DEVE LOP AN ACTION REPORT ENCOMPASS I NG:
THE COMMUNITY PROFI LE; THE L IBRARY EVALUATION ; AND
THE LONG -R ANGE PLAN FOR L IBRARY SERV ICES TO THE COMMUN ­ITY.
DR . ROGER GREER, UNIVERS ITY OF DENVER GRADUATE
SCHOOL OF LI BRAR I ANS HIP AND AN INSTRUCTIONA L TEAM
WI LL PRESENT THE PROGRAM. (CONTINUED P . ~)
OlA OFFICIAL FAr~ IlY ANNOUNCED
FOR 1977-1978 YEAR
VICE PRES I DEN T, PRESIDENT -ELECT - HANNAH MCCA ULEY,
lIBRARIAN OH IO UN I VERSIT Y, LANCASTER BRANCH AND As ­S
I STANT PRO FESSOR lIBRARY TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN ELECT­ED
VP OF OlA TO SERVE DUR I NG THE COMING YEAR .
MRS. MCCA ULEY IS A GRADUATE OF A. A. KILGORE JR.
OO ll EGE AND EARNED A B.S . FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS . HER GRADUATE STUDIES WERE COMP LETED AT THE
GEORGE PEABODY SCHOOL OF LIBRARY SCIENCE .
HANNAH HA S BEEN AN ACT I VE MEMBER OF OLA FOR MANY
YEARS THE MOST CURRENT YEARS SERV I NG ON LEGI SLAT ION
AND liBRARY DEVELOPMENT COMM IT TEES . WHEN ASKED OF
HER "I NDIVIDUA L PROFESS IONA L CONCERNS'! HANNAH WAS
QUICK TO ANSWER, rIOH , I THI NK EVERYT HI NG IS ••• " -
THAT'S HANNAHI AT PRESENT THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN
IS ~I1TH L IBRARY DEVE LOPMENT OF I,-IHICH SHE IS CHAIR ­PERSON
.
NEW LY ELEC TED OFF ICERS WI LL ASSUME OF FI CE AT THE
CLOSE OF THE 1977 DE LMA/D LA CONCURRENT CONFERENCE
TO BE HE LD AT THE DAYTON EXHIBIT ION CENTER , OC TOB ER
27 - 29 , 1977.
OT HER ELECTED OFF I CERS :
PRESIDENT FOR 197 7-1 978 IS CHARLOTTE LEONAR D, DAYTON
AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUB L IC LI BRARY
SECR ETARY 1977 - 1979
MARY KAY BI AGINI, SLS, KENT STA TE UNI VE RSITY
DIRECTOR 1980
JAY LADD, TH E OHIO STATE UN I VERS I TY LI BRAR I ES
o I RECTOR 1980
MARIAN PARKER , WOOD
BOW L ING GREEN
COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY ,
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