Ohio libraries newsletter.

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VOL. 7, NO.8
PHILLIP L. KOONS, THE STATE LIBRARY OF OHIO, RE­CEIVED
THE OLA BULLETIN BEST ARTICLE OF THE YEAR
AWARD FOR HIS ARTICLE "INSTITUTION LIBRARIES AND
COOPERATION: A REPORT" WHICH APPEARED IN THE JULY
77 ISSUE, FROM PRESIDENT JANE A. MCGREGOR. THE
. ARD WAS PRESENTED AT THE OLA/OELMA CONCURRENT
CONFERENCE AT DAYTON.
OlA NOMINATIONS REQUESTED
THE OLA NOMINATION COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING IN
JANUARY TO CHOOSE A SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR YOUR CON­SIDERATION
IN THE 1978 ELECTION. WE NEED YOUR HELP
TO INSURE THAT THE BEST QUALIFIED PERSONS ARE SELEC­TED.
To BE ELECTED ARE A VICE - PRESIDENT-PRESIDENT­ELECT~
AND TWO 61RECTORS WHO SERVE ON THE BOARD FOR
A THREE YEAR tERM. SEND NAMES OF SUGGESTED CANDI-OATES
~ WITH ANY PERTINENT INFORMATION TO THE OLA
OFFICE, \0 S. THIRD ST., COLUMBUS, ~3215, MARKED TO
TH~ ATTENTION OF THE OLA NOMINATION COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO PROVIDE A BALANCE ON THE
BOARD O~ DiRECTORS, OF PERSONS WORKING IN ALL TYPES
OF LIBRARIES, AND HAS BEEN DIRECTED BY THE BOARD TO
GIVE ATTENTION TO MINORITY REPRESENTATION. THE NOM­INATION
COMMITTEE IS ONE OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
OF" THE ASSOCIATION WITH MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE
PRESIDENT (STAGGERED TERMS). THE IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT SERVES AS CHAIRPERSON.
DON'T DELAyl SEND YOUR SUGGESTIONS NOW. THEY
MUST BE IN THE OFFICE BY JANUARY 13 TO BE CONSIDERED.
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
HELP AND THE ASSOCIATION WILL BENEFIT FROM YOUR
T~OUGH1FUL ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
JANE MCGREGOR,
ASSOCIATION
TREET - COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
DECEMBER 1977
SSUES VOTED 100%
I SSLE S APPEARI NG ON NOVEMBER 8TH
WERE APPROVED BY VOTERS.
A .7 MILL LEVY FOR THE TOLEDO LUCAS COUNTY P.L.
WAS APPROVED BY A TWO-TO-ONE MARGIN WITH THE FINAL
TABULA TION 102,9~~ FOR; AND 51,~32 AGAINST. THE LEVY
WILL PRODUCE $2.1 MILLION A YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS AND
WILL PERMIT RESTORATION OF SERVICES, ADDITIONAL OPEN
HOURS AND ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.
STOW PUBLIC LIBRARY EXPANSION WAS ASSURED BY THE
APPROVAL OF A .63 MILL LEVY TO RAISE $710,000 BY A
VOTE OF 5159 FOR; AND ~297 AGAINST. THE EXPANSION WIL
WILL PROVIDE SPACE FOR 35,000 MORE BOOKS AND DOUBLE
THE READING AND STUDY SPACE.
A LEVY PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN GREENE COUNTY
BY THE BEAVER CREEK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES TO BUILD A
BRANC~ LIBRARY TO BE OPERATED BY THE GREENE COUNTY
DISTRICT LIBRARY WON APPROVAL 5601 FOR; AND ~055
AGAINST. THE BUILDING WILL BE 12,000 SQUARE FEET IN
SIZE AND COST $505,000 •
VOTERS IN CAREY APPROVED A .1 MILL LEVY FOR TWO
YEARS TO CONSTRUqJ A NEW ADDITION TO THE DORCAS CAREY
P.L. THE LEVY WILL RAISE $~8,000 OVER A TWO YEAR
PERIOD. THE VOTE WAS 8~5 FOR; AND 811 AGAINST.
SWANTON, SC~OOL BISTRICT ~OTERS APPROVED 1,~72 TO
1181, A .7 M(Lt $350,000 BOND ISSUE FOR THE SWANTON
PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING.
THE NEW FACILITY WILL PROVIDE 6,000 SQUARE FEET COM­PARED
TO 1200 SQUARE FEET IN THE PRESENT RENTED LI­BRARY.
A.3 MILL OPERATING LEVY WAS RENEWED FOR FIVE
YEARS BY VOTERS IN THE UPPER SANDUSKY EXEMPTED VIL­LAGE
SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THE LEVY WILL GENERATE $17,000 A YEAR.
A.3 MILL LEVY FOR THE BETTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
WILL PROVIDE $35,000 A YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS. THE LEVY
WAS APPROVED 305 FOR; AND 199 AGAINST.
VOTED LIBRARY ISSUES HAD A 100 ~ PER CENT PASS
RATE IN 1977 COMPARED TO 70 PER CENT IN 1976.