Ohio libraries newsletter.

              ANOTHER BUSY YEAR
Charlotte Leonard is Pres iden t
LEONARD AND Ms. J. McGREGOR
YES, AT THE TRADITIONAL GAVEL
EXCHANGE AT THE CLOSE OF THE AN­NUAL
CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIP MEET­ING,
Ms. LEONARD ACCEPTED THE
CHALLENGE TO LEAD aLA DURING 1978.
THE THEME FOR THE COMING YEAR
~SHAPING OUR IMAGE" WAS USED TO
GUIDE AND INSPIRE aLA LEADERS
DURING THE ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SEM­INAR
IN SEPTEMBER.
Ms. LEONARD, COORDINATOR OF
CHILDREN'S SERVICES FOR DAYTON AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY,
SERVED ON THE aLA BOARD AS SECRETARY
DURING 1974-75. SHE WAS ELECTED TO
VICE PRESIDENCY IN 1976. SHE HAS
SERVED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES IN aLA,
HER EXPERIENCES DATING BACK TO 1964.
Ms. LEONARD IS A GRADUATE OF
HEIDELBERG COLLEGE AND CASE WESTERN
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LIBRARY SCIENCE.
alA IN ACTION DUES STUDY COMMITTEE REPORTS TO MEMBERSHIP
11-12 COM. ON STANDARDS
17 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSES.
WORKSHOP, SMS MOTHERHOUSE
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DECEMBER
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B ' aLA BD. OF 0 I RECTORS, EO
8 aLA/aLTA/STATE LIBRARY
LEG. DINNER, SHERATON
HOTEL, COLUMBUS
8 I COM. ON DIV., E.O.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF CON­FERENCE
WAS THE REPORT OF THE aLA
DUES STUDY COMMITTEE DURING THE
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING fRIDAY
A FTERNOO N.
MISS MARGARET FIELDERS, CHAIR­PERSON,
PRESENTED A SLIDE-TAPE
PRESENTATION PREPARED BY THE COM­MITTEE
AT THE DIRECT1BN OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PRESENT TO
MEMBERS A SUMMARY OF aLA's SE~­VICES
AND THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT
NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN THEM.
THE PRESENTATION OUTLINED THE
ORGANIZATION OF aLA, NAMING THE
COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS AND TELL­ING
HOW A TASK FORCE OR CAUCUS
COULD BE FORMED; OUTLINED THE
SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL
BENEFITS THAT aLA PROVIDES; AND
IRA PHILLIPS BECOMES ACTING STATE LIBRARIAN
TOLD OF NEW PROGRAMS FOR 1978,
THE OHIO LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN,
THE OHIO WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE
AND THE MANY EXITING MEETINGS AND
WORKSHOPS BEING PLANNED.
THE COMMI TTEE THEN ASKED .tHE
QUESTION? How MUCH DO YOU PAY
FOR THESE SERVICES AND BENEFITS.
2,288 MEMBERS PAID AN AVERAGE OF
$18.23 FOR 1977. THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION WAS PRESENATED:
THE TOTAL INDIVIDUAL MEMBER­SHIP
DUES IS ONLY 48 PER CENT OF
aLA's INCOME. Do AVERAGE DUES
OF $18.23 PAY FOR ALL THE SERV­ICES
AND BENEFITS RECEIVED BY
MEMBERS? THE COMMITTEE ASK MEM­BERS
TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
CONTINUED P.1+
IRA PHILLIPS, ASSISTANT STATE LI­BRARIAN
FOR THE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
DlVISION, HAS BEEN APPOINTED ACTING
STATE LIBRARIAN EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1.
THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE SEPTEMBER
13 FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF
STATE LIBRARIAN JOSEPH F. SHUBERT
WHO WAS NAMED NEW YORK STATE LIBRAR­IAN.
TATION LIBRARY SERVICES DIVISION AND
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIA­TION
OF STATE LIBRARY AGENCIES. BE­FORE
JOINING THE ALA STAFF IN 1970,
HE WAS SUPERVISOR OF LIBRARIES AND
THE INFORMATION CENTER FOR THE MINN­ESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. HIS
EARLIER EXPERIENCE WAS IN REFERENCE
AND ACQUISITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY
MR. PHILLIPS CAME TO THE STATE
LIBRARY OF OHIO IN DECEMBER 1974
FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIA­TION.
HE SERVED AS EXECUTIVE SECRE­TARY
OF THE ALA HEALTH AND REHABILI
OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES. HE HOLD A
B.A. AND M.A. OEGREES FROM THE UNI­VERSITY
OF MINNESOTA.