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LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
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VOLUME 6, No. 3
UP-DATE ON DIVISION ACTIVITIES
COORDINATORS OF DIVISIONS MEETING ON APRIL 27,
OUTLINED PLANS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR AND
DISCUSSED THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LEADERSHIP
SEMINAR TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER. THE SEMINAR,
APPROVED ~y THE OLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Will
BRING TOGETHER OUTGOING AND INCOMING OFFICERS,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND DIVISION OFFICERS FOR TWO
DAYS OF PLANNING FOR 1977 -ACTIVITIES.
NEWS FROM DIVISIONS:
DIVISION I, HAS PROPOSED AN INSTITUTE ON
"ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY NEEDS" AND IN INVESTIGATING
THE POSSIBILITIES FOR FINANCING SUCH A WORKSHOP.
DIVISION II, AFTER A SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP ON
JULT BOOK SELECTION IS COOPERATING WITH DIVISION
, I I IN PLANNING FALL CONFERENCE PROGRAMS ON
SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIBRARY COOPERATION AND FILM
PREV I EWS.
DIVISION III, IS PROCEEDING WITH PREPARATION OF
"REFERENCE WORKSHOP KIT" W~'CH WilL ENA!LE STAFF
MEMBERS TO SHARPEN REFERENCE SKILLS WITHOUT LEAVING
MAY 1976
RETIREMENT BIll APPROVED
THE 111TH OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS APPROVED
RETIREMENT LEGISLATION (AM. H.B. 26B) AFFECTING
THE FIVE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
THE LEGISLATION ALLOWS RETIREMENT AT 60 PERCENT
OF FINAL AVERAGE WAGE AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE
WITH NO PENALTY OR AGE REQUIREMENT FOR PERS MEMBERS;
AN INCREASE TO 2 PERCENT (FROM 1.5 PERCENT) IN
ANNUAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR PERS RETIREES
AFTER 2~ MONTHS INSTEAD OF 36 MONTHS AS NOW RE­QUIRED;
AND AUTHORIZES AN INCREASE IN MAXIMUM CON­TRIBUTION
RATES TO 10 PERCENT FOR EMPLOYEES {PRE­SENTLY
8 PERCENT OF ANNUAL SALARY) AND 1~ PERCENT
FOR EMPLOYERS {PRESENTLY 11.9 PERCENT). AODITIONAL
INFORMATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE BILL
IS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
OlA MEMBERSHIP
1976
THEIR OWN LIBRARIES. MAY 1 21B3
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DIVISION V, WILL SPONSOR A ~-DAY WORKSHOP FOR
CLERK-TREASURERS, IN SEPTEMBER.
DIVISION VI, HAS COMPLETED A MANUAL ON PERFOR­MANCE
ApPRAISAL AND A MODEL CONSTITUTION FOR
STAFF ASSOCIATIONS AND WILL SUBMIT THEM FOR OLA
BOARD ~PPROVI.L.
DIVISION VII, AsKS THE COOPERATION OF ALL
LIBRARIES ON COMPLETING A SURVEY PREPATORY TO
PREPARING A liST OF It IN-HOUSE" REPORTS AND STUDIES
WHICH WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO VALUABLE INFORMATION
ON LIBRARY PROBLEMS TO OTHER LIBRARIES AND INDIVI­DUALS.
SURVEY FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO HAL
SCHELL, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI.
DIVISION VIII, IS SPONSORING' MAY 1~-15 WORK­SHOP
ON "TECHNIQUES OF ILLUSTRATION IN CHILDREN'S
BOOKS" AND IS PREPARING THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF
BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR RELUCTANT READERS--"REFERENCE
BOOKS AND A-V MATERIALS".
COORDINATORS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMITTEE ON
DIVISIONS, WITH THE HELP OF DIVISION REPRESENTATIVES,
~EPARE A SUGGESTED SET OF BY-LAWS THAT WOULD
,~ ING SOME UNIFORMITY IN AREAS COMMON TO ALL THE
{ IVISIONS. THESE BY-LAWS WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR
ADOPTION BY THE MEMBERSHIP OF EACH DIVISION.
JANE McGREGOR l CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON U\VISIONS
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OlA IN ACTION
NE REGIONAL MEETING
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS
LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE-SUBCOMMITTEE
ON OlDP lANCASTER
OlA BO'RO OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Dlv. VI I I WORKSHOP - COLUMBUS
PUBLIC LIBRARY FINANCE CONFERENCE -
WORTH I NGlON
"ALL IT TAKES IS MONEY" WORKSHOP
COLUMBUS - ROOEWAY INN
ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE -
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
LOCAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE - STATE LIBRARY
JUNE 11 AWAROS COMMITTEE