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Balancing Your Workload
One of my goals this year was to find the best way to balance my workload. I hoped to find this illusive “balance” and set an example for my staff on how to successfully juggle multiple tasks. In...
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Small Libraries of Ohio
Ohio Library Council Small Libraries Division is working to connect small libraries around Ohio. We would like to ask your library to share some information with us. All libraries that respond before...
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A Day in the Life of a Small Library
A small library has to do many different things with few resources. Staff are most important to making a small library succeed. One Saturday morning this winter, 67% of the staff were out sick, the...
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Making the Holiday Season Extra Special for Our Sensory Sensitive Patrons
With the holiday season fast approaching we will begin to make our libraries come alive with the spirit of the season. Sometimes that spirit can be too much for some of our patrons to process. When...
View ArticleStretch Armstrong and Elastigirl
Can you relate to these two characters? Can you see how these identities can totally relate to being a librarian, especially a director in a small library? I still consider myself new to the public...
View ArticleState Library of Ohio is Available to Help
The State Library of Ohio provides a variety of services for Ohio libraries, state government, and Ohio residents. The Library Programs and Development department is charged with providing leadership...
View ArticlePolling Locations in the Library
Did you know that some of the libraries around the state are designated polling locations for their communities? Here in Orrville we have been a polling site for many years. It is a great partnership...
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Angels Unawares
Angels Unawares After 21 years in public libraries I thought I had seen it all. In a matter of days I went from having a meeting with my Board of Trustees on the remote possibility of our library...
View ArticleHello Libraries…are you there?
We are here, but we are not open… sound familiar? Yes, we are living in a new reality right now at our Libraries along with everyone else. We are definitely all trying to make it work within the safety...
View ArticleStrange Season
What a strange season this has been! The coronavirus broke into our lives almost three months ago. We closed our buildings, worked from home and anxiously watched the news. As time went on, we...
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