Thursday, April 27, 2006
OVAL Ohio Library News Digest
Harassment Claim Dropped against Ohio State Librarian
Ohio State University officials have found no evidence that a librarian at the school’s Mansfield campus engaged in harassment when he suggested four best-selling conservative books be added to the freshman reading list.
American Libraries Online. 4/21/06. http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2006abc/april2006ab/mansfield.htm
Leaking out wisdom
On a warm June day in 1967, days after the new Jerome Library opened, it was already leaking. On a warm April day nearly 40 years later, it still is.
BG News. 4/27/06. http://media.www.bgnews.com/media/storage/paper883/news/2006/04/27/Campus/Leaking.Out.Wisdom-1879363.shtml?sourcedomain=www.bgnews.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com
LIS Celebration of Scholarship Becoming Tradition
Three years is not long enough for something to become a tradition, but the Libraries and Information Services annual Celebration of Scholarship is well on its way to becoming a tradition.
Connect2OWU. 4/26/06. http://connect2.owu.edu/newsandviews/122.php
Library helped write history
The Wright Memorial Public Library opened in 1939 at 1776 Far Hills Ave., between Aberdeen and Telford avenues in Oakwood.
Dayton Daily News. 4/26/06. http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/localnews/neighbors/kettering_oakwood/0427place.html
LEISURE: Arena expecting readers, writers galore
HUNTINGTON [WV] -- Whether you prefer mysteries, romance or some other sort of reading, the Ohio River Festival of Books is bound to tempt your palette. The festival, a joint undertaking of a half-dozen local libraries, will feature more than 50 authors.
Herald Dispatch. 4/23/06. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060423/LIFE/604230327/1004
Tax levy necessary to maintain library services
BLANCHESTER — On the ballot Tuesday is a 1-mill, five-year levy for the Blanchester Public Library.
Wilmington News Journal. 4/26/06. http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=147828&SectionID=15&SubSectionID=44
Ohio State University officials have found no evidence that a librarian at the school’s Mansfield campus engaged in harassment when he suggested four best-selling conservative books be added to the freshman reading list.
American Libraries Online. 4/21/06. http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2006abc/april2006ab/mansfield.htm
Leaking out wisdom
On a warm June day in 1967, days after the new Jerome Library opened, it was already leaking. On a warm April day nearly 40 years later, it still is.
BG News. 4/27/06. http://media.www.bgnews.com/media/storage/paper883/news/2006/04/27/Campus/Leaking.Out.Wisdom-1879363.shtml?sourcedomain=www.bgnews.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com
LIS Celebration of Scholarship Becoming Tradition
Three years is not long enough for something to become a tradition, but the Libraries and Information Services annual Celebration of Scholarship is well on its way to becoming a tradition.
Connect2OWU. 4/26/06. http://connect2.owu.edu/newsandviews/122.php
Library helped write history
The Wright Memorial Public Library opened in 1939 at 1776 Far Hills Ave., between Aberdeen and Telford avenues in Oakwood.
Dayton Daily News. 4/26/06. http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/localnews/neighbors/kettering_oakwood/0427place.html
LEISURE: Arena expecting readers, writers galore
HUNTINGTON [WV] -- Whether you prefer mysteries, romance or some other sort of reading, the Ohio River Festival of Books is bound to tempt your palette. The festival, a joint undertaking of a half-dozen local libraries, will feature more than 50 authors.
Herald Dispatch. 4/23/06. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060423/LIFE/604230327/1004
Tax levy necessary to maintain library services
BLANCHESTER — On the ballot Tuesday is a 1-mill, five-year levy for the Blanchester Public Library.
Wilmington News Journal. 4/26/06. http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=147828&SectionID=15&SubSectionID=44
