Committee Members
Amy Miller, Chair (2009)
University of Rio Grande
Work: 740-245-7463
Email: amiller@rio.edu
Melissa Lodge, Assistant Chair (2009)
State Library of Ohio
Work: 614-644-6914
Email: mlodge@sloma.state.oh.us
Erik Johansen, Secretary (2009)
Westerville Public Library
Work: 614-882-7277 x188
Email: ejohanse@westervillelibrary.org
Amy Brown, Committee (2009)
Worthington Libraries
Work: 614-807-2653
Email: abrown@worthingtonlibraries.org
Sheila Campbell, Central Chapter Representative (2009)
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Work: 614-724-3610
Email: librarian@columbuszoo.org
Jessica Curtis, Committee (2011)
Westerville Public Library
Work: 614-882-7277
Email: jcurtis@westervillelibrary.org
Julia Euclide, Northeast Chapter Representative (2009)
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Work: 330-724-2126
Email: jeuclide@akronlibrary.org
Mike Gray, Southeast Chapter Representative (2009)
Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County
Work: 740-282-9782
Email: graymi@oplin.org
Janel Haas, Northwest Chapter Representative (2009)
Way Public Library
Work: 419-874-3135
Email: haasja@oplin.org
James Hill, Committee (2011)
Nelsonville Public Library
Work: 740-753-2118
Email: jhill@myacpl.org
Gale Lippucci, Committee (2010)
Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library
Work: 440-943-4151 x3
Email: gale.lippucci@welibrary.info
Dominique Mikulec, Committee (2010)
Cuyahoga Community College
Work: 216-987-5377
Email: dominique.mikulec@tri-c.edu
Alicia Naab, Committee (2009)
Cleveland Public Library
Work: 216-623-2814
Email: anaab@cpl.org
Daphne Silchuk-Ashcraft, North Chapter Representative (2009)
Medina County District Library
Work: 330-725-0588 x2016
Email: silchuk@mcdl.info
Jenny Sullivan, Southwest Chapter Representative (2009)
Greenville Public Library
Work: 937-548-3915
Email: sullivje@oplin.org
Donna Wall, Committee (2009)
Ashtabula County District Library
Work: 440-997-9341 x222
Email: walldo@oplin.org
Arlene Radden, Board Liaison
Purpose and Objectives
The Membership Committee is composed of a chair, an assistant chair, several at-large members, and a representative from each of the six regional chapters. The committee designs the annual membership campaign to include all types of libraries. The regional chapter representatives to the membership committee work to identify recruitment officers in every library within each chapter. The committee works in conjunction with other unit coordinators and chairs to publicize OLC and its activities.
Unit Objectives
In addition to the goals and objectives of the Ohio Library Council Long-Range Plan,
Goal 1: To aggressively recruit new members to OLC.
Objective 1.1: Promote value of student membership in OLC in 2009.
Action Steps:
• Present information about OLC to students in the Foundations of Librarianship course taught Spring 2009 at KSU by (Rubin) and Columbus through KSU (Boon). Also staff a table at the KSU-SLIS Library Careers Night 2009 at Kent and Columbus.
• Staff a table at new student orientation for KSU-SLIS students in 2009.
• Implement the use of the pod cast/audio to benefit OLC membership in 2009.
Objective 1.2: Support Chapter Representatives at a high level in 2009.
Action Steps:
• Follow up with Chapter Representatives on progress pertaining to Local Recruitment Officer reports in November 2008.
• Follow up with Chapter Representatives with bi-monthly emails rather than quarterly during the 2009 year.
• Support Local Recruitment Officers through Chapter Representatives.
Objective 1.3: Continue recruitment efforts for large libraries in 2009.
Action Steps:
• Contact LROs at large libraries to establish additional LROs in large library systems.
• Follow through with effort to provide additional materials for increased number of LROs.
Objective 1.4: Collaborate by reaching out to other professional organizations for Ohio's librarians in 2009.
Action Steps:
• Develop a proposal and present for a poster session at the ALAO annual conference in 2009.
Objective 1.5: Find new ways to communicate more effectively to current and potential members.
Action Step:
• To establish a prospective member menu on the OLC web site.
• Update and review the use of the OLC display board.
- New Librarian and OLC snippets
- Web cast/pod cast
Goal 2: To effectively retain established members of OLC.
Objective 2.1: Find new ways to enhance communication with current members.
Action Steps:
• To create new and better web site design.
- Color "Membership Since"
- Show upcoming registered events
- Sidebar "News library clips"
- Show number of CE credits
- Show membership expiration date
• To show personal information as a standout
• To show "Membership Since"
Objective 2.2: Work with OLC divisions to increase member involvement.
Action Steps:
• Provide sample communications to Division and Chapter Chairs for initiating contact with new members to welcome them and to the nominations chair for soliciting active participation in and to their division.
• Keep close contact with Division Chairs on if they are receiving contact information for new members and are following up with those contacts in late January 2009.
Objective 2.3: Support the effectiveness of Local Recruitment Officers in 2008-2009.
Action Steps:
• Send a list of people who have not renewed by the second week of March 2009 to share with Local Recruitment Officers.
• To develop web meetings with LROs.
Objective 2.4: Establish a presence at OLC events to encourage member involvement.
Action Step:
- Staff a table at the 2009 Convention and Expo in October 2009 and other OLC conferences in 2009.
Annual Report
2008 Annual Report
Resources/Publications
Membership Information
