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Check out Supportive Staff Division Blog!

9/5/08 - The Associate - Spring 2009

6/29/07 - Supportive Staff Division Action Council Seeks Candidates


OLC Action Council

Julie McCormick, Coordinator (2010)
Cleveland Public Library
Work: 216-623-3224
Email: julie.mccormick@cpl.org

Eugene McCormick, Assistant Coordinator (2010)
Cleveland Public Library
Work: 216-623-2927
Email: emccormick@cpl.org

Tracey Jipson, Secretary (2011)

Vacant, Past Coordinator (2011)

Jacey Duffer, Action Council (2011)
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
Work: 419-259-5210
Email: jacey.duffer@toledolibrary.org

Jane McGlothen, Action Council (2010)
Greene County Public Library
Work: 937-352-4000 x1200
Email: jmcglothen@gcpl.lib.oh.us

Debra Wittkop, Action Council (2010)
Southwest Public Libraries
Work: 614-875-6716 x134
Email: dwittkop@swpl.org

David Jennings, Board Liaison

OLC Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of the Supportive Staff Division is to provide a forum for library support staff for the exchange of ideas and the assessment of employee concerns, and to promote awareness of current library issues. In addition, the Supportive Staff division desires to motivate members and advance their professional growth through educational and networking opportunities. Members of supportive staff include, but are not limited to, circulation services, information services, children's services staff, information technologists, technical services and office personnel.

Unit Objectives

In addition to the goals and objectives of the Ohio Library Council Long-Range Plan,

1. Provide educational opportunities for division membership.

a. submit a variety of timely and quality programs to chapter conferences
b. submit programs as needed to other conferences and conventions
c. develop ideas for other learning opportunities such as a workshop for supportive staff

2. Consistently and effectively communicate with supportive staff division members

a. provide wide ranging, timely, and useful content to members via the supportive staff blog
b. write and electronically send out a quarterly newsletter
c. conduct a survey of division members
d. send out notification of events and programs to all division members via broadcast email

3. Market the supportive staff division to increase membership and member participation.

a. send out broadcast emails to division membership to encourage use of the supportive staff blog and website
b. develop recruitment materials such as a brochure and bookmark for distribution at OLC events
c. send follow up email and other materials such as the new brochure to OLC Supportive Staff Conference attendees, including information about the division and encouraging participation in division activities
d. invite members via email and newsletter to submit program ideas and present programs at OLC chapter conferences
e. create committees within the action council

OLC Annual Report

The Annual Report provides a record of Support Staff Division's accomplishments based on the goals and objectives for the year.

2008 Annual Report

OLC Resources/Publications

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