Creating Thriving Library Communities: A Series for New Directors -- SERIES #4 ONLY
Workshop Dates:	9/9/2010
Sponsor:	Ohio Library Council
Registration opens at:	9:30 AM
Program begins at:	10:00 AM
Program ends at:	4:00 PM
Location:	Ohio Library Council 1105 Schrock Rd, Suite 440 Columbus, Ohio 43229
Summary:	PLEASE NOTE: This registration is for SERIES #4 ONLY! Plan on staying in Columbus and attending the 2010 OLC Expo the next day. Get complete details and register at http://www.olc.org/expo.asp For the past 13 years, the OLC's new directors event has helped more than 165 public library directors adjust to the responsibilities they face in their new roles. This series of workshops includes intensive work with everyone from OLC staff and legal counsel to seasoned directors to subject matter experts in various library fields.
Agenda:	10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Turning Outward: Concepts and Tools to Accelerate Community Impact Carlton Sears, Director, Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County Technologies that disrupt past norms, changing populations, increasing community needs and declining revenues challenge today's library leaders. Too often libraries respond by turning inward; looking first to what they can do to raise revenue and cut costs. Yet the libraries that are most likely to prosper now and in the long run are those that turn outward and think community first. Turning outward poses significant challenges that require a deeper understanding of the communities in which we live. This program will introduce concepts and tools that can help librarians to position their libraries to have greater impact and thus become more deeply valued assets in the life of their communities. 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. Lunch 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Building Cultural Competence Jeff Agnoli, Agnoli and Associates Every employee looks at work situations in individual and unique ways. Perhaps more than ever before, libraries are striving to create work teams that mirror their communities and make the most of their people’s diverse abilities. This session will focus on the business case for cultural competence in the workplace, the realities of a changing workforce and the advantages of a workplace that celebrates diversity. 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Today’s Advocacy Senator Richard H. Finan * Lynda Murray, OLC Director of Government and Legal Services Advocacy is a planned, deliberate and sustained effort to raise awareness of an issue. This is a crucial time for libraries and advocacy initiatives. Both governmental and local decisions are being made about staffing, public dollars, telecommunications, leadership and intellectual freedom concerns that will ultimately shape the ability of library customers to access information. This session will focus on learning how to be successful as a library advocate and position libraries to be the solution to larger community concerns such as literacy competencies, youth in crisis and assisting job seekers. *The OLC is delighted to welcome special guest speaker Senator Richard H. Finan, who is the former President of the Ohio State Senate. Senator Finan was first elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1973, having previously served as Mayor of Evendale. He joined the Ohio Senate in 1978 and was elected president in 1996. He served as president of the National Conference of State Legislatures in 1997 and continues to be active in that organization. Currently, Senator Finan serves on the University of Dayton Board of Trustees and is a director of Franklin Savings and Loan, First Franklin Corporation, and Rest Haven Cemetery Association. He is also a member of multiple organizations and committees, including Cincinnati Bar Association, Sharonville, Blue Ash, Reading, Montgomery, Hamilton County, and Anderson Township, Sycamore Township Republican Clubs. His past associations include Ohio Republican Senate Campaign Committee, chair; Downtown Knights of Columbus Luncheon Club, president; Cincinnati Chapter of University of Dayton Alumni Association, president; St. Rita School for the Deaf, trustee; Southwestern Ohio Catholic Social Services, board member; and trustee on University of Dayton Board of Trustees for 25 years. Senator Finan is on the Board of directors of St. Joseph Home, CET Public Television, Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, Capitol Square Foundation and The National Conference of State Legislatures Foundation. He is the chairman of the Capitol Square Review Advisory Board and the Planning Partners of Hamilton County. He is the co-chairman of the Trust for Democracy of the National Conference of State Legislators and of the Hamilton County Government Efficiency and Cooperation Project. In addition to other numerous honors throughout his career, Senator Finan has been named Legislator of the Year for: Ohio Trial Lawyers Association, 1975; Township Clerks & Trustees Associations, 1976; Ohio Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, 1996; and Association of Builders and Contractors, 2002. He was named one of Columbus Monthly Magazine’s Five Best Legislators in 1982, 1986 and 1988. Senator Finan served in the U. S. Army from 1954 through 1956 in the G-2 Intelligence Division and was the appointed civilian aide to the secretary of the army for Ohio from 2001 through 2003. He was awarded an honorary degree from Xavier University in 2000.
Who Should Attend:	Library directors with less than three years of experience as a director, interim or acting directors, or library staff with some management or administrative experience who are contemplating a career move to a director's position. The OLC encourages any of these work groups to attend any or all of the new directors series as a best practices refresher.
What Is Included:	All workshop sessions and handouts as provided by the instructors. Morning coffee and light refreshments and lunch each day will be provided. If you are an Ohio Certified Public Librarian, this event counts as 6 credit hours toward re-certification.
Accommodations:	For a list of hotels in the area please contact olc@olc.org or call 614-410-8092.
Member Cost:	$100.00 for Individual Members or staff of OLC Institutional Member libraries.
Non-Member Cost:	$200.00

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