From the State Library

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH), in collaboration with the State Library of Ohio, continues to offer PPE at no charge to local libraries for their visitors and staff. The Ohio Department of Health purchased the PPE with federal CARES Act funds for the purpose of responding to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The State Library does not administer the survey or coordinate distribution of the PPE.

ODH plans to fulfill all current requests from libraries by early next week. There remains a supply of masks available for shipment (or local pick up from their warehouse). The items that ODH has the most of are 3M KN-95 disposable non-surgical masks (cases of 500) and Honeywell N-95 disposable N-95 masks (cases of 200). ODH also has a lot of surgical gowns of various types.

Submit a request at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StateLibraryPPERequests

The Ohio State Fair partners with the State Library of Ohio to provide an incentive coupon to support Ohio public libraries’ summer library programs. To celebrate the return of the State Fair, this year’s coupon has increased value, and retains the increased eligibility introduced in 2019. In past years, the State Fair coupon was good for $4 off admission for ages 5-14. This year, the coupon is good for FREE admission for ages 5-18!

Contact Janet Ingraham Dwyer at jdwyer@library.ohio.gov for a PDF of the coupon.”

Please print or photocopy on YELLOW paper for distribution, and keep track of how many you distribute.

The Ohio State Fair runs from July 27 – August 7. For more information: ohiostatefair.com

The State Library of Ohio recently announced that registration is now open for an in-person Reimaging School Readiness training on April 12.

Do you wonder what research really says about how to support school readiness? The is a suite of research-backed resources created for library staff to help families prepare children ages birth to 8 years for success in school and in life.

Through a live in-person interactive presentation with hands-on activities, this training will introduce library staff to the research, practical implications, and resources offered in the toolkit.

The workshop topics include:

key findings from current cognitive and developmental psychology research
the implications of those findings for library staff’s daily work
practical ready-to-implement ideas for activities
resources for staff training and for parents/caregivers

This training is for library staff who work with children from ages 0 to 8 and their families.

Registration and more information can be found the State Library of Ohio’s website.

The in-person workshop will be held at the State Library.
April 12
10 am - 3 pm (Registration now open!)

Contact Penelope Shumaker at pshumaker@library.ohio.gov with any questions.


From the State Library The Ohio Department of Health (ODH), in collaboration with the State Library of Ohio, continues to offer PPE at no charge to local libraries for their visitors and staff. The Ohio Department of Health purchased the PPE with federal CARES Act funds for the purpose of responding to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The State Library does not administer the survey or coordinate distribution of the PPE. ODH plans to fulfill all current requests from libraries by early next week. There remains a supply of masks available for shipment (or local pick up from their warehouse). The items that ODH has the most of are 3M KN-95 disposable non-surgical masks (cases of 500) and Honeywell N-95 disposable N-95 masks (cases of 200). ODH also has a lot of surgical gowns of various types. Submit a request at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StateLibraryPPERequests The Ohio State Fair partners with the State Library of Ohio to provide an incentive coupon to support Ohio public libraries’ summer library programs. To celebrate the return of the State Fair, this year’s coupon has increased value, and retains the increased eligibility introduced in 2019. In past years, the State Fair coupon was good for $4 off admission for ages 5-14. This year, the coupon is good for FREE admission for ages 5-18! Contact Janet Ingraham Dwyer at jdwyer@library.ohio.gov for a PDF of the coupon.” Please print or photocopy on YELLOW paper for distribution, and keep track of how many you distribute. The Ohio State Fair runs from July 27 – August 7. For more information: ohiostatefair.com The State Library of Ohio recently announced that registration is now open for an in-person Reimaging School Readiness training on April 12. Do you wonder what research really says about how to support school readiness? The is a suite of research-backed resources created for library staff to help families prepare children ages birth to 8 years for success in school and in life. Through a live in-person interactive presentation with hands-on activities, this training will introduce library staff to the research, practical implications, and resources offered in the toolkit. The workshop topics include: key findings from current cognitive and developmental psychology research the implications of those findings for library staff’s daily work practical ready-to-implement ideas for activities resources for staff training and for parents/caregivers This training is for library staff who work with children from ages 0 to 8 and their families. Registration and more information can be found the State Library of Ohio’s website. The in-person workshop will be held at the State Library. April 12 10 am - 3 pm (Registration now open!) Contact Penelope Shumaker at pshumaker@library.ohio.gov with any questions.
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