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your career goals – from library director to library advocate in your community, Library Leadership Ohio will allow you to define and inspire your leadership skills and potential.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The State Library of Ohio and OhioNET are again collaborating to bring you the 2018 Library Leadership Ohio Institute. Recognizing the ongoing challenges faced by all
Ohio libraries, we believe that developing the next generation of transformative library leaders is vital to ensure the continued depth, growth, and quality of library services for all. LLO is an opportunity to develop future leaders for Ohio libraries, and
to help Ohio library staff become leaders in the communities they serve. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">LLO 2018 will be held at the Quest Conference Center and Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, beginning the evening of July 17, 2018 and concluding at noon
July 20. <span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>Tuition for LLO 2018 is $500. The event will once again be facilitated by Ivy Library from Charlottesville, VA, along with special guest speakers, both from inside and outside of the library profession. </span><span style="color:#0033CC"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ivylibrary.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cestruble%40library.ohio.gov%7C0ac1c8f2a75943061eb008d53b48400a%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C0%7C636480103880021431&sdata=VnJjPf7mC3X1tp8a1r34DatHYspnOi42T9v13%2BhyudY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#0033CC">Ivy
Library</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> has over 20 years of experience with academic, public, school and special libraries.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">LLO 201<span style="color:#1F497D">8</span> targets both support and professional library employees working in public, school, special, and academic libraries and all
are eligible to apply. The selection committee is seeking applications from individuals that demonstrate the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Outstanding leadership potential<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Excellent communication skills<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Successful library employment experience<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Initiative, commitment and reasonable risk taking<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Forward-thinking approach to problem solving<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">A commitment to the profession<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">If these phrases are often used to describe you, or if these are areas you would like to develop further, then LLO 2018 offers a venue, a curriculum, and a network
of colleagues to grow your strengths and skills to become an Ohio Library Leader.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">32 individuals will be selected to attend LLO 2018. More information about the selection process and the online application are available
<span style="color:black">at: </span></span><span style="color:#0033CC"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.libraryleadershipohio.org&data=02%7C01%7Cestruble%40library.ohio.gov%7C0ac1c8f2a75943061eb008d53b48400a%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C0%7C636480103880021431&sdata=M2iSCoo7OgPIrFsQy9lTkyuMp0MvccXXi%2FzbHn%2BvFfU%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#0033CC">www.libraryleadershipohio.org</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">. </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Complete
applications must be received by 11:59 P.M. January 12, 2018. <b> Questions should be addressed to Evan Struble,<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span></b></span><span style="color:#0033CC"><a href="mailto:estruble@library.ohio.gov"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#0033CC">estruble@library.ohio.gov</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">.
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Library Leadership Ohio is supported in part by an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded to OHIONET by the State Library of Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Missy Lodge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Associate State Librarian for Library Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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