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The State Library Monthly Report for August is posted <a href="https://library.ohio.gov/documents/state-librarian-report-for-august-2023/">
here</a> and includes information on:<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Awards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Building Equity Based Summers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Child and Adult Care Food Program/At-risk Afterschool Meals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Government Documents</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">ILEAD Ohio<br>
List of New Acquisitions</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">LSTA<br>
NASA@ My Library and Solar Eclipse Activities for Library (SEAL)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Ohio Collection Analysis Initiative</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Ohio Digital Library</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Ohio Digital Network [Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Project]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Ohio Ready to Read<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Presentations</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Reference Services to State Government<br>
Reimagining School Readiness<br>
SEO Service Center<br>
Services for the Blind and Print Disabled<br>
Space Planning<br>
Staffing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">State Library of Ohio Website<br>
Storytime in the Parks<br>
Strategic Planning<br>
Summer Library Program<br>
WebJunction<br>
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The State Library of Ohio posts monthly updates on our initiatives, programs, and services on our website.  You can view current and past updates at
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/about/state-librarian-board/#panel-librarian">https://library.ohio.gov/about/state-librarian-board/#panel-librarian</a>. 
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62;mso-ligatures:none">Julia Ward (she/her/hers)<br>
Executive Secretary to the State Librarian’s Office<br>
</span><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">library.ohio.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none">Find us on</span><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none">
</span></i></b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StateLibraryOhio"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" style="width:.25in;height:.25in" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image002.png@01D9E48E.AC0C0C60"></span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none">  </span></i></b><a href="http://twitter.com/statelibohio" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="26" height="26" style="width:.2666in;height:.2666in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D9E48E.AC0C0C60" alt="Description: Twitter logo - links to the State Library of Ohio's Twitter page"></span></i></b></a><span style="color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none">  </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibohio/sets/"><span style="color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="26" height="26" style="width:.2666in;height:.2666in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.png@01D9E48E.AC0C0C60"></span></a><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></b><a href="http://pinterest.com/stlibohio/"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="25" height="25" style="width:.2583in;height:.2583in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image005.png@01D9E48E.AC0C0C60"></span></b></a><span style="color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none">  </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFiKVfM_fLdmNhXx7YXa70w"><span style="color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="26" height="26" style="width:.2666in;height:.2666in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image006.png@01D9E48E.AC0C0C60"></span></a><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span></b><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/state-librarian/share-your-story"><i><span style="color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">Click here to</span></i></a><i><span style="color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none">
</span></i><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/state-librarian/share-your-story"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">Share Your Story</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62;mso-ligatures:none">
 by telling us how a <br>
State Library service or resource helped <br>
you or your library.</span></i><span style="color:#0F243E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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