[SEO-Members] Jay Miley Promoted to Director of Consortial Services

[Stephanie Phillips]

Congratulations to you !!!

On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM marshams--- via SEO-Members <
seo-members at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> [image: Jay Miley sitting at desk]The State Library of Ohio is pleased to
> announce the promotion of Jay Miley to Director of Consortial Services. In
> his new role, Jay will lead the State Library’s transition to and
> administration of the SearchOhio consortium while continuing to oversee
> customer services and support for library management software for Serving
> Every Ohioan (SEO) consortium member libraries.
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> Jay joined the State Library of Ohio’s SEO Service Center leadership team
> as Library Customer Services Manager in 2019. During his tenure, he has
> successfully overseen a wide range of services provided by the SEO Service
> Center, including providing support for SEO consortium member libraries and
> the administration of the consortium’s library management system. Jay’s
> leadership has helped strengthen service delivery and enhance support for
> libraries throughout Ohio.
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> As part of an ongoing commitment to ensuring and expanding access to
> library resources for all Ohioans, the State Library recently announced
> that it will assume administration of the SearchOhio consortium. The
> SearchOhio interlibrary loan partnership is unique among Ohio’s library
> consortia, enabling statewide resource sharing between public libraries and
> academic libraries that participate in OhioLINK.
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> “Jay’s previous experience in public libraries, including roles in
> technology, circulation, and customer service, has given him a
> comprehensive understanding of library operations and resource sharing,”
> said State Librarian Mandy Knapp. “His combination of operational
> expertise, collaborative leadership, technical knowledge, and dedication to
> expanding access to library resources makes him especially well qualified
> to lead Ohio’s consortial services into the future.”
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> SearchOhio is a statewide consortium of 49 public libraries sharing
> collections to maximize resources and expand access for library users
> across Ohio. Through this consortium, patrons can access more than 18
> million items, nearly half of all physical materials held by Ohio’s public
> libraries. SearchOhio supports approximately 750,000 lending transactions
> annually, significantly extending the reach of local library collections.
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> SEO library consortium is a separate collaborative network of 104 library
> systems at 290 service points throughout 52 counties across Ohio using the
> OPLIN network. A branch of the State Library and headquartered in Caldwell,
> Ohio, the SEO consortium allows patrons to share a massive, centralized
> catalog of over 8 million physical and digital items.
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> Prior to joining SEO, Jay worked at Orrville Public Library where he was
> an Emerging Technology Specialist. He also worked as Circulation Manager at
> Mercer County District Library and Library Assistant II at St. Marys
> Community Public Library.
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> Jay earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Management from Ohio
> University and Master of Library and Information Science from Kent State
> University iSchool.
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> *Marsha McDevitt-Stredney*
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> *Director, Marketing & Communications*
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> State Library of Ohio
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> Columbus, OH 43201
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> Tel: 614.644.6875
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