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

[Debra Mikesell]

Congratulations Jay! This is well deserved!

On 6/8/2026 11:30 AM, marshams--- via SEO-Members wrote:
> Jay Miley sitting at deskThe 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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Debbie Mikesell
Rodman Public Library
Circulation Manager
330-821-2665 ext 210
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