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2018 Annual Report

The State Library of Ohio is pleased to provide this Annual Report, which includes statistical measures for many of our services as well as a snapshot of how we used the state and federal funds entrusted to us. In spite of the downturn in our financial resources, we were able to make progress toward attaining the goals in our Strategic Plan and have begun work on a new plan to guide us through the next Biennium.

Beverly CainState Librarian

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LEADERSHIP

L to R: Beverly Cain, State Librarian; Ann Watson, Associate State Librarian for Library Services; Missy Lodge, Associate State Librarian for Library Development through Sept. 2018; Evan Struble, Associate State Librarian for Library Development starting Oct. 2018; Jamie Pardee, Fiscal Services Manager

VISION: A Smarter Ohio

MISSION: The State Library of Ohio ensures a smarter Ohio by managing the delivery of services through three channels:

• Directly, by building and managing quality collections and providing hands-on service to state government.• Cooperatively, through collaborative efforts and information sharing networks within the library community.• Virtually, through online and on-the-go access to expert assistance, digitized resources, and a vast selection of

electronic materials.

GOAL 1: Support digitization efforts to widen access to the State Library of Ohio’s collection and increase resource sharing throughout the state

• Create a digital disaster plan for digitized collections within the State Library of Ohio.• Continue digitization opportunities for libraries throughout the state.• Evaluate the possibility of establishing a regional digitization hub in Southeast Ohio.• Expand access to digital materials through participation in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).• Investigate opportunities to provide digital preservation trainings to Ohio librarians.

GOAL 2: Position the State Library of Ohio to state government as the preferred channel for information• Continue to expand outreach efforts to train state employees on available resources.• Develop a profile of state agencies and employees to determine the resources and level of assistance required to

support the work of the agency.• Utilize existing avenues including State of Ohio Total Rewards, LEAD Ohio, Learn IT Ohio, and MyOhio.gov to

engage state employees.

GOAL 3: Brand the State Library of Ohio to reflect its promise to stakeholders for “A Smarter Ohio”• Develop a plan to tailor marketing programs for State Library audiences.• Promote expertise and access to State Library of Ohio staff through targeted communications, one-on-one

support, presentations at conferences and training events, published articles, and onsite visits.

GOAL 4: Expand access to resources in cost efficient ways through electronic channels• Continue expansion of content, services, and access to the Ohio Digital Library.• Provide libraries across the state with improved discovery to enhanced resources in the Ohio Web Library.• Identify ways to add compatibility across resource sharing networks for increased participation and expanded

collaboration.• Promote participation in the State Library’s automated consortium operated out of the Serving Every Ohioan

(SEO) Library Center as a cost-effective solution for libraries and a resource rich service for end users.

GOAL 5: Lead innovation and development efforts for libraries to ensure ongoing relevance to communities across Ohio

• Encourage ongoing innovation at the local level with LSTA funding opportunities.• Continue support of initiatives that foster leadership and/or technology skills in the next generation of library

leaders.• Expand and enhance planning support services for Ohio libraries, including strategic planning, assessment and

use of data, and library design/space planning.• Monitor state and national library trends, evaluating the need to develop new programs and services, as the

needs and uses for libraries continue to change.• Serve as the intermediary between state government and libraries for effective coordination of resources at the

local level, with a focus on workforce development efforts in partnership with relevant state and local agencies.

STRATEGIC PLAN JULY 1, 2017 - JUNE 30, 2019

2018 State Library Board: L to R: Krista Taracuk, Pesident; Tracy Nájera, member; Laurie Gemmill Arp, Vice-Presi-dent; Michael Merz, member; and Melissa Deters, member

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Note: Pass-through funds do not represent appropriations, total revenue, or total expenditures for OLBPD, OPLIN, and OhioanaGRF - State of Ohio General Revenue FundOLBPD - Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically DisabledOPLIN - Ohio Public Library Information NetworkLSTA - Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) from U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grants to States Program

FY18 INCOME SOURCES

GRF for State Library

Public Library Fund pass-through to OPLIN

Public Library Fund pass-through to OLBPD

GRF pass-through to Regional Library Systems

GRF pass-through to Ohioana

$4,500,000

$500,000

$295,114

$3,689,788

$1,274,194

Federal LSTA Funds $5,350,000

Payments from Library Services $5,078,893

PASS-THROUGH FUNDS $5,759,096

FISCAL YEAR 2018 BUDGETJuly 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

GRF for State Library

Public Library Fund

pass-through to OPLIN

Public Library Fund

pass-through to OLBPD

GRF pass-through to

Regional Library Systems

GRF pass-through to Ohioana

Federal LSTA Funds

Payments from Lib

rary Services

$5,000,000

$4,000,000

$3,000,000

$2,000,000

$1,000,000 $500,000

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18

13.57% Reduction

INCOME SOURCES OVER FIVE YEARSJuly 1, 2013 - June 30, 2018

$2,760,062Grants Awarded

SEO Consortium & Statewide Delivery $3,749,895

Operating $6,909,490

FY18 EXPENDITURES

TOTAL INCOME SOURCES $20,687,989STATE LIBRARY $14,928,893

STATE LIBRARY $13,419,447PASS-THROUGH FUNDS $5,759,096

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $19,178,543

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Federal LSTA Grants Awarded in *2018

Competitive Grants

Literacy Dayton Metro Library $47,925 Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County $16,500 Shaker Heights Public Library $11,250

Outreach and Partnership Athens County Public Libraries $28,469 Grandview Heights Public Library $28,843

STEM Copley-Fairlawn City Schools $48,975 Reed Memorial Library $23,929

Special Grants

Libraries Connect Ohio Statewide Core Electronic Databases The Ohio State University $1,500,000

Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled

Cleveland Public Library $234,000

Conservation Grants

Baldwin Wallace University $4,999 Case Western University $4,999Columbus College of Art & Design $4,936Hudson Library & Historical Society $4,999 Kenyon College $4,999Miami University $4,999 Ohio Department of Natural Resources $4,999 Ohio History Connection $1,275Ohio Wesleyan University $4,999 Ohio State University-Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center $4,884.04 Stark County District Library $3,416 University of Dayton $4,999

The State Library of Ohio administers the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program, funded through the independent federal agency Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). All types of libraries may apply for LSTA grants.

*Calendar year

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Celebrating Ohio Book Awards & Authors Grant Anna Local Schools $ 962Arcadia Local Schools $ 982 Barberton Public Library $ 670 Bucyrus Public Library $ 741Cuyahoga Falls City Schools $ 828Dayton Metro Library $1,000 Dayton Schools $1,000 Dorcas Carey Public Library $1,000 Dover Public Library $ 919 Findlay-Hancock County Public Library $ 996Homer Public Library $1,000 Kirkersville Elementary $1,000Lakewood Public Library $ 985Licking County Library $1,000Louisville High School $1,000Massillon Public Library $ 987McGuffey PK-8 (Warren City Schools) $ 995New Lexington Schools $ 992 Nordonia Hills City Schools $ 989 Oakstone Academy $1,000 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections $ 986.16 Pataskala Elementary $ 974Portsmouth Public Library $ 999St. Charles Elementary $1,000 Tuslaw Local Schools $1,000University of Akron $ 613 Watkins Memorial High School $1,000 Wayne Public Library $1,000 Wittenberg University $ 992 Worch Memorial Public Library $1,000Worthington Christian Schools $ 900

Guiding Ohio Online Grants Ada Public Library $22,050Adams County Public Library $14,625Athens County Public Libraries $18,633Briggs Lawrence County Public Library $22,260Brown County Public Library $23,820Cardington-Lincoln Public Library $20,232Cuyahoga Falls Library $ 9,967East Palestine Memorial Public Library $ 8,820Jackson City Library $ 7,350Kingsville Public Library $24,300Kinsman Free Public Library $ 7,350Licking County Library $22,565Newton Falls Public Library $19,110Perry Cook Memorial Library $ 9,200Pickerington Public Library $18,343Putnam County District Library $22,060Salem Public Library $22,101St. Clairsville Public Library $ 8,846Wagnalls Memorial Library $ 7,350

Summer Reading Grant Ada Public School District Library $1,500Adams County Public Library $1,088 Andover Public Library $1,500 Belmont County District Library $ 900Bossard Memorial Library $1,500Bristol Public Library $ 357 Cardington-Lincoln Public Library $1,013 Champaign County Library $1,500 Clermont County Public Library $1,500Conneaut Public Library $1,019 Chillicothe Ross County Public Library $1,497 Cuyahoga Falls Library $1,406 Defiance Public Library $1,496 Dover Public Library $1,467 Elyria Public Library System $1,500 Grafton-Midview Public Library $1,500 Homer Public Library $1,500 Hubbard Public Library $1,350 Huron County Library $1,500 Jackson City Library $1,500 Kate Love Simpson Library $1,245 Lakewood Public Library $1,500 Lepper Library $1,500 Licking County Library $1,485 Logan County Library $ 567Perry Cook Memorial Public Library $1,499 Plain City Public Library $1,496 Putnam County District Library $1,500 St. Marys Community Public Library $1,070 St. Paris Public Library $1,500 Tipp City Public Library $1,500 Tuscarawas County Public Library $1,275

Open Grants Cleveland Law Library $4,855 Mercantile Library $4,950NEO-RLS Emerging Tech $3,536NEO-RLS Critical Conversations $4,990 Ohioana Library $4,999 Ohio Library Council $3,830 Bloom Carroll High School $4,950West Muskingum High School $4,961Perry Local Schools (Massillon) $4,363 Perry Local Schools (Lima) $4,199Walnut Springs Middle School $4,999Northern Local Schools $4,984 East Holmes Local School District $4,999 Perry Cook Memorial Library $4,999 Loudonville Public Library (preservation project) $3,331 Loudonville Public Library (supporting Take 5!) $1,000Madison Public Library $4,999 Grand Valley Public Library $2,993 Preble County District Library $4,550 Dayton Metro Library $4,999 Belmont County District Library $4,910Amos Memorial Public Library $4,987 University of Dayton $4,999 College of Wooster $4,999

Library Leadership Ohio Grant

OhioNET $37,926

ILEAD USA – Ohio OhioNET $30,000

Libraries in Response: Opioids in Communities

OhioNET $48,200Library Automation Grant

Morley Library $33,000Perry Cook Memorial Library $20,322

Special Grants

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ADDED OVER

5,000NEW PATRONS

2,600Reference Questions

985

1941borrowing and lending requests.

131,188 items to State Library patrons.

30,230 Ohio Residents

2018 STATE LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS

19,228 State Employees

ITEMS TO OHIOMEMORY.ORGINCLUDING OVER

1,716

PROVIDED TALKING BOOK PROGRAM SERVICES TO

OVER 4,100

15,000 blind, visually impaired, physically disabled and reading

disabled Ohioans– including 1,258 new patrons.

LIBRARY SERVICES FY 2018

MEETING ROOM RESERVATIONS

ANSWERED

by State Agencies

CIRCULATED

DIGITAL TALKING BOOK players and equipment items.

CIRCULATED

10,498ITEMS CHECKED OUT

FROM THE STATE LIBRARY

DIGITIZED AND ADDED

pages of signatures from visitors to the “Ohio house” at the 1876 Centennial

Exposition in Philadelphia.

2,200

INTERLIBRARY LOAD PROCESSED

Ann M. Watson, Associate State Librarian for Library Services, led her division in 2018 with a staff of 13 in the Circulation & Special Services and Research & Catalog Services departments.

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LIBRARY PROGRAMS & DEVELOPMENT 2018

AWARDED OVER

$2.5 M

21 OHIO RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES PARTICIPATED IN

GUIDING OHIO ONLINE & hired a dedicated technology trainer for their

library.

PRESENTATIONS BY LPD STAFF MORE THAN

15 STATE AND 6 NATIONAL library-related conferences, work-

shops, and meetings.

Missy Lodge led the division as State Librarian for the Library Programs and

Development until her retirement in late September.

Evan Struble was promoted to the position in October and began

managing the staff of seven Library Consultants and one Metadata

Librarian.

LAUNCHED ODN WEBSITE &

HARVESTED 94,000 UNIQUE ITEMS FROM 19

contributing institutions in Ohio.

MADE 144 VISITS TO OHIO LIBRARIES

LAUNCHED LIBRARIES BY THE NUMBERS

website to enable public libraries to create custom Infographics.

217 OHIO PUBLIC LIBRARIES

PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM

SURVEY.The majority used the Annual

Collaborate Summer Library Program theme, “Libraries Rock!”.

CLOSE TO 400LIBRARY STAFF

FROM ALL TYPES OF LIBRARIES ATTENDED

“Opioids in Communities: Libraries In Response” training presented in partnership with OhioNET and

hosted with the four Regional Library Systems.

32FUTURE LEADERS WERE SELECTED

AND PARTICIPATED IN “Library Leadership Ohio 2018”. The State Library partners with

OhioNET for this biennial training for library staff from all types of

libraries.

ASSISTED 25

LIBRARIES IN STRATEGIC AND

SPACE PLANNING

IN FEDERAL LSTA GRANTS

80TEEN/YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIANS

LIBRARY SPECIALISTS, SCHOOL LIBRARIANS AND ALLIES ATTENDED

this experiential learning event.

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