The Ohio Library Council (OLC) is a professional organization for

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in

Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...

. It was founded originally as the Ohio Library Association on February 27, 1895, by

William Howard Brett William Howard Brett (July 1, 1846 – August 24, 1918) was head librarian for the Cleveland Public Library from 1884 to 1918. ''American Libraries'' described him as one of the "100 most important leaders (librarians) had in the 20th century" In ...

, Electra Collins Doren and

Linda Eastman Linda Anne Eastman (July 7, 1867 – April 5, 1963) was an American librarian. She was selected by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the 100 most important librarians of the 20th century. Eastman served as the head Librarian of ...

. The first OLA conference was held the same year in Cleveland, Ohio. The Ohio Library Council was incorporated as a federated organization consisting of the Ohio Library Association, Ohio Library Trustees Association (est. 1930), and Ohio Friends of the Library Association (est. 1973). OLC is run by a board of directors made up of three degreed library employees, three current library trustees, and seven at-large members. OLC is also governed by members who participate in the activities of the association’s Committees and Divisions. OLC's Teen Division created the James Cook Book Award: Celebrating Diversity in Teen Literature, awarded annually since 2007.

Publications

* Standards for Public Library Service in Ohio (2010) * Ohio Public Library Accounting Handbook – Fifth Edition (2014) * Ohio Public Library Administrator’s Handbook – Fifth Edition (2014) * Ballot Issues Handbook – Volume I, Campaigns 101: The Nuts and Bolts (2017) * Friends Across Ohio (2017) * Ohio Public Library Trustees’ Handbook – Fourth Edition (2017)

References

External links

Ohio Library Council website

ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

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