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President’s Report

2025 ALAO Executive Board Retreat First, I would like to thank Sara Klink for her leadership as ALAO President during a particularly challenging year for academic libraries.  She provided invaluable leadership during the transition to a new conference venue, oversaw … Continue reading

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Past President’s Report

Call for Nominations: Jay Ladd Distinguished Service and Kathryn Venditti Mentoring Awards The ALAO Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award and the Kathryn Venditti Mentoring Awards. The Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award … Continue reading

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ALAO Mentoring Program Seeks Mentees-Closes October 7th!

ALAO Librarian Mentoring Program The Academic Library Association of Ohio’s Professional Development Committee (ALAO PDC) is pleased to announce the call for participation in the 2025–2026 ALAO Library Mentoring Program. Program PurposeThe program fosters supportive professional relationships that encourage growth, share … Continue reading

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Member Spotlight

Let’s shine the Member Spotlight on Austin McCray from Wittenberg University! What is/are your role(s) in academic libraries? I am the Student Success and Instruction Librarian at Wittenberg University. I began this position in early August; it is, in fact, … Continue reading

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Interest Group News

PROMIG News The PROMIG co-chairs are busy planning this season’s programming. If you are interested in joining the promotion and marketing interest group, have ideas for programming, or would like to know more about our activities, contact us at promig-chairs@alaoweb.org. … Continue reading

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Membership Report

The current membership of ALAO includes a total of 277 members consisting of 229 regular members, 5 retiree members, and 43 student members. We are excited to welcome new members who joined between June 6, 2025 and September 3, 2025. … Continue reading

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People & Library News

Bryant & Stratton College News I recently served on the LD4 Social subcommittee during the recent LD4 : Linked Data in the Real World online conference (July 28 – 30), assisting in code of conduct monitoring during the conference.  Earlier … Continue reading

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President’s Report

We said goodbye to spring semester ‘25 and rolled right into a summer full of major changes and updates statewide. I know this will be a busier than usual summer but I strongly encourage everyone to try and find moments … Continue reading

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2025 ALAO Executive Board Election Results

As chair of this year’s Nominating Committee, I  am delighted to announce the newly elected members of the 2025-2026 Executive Board.  Please join me in congratulating: Board Members-at-Large: We look forward to welcoming and onboarding Cara, Jill, Marilia, and Pamela … Continue reading

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Annual Conference Planning Update

The ALAO Conference Planning Committee has been working hard to develop a robust annual conference for 2025.  We are thrilled to announce that Ione Damasco from the University of Dayton will be the Keynote speaker for this year’s conference.  Their … Continue reading

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