SouthWest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries is a cooperative of area libraries organized to promote library services among and through member institutions. SWON Libraries consists of academic, public, school and special libraries in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.
StoryCorps will be making a visit to the Cincinnati area in May and June. StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project with a mission to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. People are invited to interview family and friends through StoryCorps. Since 2003, tens of thousands of individuals have participated throughout the country. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD and is archived at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind.
The StoryCorps van will be in Cincinnati from May 15 to June 7. Reservations will be taken starting May 1st. Recording session are by appointment only. For more information, visit the StoryCorps website.
The SWON Libraries Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the slate for the upcoming SWON Libraries Executive Board election and would like to thank all the nominees for their willingness to serve a three-year term if elected. The term will commence on July 1, 2008. The election will be held at the Spring Membership Meeting on May 5th at the Roberts Convention Centre in Wilmington, Ohio.
The slate in alphabetical order is as follows:
Respectfully submitted,
Executive Board Nominating Committee
Cheryl Albrecht, Chair
Jay Barkey
Kathy O’Gorman
Sandy Silber
The SWON Libraries Staff has increased their efforts towards becoming a green organization. We have been recycling pop cans for years (who hasn't?) with a special bin for cans and signs around the training room to encourage workshop participants to recycle their cans. This year, we are taking more steps to decrease our solid waste output.
We now recycle all of our printer and toner cartridges and encourage all members to do likewise. SWON Libraries accepts printer and toner cartridges and provides a discount on workshops and events for members who bring cartridges with them to recycle.
All office paper is recycled on a weekly basis using the Paper Retriever bins available across the area. Many of our member libraries host this program as well. Abitibi provides bins for paper recycling as a nonprofit fundraising tool. SWON Libraries staff added "paper only" bins that sit next to each trash can. Everyone is encouraged to use these bins for anything suitable for the Paper Retriever containers. The staff recently started recycling cardboard as well.
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