If you are an Ohio library please take a look and encourage your library assistants to attend.

(reposted from OHSLA)
What do you call a 3-day meeting that's part educational seminar & part employee retreat?
How about something that's part networking opportunity & part skills renewal?
How about an abundance of intensive learning combined with a whole lot of fun?

We call it OLSSI ! The Ohio Library Support Staff Institute

OLSSI is holding its 5th anniversary conference
Sunday, July 23rd through Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
on the wonderful campus of Wilmington College.

Join us for classes from Digital Storytelling to computer classes in Excel and PowerPoint.
From Library Displays 101 to Certification & Education Opportunities for Support Staff.
From Graphic Novels to Ergonomics to Internet Safety to Poetry Workshops to Blogging & more!

Would you like to offer your staff a retreat from their work environment where they will be given an opportunity to network with their peers, be exposed to new skills and job related knowledge, and gain a sense of community and support from other library assistants throughout the state and region?

The Ohio Library Support Staff Institute was founded with the purpose of creating an annual 3-day conference to teach, develop, and renew the growth and educational opportunities of library assistants and support staff.

Library directors are urged to encourage their staff to attend this year's conference and to budget for the 2007 conference as well. Your staff will return to your library energized, motivated, and enthusiastic about their jobs.

Now all we need is you!
Registration is April 3rd - July 5th, 2006.
To register & find out more, go to: http://www.olssi.lib.oh.us/ or www.olssi.org