As part of the Library Services and Technology Act Program (LSTA) Five Year Evaluation, consultants from The Bishoff Group will be conducting focus groups to discuss opinions of currently funded LSTA programs and the future needs of libraries in Ohio.  The focus groups will be held in October and November at convenient locations around the state.

To participate in a focus group, go to http://ceohio.evanced.info/signup/calendar and select the session you wish to attend. Please register by October 20, 2016. Enrollment is limited to the first 15 registrants. A discussion guide on the LSTA Program will be distributed prior to the focus group sessions.

Focus groups:

October 31 | Akron
Akron-Summit County Public Library

November 1 | Bowling Green
Wood County District Public Library

November 2 | Cincinnati area
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (Monfort Heights Branch)

November 3 | Athens area
The Plains Library

November 4 | Columbus
The State Library of Ohio

For more information on these sessions, please contact Missy Lodge, Associate State Librarian for Library Development, State Library of Ohio, at 614-644-6914 or mlodge@library.ohio.gov.