In 2025 we recorded a few particularly important classes and are making them available online here as resources for anyone interested in holding an event like OLSSI:
OLSSI Forever: Remembering Everything and Everyone
by OLSSI Founders Dr. Linda S. Dobb, California State University East Bay and Doug Morrison, Wayne County Public Library
Recorded: Monday, July 28, 2025
Synopsis: The co-founders of OLSSI (Linda Dobb and Doug Morrison) will discuss how the Ohio Library Support Staff Institute started, the many thrills and surprises along the way, and give a tribute to those wonderful “campers” who kept the concept afloat for nearly a quarter of a century. A trivia quiz and costume contest will be part of the fun. Please wear or bring your old swag!
FINAL CLASS: The Importance of Libraries (and the Importance of YOU)
by OLSSI Consigliere P.M. (Michael) Bradshaw, Supreme Court of Ohio Law Library
Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Synopsis: Michael will discuss the importance of libraries in American society today, and our role (and value) in supporting libraries.
Download a PDF of the Final Class script.
Goodbye Speech
by OLSSI Consigliere P.M. (Michael) Bradshaw, Supreme Court of Ohio Law Library
Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Download a PDF of the Goodbye Speech script.