Label
Council President Cherry
Title
Designating Michigan St. from Madison to Adams as Clyde Scoles Way.
Summary
WHEREAS, Clyde Scoles was the long time Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Director and widely known as a leader, innovator and true public servant; and
WHEREAS, Clyde Scoles died in February, four months from retirement and just weeks after announcing it; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Scoles was a native of Columbus, a 1971 graduate of The Ohio State University and had a master of library science degree from the University of Michigan; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Scoles began his career as a page with the Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County and in 1974 was named director of the library system in Zanesville, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, Clyde Scoles arrived in Toledo in 1978 as assistant director of the library and has been library director since 1985; and
WHEREAS, Clyde Scoles is credited with the $45 million expansion of the Main Library in 2001, building or remodeling new branches, including the latest addition of the Mott Branch Library now under way and a new $10.5 million upgrading of the Main Library, which should be completed by Labor Day; and
WHEREAS, Clyde Scoles was the architect of our truly modern library system that is the envy of most mid-size cities and many larger ones in America; and
WHEREAS, our library system includes a vast range of services from electronic and audio books to innovative and creatives uses of the Internet; and
WHEREAS, Clyde Scoles was recognized in 2016 by the Ohio Library Council as a "Hall of Fame Librarian" and held leadership roles at the Ohio Legislative Reference Bureau, the American Library Association, OHIONET Inc., and the Ohio Library Council; and
WHEREAS, Clyde Scoles was known for his compassion, staunchly defending library funding in Ohio and foresight into the future role of libraries; and
WHERE...
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