Background
Shafer, Scott L. was born on August 5, 1960 in Salem, Ohio, United States. Son of R. Lee and Betsy L. Shafer.
Shafer, Scott L. was born on August 5, 1960 in Salem, Ohio, United States. Son of R. Lee and Betsy L. Shafer.
Bachelor, Kent State University, Ohio, 1982. Master of Library and Information Science, Kent State University, Ohio, 1984.
Director Wellsville Carnegie Public Library., Ohio, 1985—1989. Head public services Lima Public Library., 1989—1993, assistant director, 1993—2000, director, since 2001. President Columbiana County Libraries' Association, Lisbon, Ohio, 1987—1989, NOLA Regional Library.
Systems, Youngstown, Ohio, 1989, vice president, 1987—1989. Coordinator management and administration division Ohio Library. Council, Columbus, 1992—1993, treasurer, 2007, vice president to president elect, since 2008.
President NORWELD Regional Library. Systems, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1994—1995. Class advisor Ohio State Bar Foundation, Columbus, 2000—2001.
Charter member Allen County Untied Tax Entities, Lima, since 2002. Citizen representative Lima City Records Commission, since 2002. Fellow Oxford Round Table, Oxfordshire, England, 2005—2005.
Member executive committee Lima Area Regional Development Directors Roundtable, since 2006. Member board directors Ohionet, Columbus, since 2008.
Member Rotary, Lima, 2002—2008. Deacon Market St. Presbyterian Church, 1996—1999, elder, 1999—2005, chairman PNC, 2005—2007. Member Lima Symphony Orchestra, 1995—2005, vice president, 2003—2005, president, 2005—2007.
Member executive committee Ohio Chautauqua Program, 2001, Ohio and Its People, Lima, 2003. Member of American Civil Liberties Union, American Library Association, Ohio Library. Council, Human Rights Campaign, Lima Area Torch Club (president 2006-2007), Elks, Rotary.