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SUMMARY:Pride is 365: Providing Year-round LGBTQIA+ Programming and Services
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Pride is 365: Providing Year-round LGBTQIA+ Programming and Services\n\n10/07/26 02:00 PM EST\n - 10/07/26 03:00 PM EST\Description:\nJoin Jordan Ostrum, LGBTQIA+ Services Specialist at Dayton Metro Libraries, for a discussion on the importance of LGBTQIA+ services in public libraries. He will explore the creation of the LGBTQIA+ Services Specialist role and share programming ideas for library workers nationwide. This session will be information-driven and include time for questions and discussion, making it a valuable opportunity for library professionals interested in enhancing their services.\n \n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n\n	\n	Recognize the various intersections of LGBTQIA+ patrons' identities and needs.\n	\n	\n	Begin to evaluate your library's strengths in and capacity for connecting your LGBTQIA+ patrons to resources.\n	\n	\n	Reflect on how to adapt the specific approaches to providing LGBTQIA+ programming to your own library.\n	\n\nPresenter:\n\nJordan Ostrum (he/him/his), proudly serves as the LGBTQIA+ Services Specialist for Dayton Metro Library. He holds a B.A. in Gender & Sexuality Studies from Ursinus College and a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama. The Advocate, the nation's largest and oldest LGBTQ magazine, honored Jordan as Wyoming Champion of Pride in 2018 for his work empowering LGBTQ youth in the nation's reddest and most rural state. Internationally, Jordan's scholarship on Greek -letter organizations has been cited by Canadian researchers and he recently presented at the The Trans* Research Association of Ireland’s First Annual Symposium. He is currently working on a chapter for the upcoming LItwin Press edited anthology, Potions, Powers, and Prejudice: Reassessing Harry Potter. For fun, Jordan enjoys chewing the scenery in community theatre productions and befriending basset hounds.\n \Details:\nWho should attend: Anyone wanting to learn about LGBTQIA+ Programming\nCompetencies: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, and Programming\n\nNon-Member Cost:      $40\nNEO-RLS Bronze Member Cost:  $24\nNEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:   FREE\nNEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:    FREE\nNEO-RLS Individual Member Cost:  $20\n\nThis webinar will not be recorded.\n\nIt’s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.\Location:\nOnline via Zoom\n\n,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Pride is 365: Providing Year-round LGBTQIA+ Programming and Services<br /><br />10/07/26 02:00 PM EST - 10/07/26 03:00 PM EST<br />Description:<br /><div>Join Jordan Ostrum, LGBTQIA+ Services Specialist at Dayton Metro Libraries, for a discussion on the importance of LGBTQIA+ services in public libraries. He will explore the creation of the LGBTQIA+ Services Specialist role and share programming ideas for library workers nationwide. This session will be information-driven and include time for questions and discussion, making it a valuable opportunity for library professionals interested in enhancing their services.<br />
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<div><strong>Learning Objectives:</strong></div>

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	<div>Recognize the various intersections of LGBTQIA+ patrons' identities and needs.</div>
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	<div>Begin to evaluate your library's strengths in and capacity for connecting your LGBTQIA+ patrons to resources.</div>
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	<div>Reflect on how to adapt the specific approaches to providing LGBTQIA+ programming to your own library.</div>
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<strong>Presenter:</strong><br />
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<em><img alt="" src="https://neo-rls.org/photos/cropWXCXYIZC-Presenter-OstrumJ_05282026094735.JPG" style="float:left; margin:5px 15px; width:150px" />Jordan Ostrum</em> (he/him/his),&nbsp;proudly serves as the LGBTQIA+ Services Specialist for Dayton Metro Library. He holds a B.A. in Gender &amp; Sexuality Studies from Ursinus College and a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama. The Advocate, the nation's largest and oldest LGBTQ magazine, honored Jordan as Wyoming Champion of Pride in 2018 for his work empowering LGBTQ youth in the nation's reddest and most rural state. Internationally, Jordan's scholarship on Greek -letter organizations has been cited by Canadian researchers and he recently presented at the The Trans* Research Association of Ireland&rsquo;s First Annual Symposium. He is currently working on a chapter for the upcoming LItwin Press edited anthology, Potions, Powers, and Prejudice: Reassessing Harry Potter. For fun, Jordan enjoys chewing the scenery in community theatre productions and befriending basset hounds.<br />
&nbsp;<br />Details:<br /><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Who should attend: Anyone wanting to learn about LGBTQIA+ Programming</font></font><br />
<font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Competencies: Equity, Diversity &amp; Inclusion, and Programming</font></font><br />
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Non-Member Cost: &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $40<br />
NEO-RLS&nbsp;Bronze Member Cost:&nbsp; $24<br />
NEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp;FREE<br />
NEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp; FREE<br />
NEO-RLS Individual Member Cost:&nbsp; $20<br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><span style="font-size:18px">This webinar will not be recorded.</span></strong></font><br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><em>It&rsquo;s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.</em></font></font></font></font></font></strong></font></font><br />Location:<br />Online via Zoom<br /><br />,  
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