Northeast Ohio Regional Library System - Event Information
Event Name:
NEO-RLS Annual Membership and Appreciation Meeting
Competency:
Networking
Description:
Mark your calendars to attend the NEO-RLS 2020 Annual Membership and Appreciation Meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Although we can’t bring you breakfast virtually, we promise the meeting will be informative and will provide you with time to network with colleagues around a variety of table topics. We will use Zoom for the meeting and then will use a new software platform, the Remo Conference software, for the networking aspect of the meeting. Remo will allow us to try out some fun, new features not available on Zoom.
Learn how NEO-RLS is progressing financially, what our plans are for the future, more about the services we currently provide and tell us what you think
Celebrate all those that have contributed time and expertise to NEO-RLS over the past year
Congratulate the 2020 Rising Star, Shooting Star and Advocacy Award recipients and honorees
Meet Wendy Knapp the new State Librarian of Ohio
Hear from the leadership of many of Ohio’s library organizations around the theme, “Look to the Future: Next Steps after the Pandemic to include INFOhio, OLC , OhioNET, OhioLINK, OPLIN and information from the SLO on LSTA grants
The meeting will conclude with a networking opportunity focused on selected table topics
Featured Presenter:
Wendy Knapp has 18 years of library experience that includes state and public libraries. She was the Deputy Director of Statewide Services at the Indiana State Library from 2012 to 2020, where she was responsible for the Professional Development Office, Library Development Office, and Management Information Services Division. Knapp’s statewide library service began at the Indiana State Library in 2006 as an Indiana-Planning Consultant responsible for helping libraries with long-range and technology planning, administering a statewide public library consortium, and serving as State E-Rate Coordinator. Prior to being the Deputy Director of Statewide Services, she was Supervisor of the Professional Development Office. During her tenure at Indiana State Library, Knapp led initiatives such as founding Indiana Memory, inaugurating the Indiana Librarian Leadership Academy, and establishing Indiana’s role as a hub in the Digital Public Library of America.