A Note From the
Executive Director

We are pleased to announce that NEO-RLS Staff Day will be held on October 9, 2023, at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH.

 

The event will feature a keynote speaker, 3-5 breakout sessions, networking opportunities, and dedicated time for library meetings. If staff will be attending from your library, please contact Melissa Lattanzi at lattanzm@neo-rls.org, no later than May 31st. This will ensure that we can accommodate everyone.

 

The event’s theme and content will be developed by a planning committee consisting of confirmed attendees; the meeting date and time are TBD. We look forward to a productive and engaging event and we hope you will consider joining us! 

 

Have a great day! 

Ragan 

 

 

New Programs Added

May

 

More Seats Added-Day for Public Service-Mentor

5/9/2023

 

More Seats Added-Day for Public Service-Medina

5/10/2023

 

NEW-Beyond the Stamp - Your Role, Responsibilities, and Risks as an Ohio Notary Public-Shaker Heights

Wednesday, 5/17/2023

 

July 

 

NEW-Dealing with Complaints About Library Materials

Tuesday, 7/11/2023

 

NEW-Weeders Attract More Readers

7/20/2023

 

August 

 

NEW-MeckTech: Lessons Learned Through Digital Equity Initiatives

Thursday, 8/17/2023

 

Watch the website for programs being added weekly.

View Full Calendar

Additional Seats Available for Day for Public Service

 

We have an additional 15 seats available at both the Mentor-May 9th and Medina-May 10th locations for Day for Public Service. Learn to How To Pivot, Thrive, and Bounce-Up™ During Change and say "Yes... And."

 
Day for Public Service-Mentor

5/9/2023

Day for Public Service-Medina

5/10/2023
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Still Time to Nominate

 

Interested in running the NEO-RLS Board of Trustees? Nomination forms will be accessible through April 30th which is the deadline to nominate. Nominations will be accepted for the following board seats: At-Large, Zone 2 (two seats), Zone 4 (two seats), Special Libraries, and Geographic Member. We hope you will consider this opportunity for professional growth and to take an active role in furthering the mission of NEO-RLS.

 

More Notary Training

 

We just scheduled Shaker Heights Public Library for May 17th at 12:30 pm

click this link for information and to register.

Watch for more dates announced in June for Akron/Canton and Tuscarawas.

Summer Information

 

Through a collaboration of Ohio’s eight PBS stations, Ohio Learns 360 offers learning resources to summer and afterschool programs for children in K-5th grades. Free “camp-in-a-box” program kits include a week’s worth of activities for 20 students and a facilitator’s guide. You can also book virtual education programs with PBS educators for read-alouds, hands-on activities, and clips from favorite PBS KIDS shows, or access virtual field trips to some of Ohio’s leading museums and science centers. Find out more and register at Ohio Learns 360: https://ohiolearns360.org/

The initiative is a partnership of Ohio’s PBS stations and the Ohio Department of Education.

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STAR Net presents a free webinar:

Summer Programming with We are Water

Wednesday, May 10, 3:00 pm ET

Get some last minute planning ideas for the 2023 Collaborative Summer Library Program theme: "All Together Now." The We are Water project celebrates our connections through water. In this webinar you will learn how to inspire community conversations, explore hands-on activities, and recognize our shared values around water and what it means to us.

Learn more and register: www.starnetlibraries.org/event/summer-programming-with-we-are-water

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The latest Collaborative Summer Library Program newsletter features details about upcoming slogan wordsmithing sessions for the 2026 Dinosaur theme, plus news about partners, products, and more. You can also subscribe to get the CSLP newsletter in your inbox each month.

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The Collaborative Summer Library Program is happy to announce that the 2023 All Together Now PSA for public libraries is available in English and Spanish:

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe3krHkVt7MayX7TCyEeopmhEPBPqQO53

 

If you need access to editable and/or broadcast-quality versions, the customizable video files have been added to the online manual. From www.cslpreads.org, click on “Manual Downloads”, then “2023 All Together Now” and select “PSAs” in the dropdown menu. Email Janet Ingraham Dwyer if you need the online manual access code.

 

CSLP has also created posts and graphics for your library to use on social media, available in the 2023 All Together Now Social Media toolkit.

 
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