A Note From the
Executive Director

The NEO-RLS staff is delighted to present to you our highly anticipated 2022-2023 Annual Report. In this year's Annual Report, we have highlighted the impact of NEO-RLS programs and services on the library community that we serve, the changes and improvements we have implemented based on valuable membership feedback, financial information for 2022-2023, and much more. During a year of transition and change for NEO-RLS, we hope this Annual Report reflects our continued commitment to meeting the evolving needs of our membership.  

You will find samples from the Annual Report in today’s newsletter but I encourage you to explore the full report here. It is also available for download on our website. Please, feel free to reach out with any questions or feedback. Your support and participation have been instrumental in our success, and we look forward to another year of collaboration and growth! Thank you for being part of the NEO-RLS community.  

Have a great day! 

Ragan

Fall Programs that Include DEIA

Recognizing Bias

10/3/2023

New Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility Networking Meeting

10/10/2023

Inclusive Decision-Making: Navigating DEI Challenges for Effective Systems Change and Personal Growth

10/24/2023

Back to the Book XXII: Bookaverse, Book Discussion, and Books Celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community & More

10/25/2023

Start a Comic or Graphic Novel Book Club at Your Library

11/7/2023

NEO-RLS 2023 Annual Membership Meeting & Appreciation Breakfast

11/15/2023

The State Library of Ohio and the Cleveland Public Library/Ohio Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (OLBPD) will be hosting an overview of the Ohio Braille and Talking Book Program on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The program will be held from 10:00A.M. – 2:30P.M. in the Boardroom of the State Library of Ohio.

There is no cost to register and lunch will be provided. Parking is free at the State Library.

Register for the program.

The program will include information and updates about the Ohio Braille and Talking Book Program and the National Library Service.  An overview of the role of Sublending agencies will be discussed including a presentation from the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library.

Contact Tracy Grimm at tgrimm@library.ohio.gov with any questions concerning the Talking Book Program.

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The CSLP state reps voted their states’ choices for 2026 program slogan and 2027 program theme.

The slogan for the 2026 dinosaur-themed CSLP summer program will be Unearth a Story.

The theme for the 2027 program will be Mystery / Detective / Suspense.

Thank you for voting  in the Ohio CSLP slogan/theme poll and giving me direction for Ohio’s vote at the CSLP annual meeting. We received 562 responses to the Ohio poll! The results of the Ohio vote are at the bottom of this email. We got our statewide 2nd choice 2026 slogan and 1st choice 2027 theme.

BTW it was noted that the 2026 slogan, “Unearth a Story” is coincidentally a pretty good match for a summer program based on the US Semiquincentennial, which some libraries are considering for their theme. CSLP plans to compile some resources for libraries on this topic for 2026.

In coming weeks, the CSLP 2024 “Adventure Begins at Your Library” program manual will be released (early October) and the CSLP storefront will open (mid-October). I’m genuinely excited about the artwork/visuals and the improvements and enhancements to the product line for next year. I think and hope you all will like the artwork, manual content, and catalog items, which reflect the feedback of frontline library workers and summer library program planners like you

Learn more about E-rate and how your library can benefit.  Registration for the Fall FY2024 E-rate Workshop is open today.

In this workshop Lorrie Germann, State E-rate Coordinator, will cover changes to E-rate and a line by line review of the Form 470. Plan to attend to make sure you have the most up-to-date information.

The workshop will be online. This public library-specific session is scheduled for Thursday, November 16.

Agenda

9am-12pm: Overview of the E-rate process and upcoming changes for this funding year

12pm-1pm: Lunch break
1pm-3pm: Line-by-line review of Form 470, the first step in the application process*

*Libraries participating in the statewide library branch assistance plan can skip this step; to learn more about the statewide library branch project, visit oplin.ohio.gov/branch470.

Register now for the Fall FY2024 E-rate Workshop at https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/11305539.

Questions? Feel free to email me at christine@oplin.ohio.gov.

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