A Note From the
Executive Director

 

As October comes to a close, we’d like to update you on our planning for the 2025-2026 membership year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). Last week, we sent out Letters of Intent, which are essential to our January budgeting process for the July-June fiscal year. Early responses allow us to allocate resources effectively, shape programming, and provide the highest quality of service across our region. 

 

If you didn’t receive your library’s Letter of Intent or need another copy, contact Ragan Snead at ragan.snead@neo-rls.org. We kindly ask for all Letters of Intent by December 31, 2024. Your continued membership sustains a robust calendar of continuing education and valuable services for libraries throughout our community. 

 

Thank you for the continued support of NEO-RLS. We look forward to serving you in the year ahead! 

 

Have a great day! 

 

Ragan Snead 

Don't Forget to Register!

 

November

How to Weather the Turbulence of a Video Auditor (F)

11/6/2024

2024 Technology Conference: AI and Cybersecurity for Forward-Thinking Libraries

11/7/2024

Inclusive Hiring for Staff (A)

11/12/2024
Outreach Networking Meeting

11/12/2024

Readers Advisory for Teens (F)

11/14/2024

Construction and Facilities Networking Meeting

11/14/2024

NEO-RLS Open House

11/19/2024

A Day for Public Service: Psychological Safety and
Building Connections in the Workplace (F)

11/20/2024

 

December

Practical Approaches to Library Assessment:
Focus on Library Instruction and Programming (F)

12/3/2024

Genealogy Networking Meeting

12/4/2024
Management in Harmony (I)

12/5/2024

Training / Staff Development Networking Meeting

12/5/2024

Unlocking the Power of AI in Libraries:
An Intermediate Guide to Enhancing Services and Workflows (I)

12/10/2024

Special Libraries Network Meeting

12/10/2024

Adobe Illustrator Basics (F)

12/11/2024

Ableism and Access: How to Be an Accomplice to Change (F)

12/12/2024

Book Discussion Networking Meeting

12/18/2024

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Mark Your Calendars!

 

Mark your calendars for the summer reading workshops. All of the workshops will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Twinsburg.  More information and registration coming soon.

 

  • Children SRP Workshop-Thursday, January 9, 2025

  • Teen SRP Workshop-Thursday, January 30, 2025

  • Adult SRP Workshop-Thursday, February 13, 0225

 

We Want Your Input

 

We are in the process of planning our Adult Summer Reading Program Workshop and would like your input into the topics covered.  Please take a few minutes to complete the below survey.

 

Adult Summer Reading Program Survey

 
 

Register to attend the WhoFi Suite of Services webinar on November 13

 

This webinar hosted by WhoFi will review a suite of freely available services and tools your library can start taking advantage of immediately.  We will cover WhoFi's WiFi Analytics service which helps you gather data about WiFi usage at your library, Community Calendar, calendar software which can be incorporated easily into your library’s website,  Meeting Rooms platform that manages your bookings of physical spaces, and Question Sets which allows libraries to collect, organize, visualize, and report on all the various library data elements for boards, local government, advocacy, and the state annual survey.

 

If your library only uses one of the suite of services or none, this webinar is for you!  Come see if any of the suite of services is the right cure for your reporting and administrative headaches when it comes to programming, space management, or data collection.

 

Registration

November 13, 2024

2-3 pm ET

 

For questions, please contact Library Consultant Anne Kennedy at akennedy@library.ohio.gov

 

Wellsville Carnegie Public Library 

 

We were so glad to see Wellsville Carnegie Public Library's Facebook post about their young patrons enjoying the Ozobot Classroom Kit! Here's what they said:

 

"Today the kids had an opportunity to learn about programming using 12 Ozobot Evo robots that our library is able to rent through Northeast Ohio Regional Library System (NEO-RLS) . Ozobots can be programmed either with coding on a tablet or laptop, or by using special combinations of colors with marker on white paper. Today we focused on coding using the markers. It's exciting to watch the robots move, light up, and dance to your own program!"

 

Be sure to view the full post on Facebook to see the accompanying videos. Reserve the Ozobot Classroom Kit for your library at this link.

 
 

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