A Note from the Executive Director Register today for the 2025 NEO-RLS Open House featuring Mychal Threets! We’re thrilled to announce that Mychal Threets, nationally recognized librarian and advocate for mental health, will be the featured speaker at our NEO-RLS Open House on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Twinsburg. |
Mychal’s keynote, A Journey of Library Joy, will inspire and uplift as he shares his path from a young library patron to Supervising Librarian, his passion for connecting communities, and his mission to spread joy. Recently honored with the ALA’s “I Love My Librarian” Award, named a TIME Magazine Next Generation Leader, and celebrated as one of School Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers, Mychal brings energy and heart you won’t want to miss.
The Open House will also include NEO-RLS updates, a State Library report, our annual Star Awards presentation, interactive stations with Board, Committee, and Active Learning Community members, along with breakfast and networking opportunities. Register here: 2025 NEO-RLS Open House Join us for a morning of connection, celebration, and library joy! Ragan |
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| Soft Launch of NEO-RLS Message Boards – Be Part of the First to Test! We’re excited to announce the soft launch of our brand-new NEO-RLS Message Boards, now available through our website. These boards are designed to replace our Discord platform, offering a more streamlined and accessible way to connect. They will support our Active Learning Communities and provide a space for continuing conversations, sharing ideas, and fostering collaboration.
For the soft launch, members of the Makerspace, Genealogy, HR/Fiscal Officers, and Marketing/PR communities will have the opportunity to test the boards before they are rolled out to the rest of the groups.
If you are part of one or more of these groups and would like to participate, contact Hillary Brown at hillary.brown@neo-rls.org to opt in. |
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News From CSLP Annual Meeting: 2028 Program Slogan and 2029 Theme
The Collaborative Summer Library Program annual meeting took place last week. Among other business, CSLP state reps, staff, and board members reviewed the 2026-2028 CSLP Strategic Plan, and the state reps voted their states’ choices for 2028 program slogan and 2029 program theme.
The slogan for the 2028 Mythical Creatures-themed CSLP summer program will be Libraries Are Legendary / Las bibliotecas son legendarias. The theme for the 2029 CSLP summer program will be Nature. 458 Ohio library workers completed the national survey for 2028 slogan and 2029 theme. While there was a wide diversity of opinions expressed in the surveys, both Libraries are Legendary and Nature received the highest average score in their category from Ohio participants. Ohio again got our statewide 1st choice for upcoming slogan and theme!
The CSLP state reps were also treated to a preview of the 2026 CSLP Unearth a Story artwork by Tom Bonson.
In coming weeks, the Unearth a Story program manual will be released and the CSLP storefront will open. |
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| Mavourneen Harshman Ohio Genealogical Society Librarian Day
Join OGS on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 for Mavourneen Harshman OGS Librarian Day, a special event at the Ohio Genealogical Society Library designed for librarians, society members, and anyone passionate about genealogy and local history. Whether you’re looking for programming inspiration, research strategies, or community connection, this event offers valuable takeaways for all.
Learn more and register here. |
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Ohio Library Council Announces 2025 Award Winners Congratulations to the following NEO-RLS libraries and receipients of 2025 OLC Awards and Honors: Emerging Leader Award: Collin Kuhn, Ritter Public Library Library Innovation Award: Huron Beacon Podcast, Huron Public Library Local Library Champion: Barry Romich, Wayne County Public Library
Learn more about the OLC awards and see all winners here.
Email our Marketing & Engagement Coordinator Jill at jill.grunenwald@neo-rls.org if you have a story from your library you want to share. |
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