[OPLINLIST] NEO News: Libraries as Tourist Attractions, OVGTSL, User Experience, Rising Star Winner

[Melissa Lattanzi]

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NEONews September 23, 2019
Weekly Update

  *   A Note from the Executive Director
  *   It's Almost October-Register Today
  *   A Popular Webinar Speaker
  *   Send Us Your Press Releases
  *   Continuing Education to Print and Share
  *   Rising Star Winner
  *   OVGTSL 2020 Conference: Technical Services Today
  *   GCPL Becomes Funding Information Network Partner

Continuing Education to Print and Share
New ways to receive continuing education information. Be sure to share this with your staff.
CE @ A Glance<https://www.neo-rls.org/docs/0919_NEO-RLS_CE.pdf>
CE By Competency<https://www.neo-rls.org/docs/NEO-RLS_CE_By_Competency_0919.pdf>
CE By Track<https://www.neo-rls.org/docs/NEO-RLS_CE_By_Track_0919.pdf>
Rising Star Winner
[http://neo-rls.org/photos/54862_09232019092405.jpg]Congratulations to Kalyn Kappelman the 2019 NEO-RLS Rising Star winner.  Kalyn began her library career at Reed Memorial Library through the State Library of Ohio’s Guiding Ohio Online AmeriCorps program. Her passion for teaching and technology led to greatly increased digital literacy in the Ravenna community as she taught 80 classes to over 350 patrons in just two years.  When she became a Reference Assistant, and then eventually took on the newly created role of Training and Special Projects Coordinator, Kalyn expanded her work to include a focus on STEM learning for kids and teens. Recognizing a need in the community, she wrote and received two LSTA grants for new technology to use both with patrons in the library and in partnership with the local school district.  She deeply believes in the importance of community engagement and is currently part of an ILEAD group that is creating a website to promote librarians’ knowledge of asset-based community development. Kalyn has recently started a new job as the Branch Services Librarian – Generalist at the Warrensville Heights branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library.
OVGTSL 2020 Conference: Technical Services Today
MAY 17-19, 2020 -- UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, AKRON, OHIO<https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/ovgtsl2020/>
Technical Services librarians are faced with multiple changes in workflows, budgets, and technology. We are seeing an increase in usage of electronic resources, evidence-driven collection development, challenging budgets, space, and staffing, as well as rapidly changing technologies.

The OVGTSL 2020 Conference Program Committee invites forward thinking submissions in all areas related to technical services librarianship including acquisitions, cataloging, serials, electronic resources, collection development and management, systems, and preservation in academic, public, and special libraries.

Participants are invited to submit proposals that report on recent research, address emerging trends, or showcase new tools, services and projects. To submit a program proposal, click HERE<https://forms.gle/Efg9fkp5EDSaY8q99>.
GCPL Becomes Funding Information Network Partner
As a Funding Information Network (FIN) partner, Geauga County Public Library is pleased to offer patrons access to two world-class databases, Foundation Directory Online and Grants to Individuals. Foundation Directory Online offers access to grants and other funding opportunities for nonprofit and small business community. Grants to Individuals is a database that offers the smartest, fastest way to find scholarships, fellowships and awards for students, artists, researchers, and individuals.
A Note from the Executive Director
[https://myneotoday.org/photos/35223_01302017091627.jpg]As I travel around our region I am always amazed at what different libraries are doing in support of their communities and I tend to tell everyone I know about all the great things that are happening.  So, it’s no surprise that a friend gave me an article from the New York Times about libraries as tourist attractions (Sunday, August 18, 2019).  Once I read it I knew I needed to share some of it with you.  The article opens by talking about the challenges that libraries began facing about 10 years ago due to competition from other sources and goes on to talk about some of the innovations that are occurring right now across the world.  Helsinki, Finland’s new Central Library Oodi, was designed to provide two thirds of its space to community meeting and doing.  A “book heaven” is found on the top floor, an urban workshop on the second floor and room for pop-up markets and pop-up information desks for outside organizations.  After opening in December 2018, they had their one millionth visitor in March 2019!  In Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the new Central Library has a train running through it as the site was purposefully designed to have an active light-rail transit line.  How is that for solving the “I can’t get to the library due to poor public transportation” problem?  The concept of the New Central Library is that you move from “fun” to “serious” as you go upstairs.  There are cafes, a theater and spaces for reading, and in 2020 the lobby will feature a 65-inch multi-touch table for playing games and making art.  In Doha, Qatar, the new National Library houses over one million books including 137,000 for children and 35,000 for teens.  It also fills the function of a community gathering space, something not previously found in Doha outside of cafes and shops.  With its spaces for writing music, green screens and play areas, it has become a family destination.  As libraries worldwide continue to grapple with the question of how to best meet the needs of their community, we would love to know what you are doing in your library.  If you have something that you would like to share, let us know.  We would love to feature it in our newsletter!

Betsy Lantz
It's Almost October-Register Today

Classroom Management Techniques [Featured Archive]<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=54027>
09/23/2019
Fast and Affordable Methods for Training Staff on Genealogy <http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53391>
09/24/2019
Work/Life Balance: Less is More<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53814>
09/25/2019
Weeding 101<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53480>
09/26/2019
Reducing Friction - Library User Experience on a Budget, Online and In Your Building <http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53861>
09/26/2019
Academic Library Directors' Networking Meeting <http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53674>
09/27/2019
They're Not Kids Anymore: Adult Learning Basics for Library Program Planners [Featured Archive] <http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=54028>
09/27/2019
ALICE Training: Active Shooter Response<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53224>
10/08/2019
Why SMART Goals <http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53353>
10/09/2019
It's a Manager/Supervisor's Job to Motivate Staff<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=51176>
10/10/2019
Beyond The Stamp - Your Role, Responsibilities, and Risks as an Ohio Notary Public -Includes the sweeping NEW notary laws effective September 20! <http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=54509>
10/10/2019
Back to the Book XX: Focused on Diversity in Readers' Advisory<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53675>
10/17/2019
Branch Manager's Network Meeting<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53437>
10/18/2019
The Ohio Ethics Law: It's Everybody's Business!<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53211>
10/22/2019
Rescheduled Hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Your Library<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=52977>
10/23/2019
Coping with Change<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53225>
10/24/2019
Adult Book Buzz with Penguin Random House <http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=52978>
10/30/2019
IT Network<http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=54054>
10/30/2019

A Popular Webinar Speaker
[https://neo-rls.org/photos/51909_05172019123406.jpg]Jennifer Koerber  has two decades of experience in libraries, in both public-facing and behind-the-scenes roles. After 17 years at the Boston Public Library, she established her own business providing technology training and consulting services to libraries, and recently completed a contract as Training Manager at Harvard University Library, overseeing staff training for a new ILS platform.

This Thursday, September 26th, she is presenting,  Reducing Friction - Library User Experience on a Budget, Online and In Your Building <https://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53861>  you won't want to miss it.

Learning Objectives:

During and after this webinar, participants:

  *   Are introduced to user experience terminology, strategies, and tools, for both online and physical spaces.
  *   Will learn how to construct and implement a basic, low/no budget user experience study and improvements.
  *   May construct a brief list of "quick wins" they can implement immediately, based on brainstorming in the webinar chat.
  *   Can follow up with a list of additional user experience resources.

Send Us Your Press Releases
Do you have something to share with the NEO-RLS members?  If you do we would love to highlight your library.  Please send press releases and information to Melissa Lattanzi<mailto:lattanzm at neo-rls.org>.
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