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<p><strong>Why don’t you respond to all of your emails as soon as they
come in? Because that’s a terrible idea.</strong> You have other work
that needs to get done, and you shouldn’t interrupt it every time an
email arrives. Some emails require research or work before they can be
answered. Some emails don’t really require a response at all.<br>
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<p><strong>On the other hand, reading an email and leaving it in your
inbox indefinitely can leave responses late or even lost.</strong> If
you read your emails but don’t do anything with them, you keep handing
that entire stack to your future self. Which need responses or other
action? Which belong to a project? Which do you need to hold onto
forever, and which can you delete?<br>
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</p>
<p>Be nice to your future self. <strong>Create a workflow to handle
incoming email.</strong> Create folders for ongoing projects and use
them. Create filters for mailing lists that automatically put those
emails into a folder. Create a “THIS WEEK” folder for emails that need a
soon-but-not-immediate reply and a calendar reminder to check that
folder on Friday morning. Stick with your system, and you’ll find email
easier to manage.<br>
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<p>SWON can help you get a fresh start on your inbox with our Email
Management Level-Up Lab. Nathan will walk you through email tools like
filters and some sample workflows. Then you’ll log into your email
account, and together we’ll start putting your workflow into practice. <strong>Sign
up for the August 20th Lab here: <a href="http://tiny.cc/email-lab">http://tiny.cc/email-lab</a>.</strong>
Or to inquire about having the Lab where you are, email Nathan at <a
href="mailto:nathan@swonlibraries.org">nathan@swonlibraries.org</a>.</p>
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<h2 id="summerreadingprogramworkshop:stem">Summer Reading Program
Workshop: STEM</h2>
<p>This year, SWON’s fall SRP workshop is a full day of science! Six
presenters will demonstrate programs on topics from astronomy to
chemistry and engineering to zoology. Join us at Lane Library’s
Administrative Center in Hamilton on October 7 for a fun day of learning
and sharing. Whether you’re planning next year’s Summer Reading Program
or want to reach other audiences, you’re welcome to attend. Learn more
here: <a href="http://tiny.cc/srp-stem">http://tiny.cc/srp-stem</a></p>
<hr><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Connect
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arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><hr><span style="font-weight: bold;">Calendar
excerpts from the next two weeks. (</span>Please register for online
classes at least two days before they take place.)
<ul>
<li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=588">Creating
and Fostering a Culture of Accountability</a></strong> - (8/8/2013) -
Online</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=352">CLEAR
(SIG) Meeting</a></strong> - (8/8/2013) - SWON Conference Room</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=499">18th
Annual Picture Book Read-In</a></strong> - (8/8/2013) - Wingate Hotel in
West Chester</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=570">RDA
Original Cataloging</a></strong> - (8/12/2013) - Galen College of
Nursing</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=589">Everyday
Library Ethics Series, Part 3</a></strong> - (8/13/2013) - Online</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=572">Instruction
Librarians Interest Group (SIG) Meeting</a></strong> - (8/13/2013) -
Galen College of Nursing</li><li><strong><a
href="http://friends.cincinnatilibrary.org/booksales.html">Friends of
PLCH Sale</a></strong> - (8/15-8/18/2013) - (Friends Warehouse)</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=590">Adaptive
Communications</a></strong> - (8/15/2013) - Online</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=596">CLEAR
(SIG) Meeting</a></strong> - (8/16/2013) - SWON Conference Room</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=618">NASA
Celebrates Our Connections to the Moon</a></strong> - (8/16/2013) -
Online</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=591">Motivation
from the Inside Out</a></strong> - (8/20/2013) - Online</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=627">ERM Keeps
Getting Better</a></strong> - (8/20/2013) - Online</li><li><strong><em><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=619">Email
Management Level-Up Lab</a></em></strong> - (8/20/2013) - SWON
Conference Room</li><li><strong><a
href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=622">Inclusive
Library Programs for People with Intellectual Disabilities</a></strong> -
(8/20/2013) - Online</li>
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OH 45242</span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;">phone (513)
751-4422 - fax (513)
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