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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303">NEO-RLS is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Rising Star Award.  The award is presented to a library employee with no more than five years’ experience in
 libraries who has already had an impact on Northeast Ohio libraries.  Nominations should include the following:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303"> 500 words or less detailing the impact the nominee has made in the library or community.  Nominations should include specific examples with quantitative
 data when possible (e.g. names of programs and/or services initiated and extent of impact such as attendance or number of persons served).
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<a href="mailto:betsy.lantz@neo-rls.org">Betsy Lantz</a>.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303">Deadline for nominations is end of day on Friday, July 19, 2019.</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303"> Selection of the recipient will be made by the State Librarian of Ohio with the award presented at the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">September 17, 2019</span></strong> Membership Meeting and Appreciation Breakfast. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303">Is your makerspace garnering the interest you first thought it would? Are you struggling to create programming that stems beyond crafting? Let me guide you through
 techniques to empower your patrons by encouraging them to develop a Maker Mindset: a combination of processes that include the Maker Empowerment Theory and the Stanford Design process to retrain our thought processes to recognize that learning begins at failure
 (not ends there), that we live in a designed world, and that we are able to change it through making. 
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Introduce how to develop a Maker Mindset for any librarian or patron, regardless of tech experience.
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Increase confidence through hands-on activities and program development with a variety of different technologies. 
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Explore application of the Maker Mindset across a variety of environments: storytime, actual makerspaces, coding sessions, book club and more. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303">Presenter: </span></strong><em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303">Amy Zell
</span></em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#030303">,  Teen and Patron Technologies Assistant at Hubbard Public Library,
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is a self-proclaimed Maker after learning that she, too, has the wherewithal and resources to change the world through making.
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Don't miss <strong><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo_responsive.php?eventid=53105&org_id=NEOL">
Developing a Maker Mindset: No Makerspace Required </a> </span></i></strong>at the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Cuyahoga Falls Library</span></strong> on<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Wednesday, July 17, 2019</span></strong>.
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<i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="100" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://neo-rls.org/photos/52529_06172019095722.jpg"><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Kathy Dempsey
</span></em></span></i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> wrote the popular how-to tome
<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Accidental Library Marketer
</span></em>and founded her own marketing consultancy, <a href="https://www.librariesareessential.com/">
Libraries Are Essentia </a>l. Her work is dedicated to helping librarians and information professionals promote their value and expertise in order to gain respect and funding.
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Kathy has been the Editor of Marketing Library Services newsletter for 25 years, and was formerly Editor-in-Chief of Computers in Libraries magazine. She also blogs at The 'M' Word. She's a member of the New Jersey Library Association, and Founder of the Library
 Marketing and Communications Conference, which she chaired in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
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Don't miss your opportunity to hear her speak on <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thursday, August 8, 2019</span></strong> at
<a href="http://bit.ly/2Kn4XT3"> </a><a href="http://bit.ly/2Kn4XT3"><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
</span></em><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Crafting Effective Messages: The Art and Science of Marketing Communications</span></i></strong></a> located at the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library</span></strong>.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">You’ve segmented your target audiences and outlined your projects. You’ve chosen your overall strategies, set quantifiable goals, and determined specific tactics. Now it’s time for the vital
 step of writing messages that your targets will respond to. During this deep dive into wordsmithery, you’ll learn how to combine the art of language and the science of psychology to craft effective marketing communications. But this session will not be dry—expect
 interaction and laughter! We’ll include writing practice and evaluation. </span>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53220"><b>Maintaining a Peaceful Attitude: How to Bring Positivity to the Workplace
</b><b><span style="color:red">[Archive] </span></b></a><br>
06/17/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=51097"><b>Team + Work = TEAMWORK</b></a><br>
06/19/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=52233"><b>Fiscal Officers and Human Resources Network Meeting</b></a><br>
06/21/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53221"><b>Mastering Uncomfortable Conversations with Library Visitors
</b><b><span style="color:red">[Archive] </span></b></a><br>
06/21/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53222"><b>That's Already Encumbered
</b><b><span style="color:red">[Archive] </span></b></a><br>
06/24/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=51098"><b>Bullet Journal Basics</b></a><br>
06/26/2019 <br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=51100"><b>Brainstorming and Innovation
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06/27/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53223"><b>The Welcoming Library: A Multi-sensory Approach
</b><b><span style="color:red">[Archive] </span></b></a><br>
06/28/2019 <br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=51457"><b>Time Management: Yours and Theirs</b>
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07/10/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=52975"><b>You <i>Can
</i>Be the Expert-Tech Troubleshooting with Confidence 101</b></a><br>
07/11/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53105"><b>Developing a Maker Mindset: No Makerspace Required</b></a><br>
07/17/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53248"><b>IT Network</b></a><br>
07/18/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53058"><b>Special Libraries Showcase: How they can help your Patrons</b></a><br>
07/23/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53057"><b>Providing Top Notch Health Information in the Library</b></a><br>
07/25/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=52977"><b>Hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Your Library
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07/31/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53059"><b>Rules and Benchmarks of the New Professional</b></a><br>
08/06/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53205"><b>3rd Face to Face Session - New Supervisors' Academy</b></a><br>
08/07/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53132"><b>Crafting Effective Messages: The Art and Science of Marketing Communications</b></a><br>
08/08/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=51162"><b>Day for Circ Staff: It's All About Myers Briggs and Working as a Team</b></a><br>
08/13/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53249"><b>How to make Outlook and Calendar work for you!
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08/14/2019<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=53252"><b>A Tale of Two Levies: A Case Study for Planning Your Library Levy</b></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Do you have a levy coming up?  Then this workshop is for you. Bring your team and learn the do's and don'ts of a levy campaign and how all staff need to be involved in getting a levy passed.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">An overview of the back-to-back election efforts of Stark Library in November 2018 and May 2019
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Tips for how to develop your campaign efforts and maintain separation with library operations
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Thursday, August 15, 2019</span></strong></a> please join S<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">tephanie Cargill
</span></em>, Communications Director and <em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Derek Gordo
</span></em>n, Director of Special Projects and Security at Stark County District Library as they share their story of Tale of Two Levies, hear what they have learned and how this will benefit your upcoming levy.
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