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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#263D51">NEO-RLS News-February 16 2021
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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q185450399"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">Succession Planning
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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q185296427"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">A Note from the Executive Director
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="100" id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://neo-rls.org/photos/67680_10162020152335.jpg">As some of you may know, we were not able to begin a 2021 New Supervisor’s
Academy or a 2021 Leadership Academy due to the pandemic. Participants of the 2020 Academies will complete their programming during 2021. However, we have had a variety of inquiries regarding both Academies and as a result, I want to reassure you that both
will return in 2022. In the meantime, if you or someone you work with is interested in completing some of the management professional development that we offer, here is a list of recommended webinar opportunities:
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Best Practices in Performance Documentation</span></strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46037307&nr=5465362907">https://mms.neo-rls.org/members/mlogin.php?org_id=NEOL&gc=evrd&evid=19686099
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Course Correction: How to Guide Library Employees Back on Track</span></strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46038529&nr=5465362907">https://mms.neo-rls.org/members/mlogin.php?org_id=NEOL&gc=evrd&evid=24523997
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Highly Effective Meetings</span></strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46039751&nr=5465362907">https://mms.neo-rls.org/members/mlogin.php?org_id=NEOL&gc=evrd&evid=18836809
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I'm a Manager - Now What?</span></strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46040973&nr=5465362907">https://mms.neo-rls.org/members/mlogin.php?org_id=NEOL&gc=evrd&evid=11268963
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Making the Shift: Increasing Staff Engagement & Reducing Drama</span></strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46042195&nr=5465362907">https://mms.neo-rls.org/members/mlogin.php?org_id=NEOL&gc=evrd&evid=24522775
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Managing Change</span></strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46043417&nr=5465362907">https://mms.neo-rls.org/members/mlogin.php?org_id=NEOL&gc=evrd&evid=11567131
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Mastering Uncomfortable Conversations with Employees, Co-Workers, and Bosses</span></strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46044639&nr=5465362907">https://mms.neo-rls.org/members/mlogin.php?org_id=NEOL&gc=evrd&evid=8685655
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Movin' Up: Transitioning from Peer to Supervisor</span></strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46045861&nr=5465362907">https://mms.neo-rls.org/members/mlogin.php?org_id=NEOL&gc=evrd&evid=15583845
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We look forward to continuing our work with the 2020 Academy participants and to welcoming new classes for both Academies in 2022! Thanks and have a safe and healthy week!
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<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Betsy Lantz</span></em><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=45667041&nr=5465362907">CE @ a Glance</a>
</span></strong>. A simple one-page flyer to share with your staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46028753&nr=5465362907">Sort It Out! : Using In-House Classification Systems to Maximize Comics and Graphic Novels
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<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46029975&nr=5465362907">Arresting the Time Robbers in Your Life</a>
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2/24/2021<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46031197&nr=5465362907">Tools for Tense Situations with Angry Customers</a>
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2/25/2021<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=45665819&nr=5465362907">Addressing the Challenges of Retaining Institutional Knowledge
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The NEO-RLS Statewide Salary Survey is a comprehensive compensation survey including salaries and benefits.
<b>There is no fee to participate and we welcome all public, academic and special library participation
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<strong>Tuesday, 3/9/2021</strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46020199&nr=5465362907">Single Story Bias</a><br>
<strong>Wednesday, 3/24/2021</strong><br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46021421&nr=5465362907">Introduction to Coded Language</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q185447955"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">January Training<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland has just published “
<strong>Library Staff as Public Servants: A Field Guide for Preparing to Support Communities in Crisis</strong>.”
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This 30-page field guide is the result of a project on reimagining youth services during crises, led by Mega Subramaniam at UMd and consultant Linda Braun, with input from over 130 public library workers. In the summer of 2020, the project team studied how
public libraries are supporting their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and in a time of increased civic unrest resulting from the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and Dion Johnson.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applications for<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46022643&nr=5465362907">
<b>Library Leadership Ohio 2021</b> </a>are now open! Library Leadership Ohio 2021 will be held live, online on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons over the span of three weeks. The event, supported with federal LSTA funds from the Institute of Museum and Library
Services, will be facilitated by <a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46023865&nr=5465362907">
OhioNET </a>and the State Library of Ohio, with guidance from the <a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46025087&nr=5465362907">
LLO 2021 advisory committee</a><b>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=45684149&nr=5465362907">Job Postings </a>
on the NEO-RLS website. See the newest listings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q185451621"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">Support from the First Lady of the State of Ohio
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Tween Cooking Club at Rocky River Public Library meet via Zoom and prepared a recipe together. This past month they made First Lady Fran DeWine's recipe, "Becky's Brownies," named after one of her daughters. It's a super easy microwave recipe. They invited
the First Lady to drop into their class to say hello. She in turn created an entire cooking demonstration for the library. In the video she also promoted Ohio's Imagination Library and encouraged youth to create and write their own cookbooks with their families
like she has with hers. Rocky River Public Library wanted to share this <strong>
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