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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q186500097"></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">Last week I attended a webinar on examining your organization’s mission
and vision through a racial equity lens. The first thing we did was participate in a poll that asked how comfortable our organization was in having conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The majority of responses indicated that the people
attending were comfortable or somewhat comfortable. However, 26% of the attendees answered that they were somewhat uncomfortable or very uncomfortable having the conversation within their organizations. This relatively high percentage was an excellent reminder
that people and their organizations come to the topic with varying degrees of knowledge, self-education and access to applicable learning experiences. This is also why NEO-RLS is trying to offer a wide array of learning opportunities centered around DEI in
order to meet the varying levels of understanding that exist within our libraries. In March we have added some new introductory programs, including “
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46083743&nr=5483940973">Single Story Bias</a>” and “
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46084965&nr=5483940973">Introduction to Coded Language
</a>.” We will continue to offer as many programs as possible, from introductory to more advanced, in order to give our members the opportunity to learn and grow. My hope is that if you have to reply to a poll, like the one I took, you are able to say that
your library is comfortable having conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion. Thanks and have a safe and healthy week!
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<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Betsy Lantz</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46078855&nr=5483940973">Sort It Out! : Using In-House Classification Systems to Maximize Comics and Graphic Novels
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2/24/2021<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46080077&nr=5483940973">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=46082521&nr=5483940973">Addressing the Challenges of Retaining Institutional Knowledge
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3/2/2021<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46154619&nr=5483940973">Professional Writing Online Workshop Series - March 2, 2020 - May 18, 2020
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3/9/2021<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46083743&nr=5483940973">Single Story Bias</a><br>
3/17/2021<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46128957&nr=5483940973">Virtual Outreach: Social Services and Public Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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3/24/2021<br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46084965&nr=5483940973">Introduction to Coded Language</a><br>
3/25/2021 <br>
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46065413&nr=5483940973">The Role of Administration in Succession Planning
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>New NEO-RLS Code of Conduct Policy</strong> <br>
The Board of Trustees approved a Code of Conduct Policy at their meeting on January 19, 2021. The policy details expectations for our speakers, attendees, and staff at all NEO-RLS workshops, webinars, meetings and conferences. The policy is now linked to
the program registration process and is available for your reference on our website in the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>NEO-RLS 2021 Statewide Salary Survey To Be Deployed in March</strong>
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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
</b>. The results of the Survey will be available in print and online beginning July 1, 2021. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Hold the date… </strong><b><img border="0" width="100" id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://neo-rls.org/photos/72134_02182021123936.jpg"></b><br>
<strong>Take 5: An Ohio Youth Services Experience </strong> <br>
Friday, May 7, 2021, 1:00-4:00 pm <br>
(plus self-paced lead-up activities!)<br>
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<strong>Take 5: Reemerge, Refocus, Reconnect is FREE but registration is required.
</strong>Registration is anticipated to open in early March. Registration will be announced on this list and other Ohio library listservs, and will be posted to the
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46136289&nr=5483940973">Take 5 webpage</a> and
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46137511&nr=5483940973">Facebook page</a>.<br>
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library.ohio.gov/take5 </a> <br>
Like Take 5 on Facebook: <a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=46138733&nr=5483940973">
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</a>’s Outreach Working Group</strong><em> </em>is seeking new members for the next 2-3 year term. If this sounds interesting to you, read on!
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The Outreach Working Group meets quarterly to advise on Ohio Digital Network projects and works on some of their own, too. In our last term, members of the Outreach Working Group curated sets of Ohio-based
<a href="http://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=4567&nr=5483940973">Primary Source Sets
</a>for classroom and educator use. This time around, your input can shape the direction of the team.<br>
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Building Life-long Opportunities for Strength, Self-Care, Outlook, Morale, and Mindfulness<br>
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A free virtual symposium for library staff focused on their health and wellness. <br>
>From the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region at the University of Iowa.
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readers’ and contributors’ lives, homes, and communities. The creators make three commitments to readers:
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