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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q224028939"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">What Our Members Are Saying
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</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0099FF">This is the exact training I was looking for to further my growth in understanding cataloging. Many cataloging sessions cover subject headings, genre and series
topics in depth, but neglect the copy cataloging verification info. For someone from a non-catalog rich background, I found the LC explanations and OCLC examples invaluable. The explanation of descriptive cataloging was the best I've heard yet.
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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q223992279"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">It is Winter However We are Planning Summer
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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q223807757"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">A Note from the Continuing Education Coordinator
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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="https://neo-rls.org/photos/81676_11022021091152.jpg">Early in my career I learned that networking with other library staff
was not only essential to my professional development but also an invaluable resource when navigating tough decisions, seeking inspiration, and looking for feedback. NEO-RLS provides an opportunity to connect with your colleagues across the region through
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Discord </span></strong>, which allows for custom messaging channels, video calling, and media sharing. Currently, each
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55600679&nr=5977302699">Special Interest Network Group
</a>has a dedicated Discord server where they use various channels to engage in conversation with their peers about specific topics of interest such as programming ideas, current challenges, or general discussion. We are also looking to expand servers to include
the NEO-RLS Academies. Our hope is that this platform will provide NEO-RLS members with an easy and accessible way to stay connected while also keeping their e-mail inbox free from clutter. Over the next few months, we will be working to refine the current
servers and helping current users to utilize their servers more effectively and efficiently.
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If you have any questions about Discord or if you would like to be added to an existing server, please contact me at
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<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Together we are maximizing library potential.
</span></em>Thank you and have a great week!<br>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Ragan</span></em> <br>
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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q223998389"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">New Year New Continuing Education
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2/2/2022<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55565241&nr=5977302699">Cyber Security</a>
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2/3/2022<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55566463&nr=5977302699">What the Heck Happened? 2021 Employment Law Update: Part II
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2/3/2022<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55584793&nr=5977302699">Academic Library Directors Virtual Networking Meeting
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2/8/2022<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55586015&nr=5977302699">Interest Based Bargaining
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2/15/2022<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55587237&nr=5977302699">Adult Summer Reading Program: Oceans of Possibilities
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2/16/2022<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55588459&nr=5977302699">Fundraising 401: Planned Giving Basics: What Is Planned Giving and Why it Should Be a Part of Every Fundraising Program
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2/17/2022<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55589681&nr=5977302699">Re-Training the Library: How Cross-Training Saved Our Library
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2/23/2022<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55590903&nr=5977302699">New Supervisors' Academy
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2/24/2022<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55592125&nr=5977302699">Hybrid Programming: A Conversation about Equipment to Engagement
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<h4 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#263D51"><a name="Q224047269"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">Start Your Own JEDI Council
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Councils are an emerging best practice in workplaces. They are comprised of a group of employees with a shared goal: to drive
the development and implementation of JEDI into all aspects of work. These are not event-planning committees; they support a core organizational function of ensuring policies, procedures, and practices of the library are equitable and inclusive to create a
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">You will learn what a JEDI Council is, what it does, and how it functions, as well as considering their organizational “why”
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55556687&nr=5977302699">C</a></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>2022-2023 NEO-RLS Letter of Intent</strong> <br>
Your Letter of Intent is important to us. Please return it as quickly as possible if you have not already done so. We count on the information from the Letters of Intent to plan our upcoming budget so that we can serve you as effectively as possible. Thank
you! <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>2022 Statewide Salary Survey Coming Soon</strong> <br>
We are pleased to be able to conduct our second Statewide Salary Survey in the early spring of 2022. We know there have been many changes to the job market, making it more critical than ever to have the necessary salary and benefit data at hand for decision-making.
We will be refining the survey based on your suggestions and questions to make it as easy and beneficial as possible. We look forward to your participation!
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can be a lonely month, but loneliness itself is a human condition, especially in contemporary America, and especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. To address this silent epidemic, author and illustrator Kristen Radtke discusses her book
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Seek You, A Journey into American Loneliness, </span></b></em><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
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Hosted by the Avon Lake Public Library- click <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=55583571&nr=5977302699">HERE
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Tuesday, January 18, 2022</span></strong><b><br>
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