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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:12.6pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A Note From a</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Continuing Education Coordinator</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">It’s snowing outside! What a good time to think about the summer. Grab your paintbrush and discover the palette of possibilities for this year’s
summer reading workshops. Registration is now open for Children, Teen, and Adult Summer Reading Workshops which will all be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Twinsburg. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345103477&mm=110848043713"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Children’s SRP Workshop/</span></strong><b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, January 9, 2025</span></strong></b></a> <br>
Explore the 2025 theme,?<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Color Our World,
</span></em>?and discover how to infuse creativity, culture, and connection into your library’s youth services! This year we have organized the day by age level.? Presentations will consist of preschool,?K- grade 4, and grades 5 -7 programming ideas. After
lunch we will have a program palooza where you will have an opportunity to hear 6 different program ideas.? We will end the day with a roundtable discussion and presentation from Janet Ingraham Dwyer on the CSLP.?? Don't miss this fun-filled day and opportunity
to connect with your peers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345104699&mm=110848043713"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Teen SRP Workshop/</span></strong><b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, January 30, 2025</span></strong></b></a> <br>
Get your palette ready for Color Our World, NEO-RLS's?teen summer reading workshop. You will learn how to work with a shoestring programming budget, followed by After-Hours Programming.? Just before lunch you will be treated to rapid fire program ideas presented
by the popular Steve Moser.? After lunch, we will be hosting a program palooza. You will have an opportunity to hear 6 different programs and ask questions.? The day will end with round table discussion and a presentation by Janet Ingraham Dwyer on the CSLP.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345105921&mm=110848043713"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adult SRP Workshop/</span></strong><b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, February 13, 2025</span></strong></b></a> <br>
Be inspired by Color Our World, NEO-RLS's?adult summer reading workshop.? You will hear presentations on Trivia Nights, Passive Programs, and Marketing to Adults.? There will be a chance to hear from library presenters, share presenter ideas, and so much more.?After
lunch, we will be hosting a program palooza. You will have an opportunity to hear 6 different programs and ask questions. We will end the day with?a round table discussion and a presentation from Katy Hite on the CSLP.?
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are still looking for a few more palooza presenters. Do you have a unique program idea or a program that aligns with the summer reading theme,
Color Our World, that you would like to share? We would love to have you as a palooza presenter. Please email
<a href="mailto:lattanzm@neo-rls.org">Melissa Lattanzi</a> by Friday, December 13th for more details.
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing everyone at the summer reading workshops. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Have a great day! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Melissa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">December</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345107143&mm=110848043713"><span style="color:#4444DD">Practical Approaches to Library Assessment:<br>
Focus on Library Instruction and Programming (</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">F)</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">12/3/2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345108365&mm=110848043713"><span style="color:#4444DD">Genealogy Networking Meeting</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">12/4/2024<br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345109587&mm=110848043713"><span style="color:#4444DD">Management in Harmony
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(I)</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">12/5/2024<br>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345110809&mm=110848043713"><span style="color:#4444DD">Training / Staff Development Networking Meeting</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">12/5/2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345112031&mm=110848043713"><span style="color:#4444DD">Unlocking the Power of AI in Libraries:<br>
An Intermediate Guide to Enhancing Services and Workflows </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(I)</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">12/10/2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345113253&mm=110848043713"><span style="color:#4444DD">Special Libraries Network Meeting</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">12/10/2024<br>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345114475&mm=110848043713"><span style="color:#4444DD">Adobe Illustrator Basics (</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">F</span></strong><span style="color:#4444DD">)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">12/11/2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345115697&mm=110848043713"><span style="color:#4444DD">Ableism and Access: How to Be an Accomplice
to Change </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(F)</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">12/12/2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345116919&mm=110848043713"><span style="color:#4444DD">Book Discussion Networking Meeting</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">We’re excited to announce that NEO-RLS is hiring for three positions:
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345138915&mm=110848043713" target="_blank" title="https://mms.neo-rls.org/classifieds/moreinfo.php?cid=52490689">
Fiscal Officer</a>, <a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345140137&mm=110848043713" target="_blank" title="https://mms.neo-rls.org/classifieds/moreinfo.php?cid=52491911">
Programs and Services Associate</a>, and <a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345141359&mm=110848043713" target="_blank" title="https://mms.neo-rls.org/classifieds/moreinfo.php?cid=52493133">
Marketing and Engagement Coordinator</a>. We are looking for passionate and collaborative individuals to join our team!
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">If you’re interested in working with us, we encourage you to apply or share these opportunities with someone who might be a great fit. Detailed
job descriptions and application instructions can be found by following the links above. The deadline for applications is
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 6, 2025</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">The Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Award Council is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Awards:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Grades 3-5: <em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Wild Robot Protects
</span></b></em>by Peter Brown (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2023)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:12.6pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Grades 6-8: <em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Girl in the Lake</span></b></em> by India Hill Brown (Scholastic, 2022)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#555555;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:12.6pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Teen: <em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Four Found Dead</span></b></em> by Natalie D. Richards (Sourcebooks Fire, 2023)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Visit the BCTBA website (<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345142581&mm=110848043713">www.bcbookaward.info</a>) for further information
on the voting process and to find past winners and nominees, the 2025 nomination form, and other resources. If you have any questions, please contact the BCTBA Council at the email address below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Choose to Read Ohio</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">The
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345143803&mm=110848043713">2025 Choose to Read Ohio booklist</a></span></strong> was announced this week. Resource pages for the new CTRO books will be added to
the <a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345145025&mm=110848043713">CTRO website</a> in late December.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Meanwhile, you can explore resources including book resumes, book trailers, activities, author interviews, video and audio clips, and more on
the <a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345146247&mm=110848043713">2025 Choose to Read Ohio page on TeachingBooks.net</a>. If you have a login with the
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=345147469&mm=110848043713">Ohio Collection Analysis Initiative</a> (OCAI), you will be able to access the TeachingBooks-created resources – another reason to check out OCAI, a self-paced collection analysis initiative
that empowers you to assess your print collections for children and teens in meaningful ways.
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