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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi Tessa,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This is one of presentations at this year’s Back to the Book. Cari Dubiel will be talking about this in her presentation on the Librarian’s Guide to Authors. Below is a link
to our event with all the great sessions. <br>
<a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=222901" target="_blank"><o:p></o:p></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=222901" target="_blank">Back to the Book XXV: Elevating Book Clubs, Inclusive Romance,
and Author Connections<o:p></o:p></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">09/29/2026<br>
09:30 AM - 03:30 PM EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hope to see you there,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Melissa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Melissa Lattanzi
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">(she/her/hers)</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Continuing Education Coordinator</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><br>
Northeast Ohio Regional Library System<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">PO Box 1021<br>
Twinsburg, OH 44087</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Office: 440-384-0868<br>
<a href="http://www.neo-rls.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.neo-rls.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> OPLINLIST <oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tessa Shetler via OPLINLIST<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 19, 2026 4:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oplinlist <oplinlist@lists.oplin.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OPLINLIST] Author Fair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We are considering hosting a local author's fair at our library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I’m interested in any advice regarding planning and logistics such as how you recruit and select authors, how many authors you typically invite, how you structure the event, and anything you learned along the way
that you would recommend doing differently. We’re still in the early planning stages, so any insight, tips, or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I appreciate any advice you’re willing to share!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Tessa Shetler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Adult Services Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Loudonville Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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