[OPLINLIST] NEO-RLS News: Day for Collection Management and Technical Services & More

Wed Feb 19 14:55:19 EST 2025

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A Note from the

Executive Director

Join Us for the Day for Collection Management and Technical Services<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369201317&mm=116749418985>!

We’re excited to invite you to a full day dedicated to collection management and technical services on Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM at Twinsburg Public Library. This in-person event will feature expert speakers covering key topics to help you enhance your library’s collections and technical processes.

The day will kick off with "Curating Community Collections: The Critical Role of Technical Services," an interactive session exploring the impact of diversity in collections and how selectors, acquisition teams, catalogers, and processors can work together to meet community needs. Presenters Wendy Bartlett and Mary Schreiber will provide practical insights into diversity audits, selection and acquisition strategies, and ways to avoid common pitfalls in cataloging and processing.

Next, "Cataloging Unusual Items" will dive into the world of non-traditional library materials. Whether your library is adding tools, toys, or even ukuleles to its catalog, presenter Mist Alvaro will guide you through best practices for cataloging unique items, maximizing searchability, and using a template to simplify the process.

Finally, "Take Advantage: Strategies for Successful Management of Your Library’s OverDrive Collection" will offer tips for optimizing your OverDrive Advantage collection. Presenter Kristin Casale will share techniques for setting holds ratios, staying within budget, and maximizing circulation while working within a consortium.

The day will conclude with a roundtable

discussion, allowing attendees to ask questions, share experiences, and collaborate with peers. Don't miss this valuable opportunity, register today<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369201317&mm=116749418985>!

Ragan

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Don't Miss a Webinar or a Workshop

February

Building Joy-Centric Libraries: an Experiential Approach (F)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369202539&mm=116749418985>

2/20/2025

Public Relations and Marketing Virtual Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369203761&mm=116749418985>

2/25/2025

New Supervisors' Academy (I)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369204983&mm=116749418985>

2/26/2025

Understanding the Basics of Microsoft Excel (F)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369206205&mm=116749418985>

2/27/2025

March

Guided Reading Round Table (GRRT): Biographical Historical Fiction<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369207427&mm=116749418985>

3/4/2025
Preparing for and Managing Difficult Patron Interactions<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369208649&mm=116749418985>

3/5/2025

Directors/Deputy Directors Virtual Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369209871&mm=116749418985>

3/5/2025

Circulation Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369211093&mm=116749418985>

3/6/2025
Cultivating Your Resilience to Avoid Burnt Out: Managing Stress, Appreciation Inequalities, and Workload Demands (F)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369212315&mm=116749418985>

3/12/2025

Two Perspectives on Legal Reference Services (I)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369213537&mm=116749418985>

3/13/2025

Checking out Software Licenses: Expanding Equitable Access and Maximizing License-Use Efficiency (I)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369214759&mm=116749418985>

3/19/2025

Emergency Preparedness Stations: Staff Readiness in Emergency Response Situations (F)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369200095&mm=116749418985>

3/20/2025

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369215981&mm=116749418985>

3/20/2025

A Deeper Dive into the Science of Reading<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369217203&mm=116749418985>

3/26/2025

April

Customer Service Conference: Perspectives, Possibilities, and Practices (I)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369218425&mm=116749418985>

4/3/2025

Sharpening Your Excel Skills (I)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369219647&mm=116749418985>

4/8/2025

Training / Staff Development Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369220869&mm=116749418985>

4/8/2025

The Adult Programming Equation (F)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369222091&mm=116749418985>

4/9/2025

IT Networking Meeting - Online Via Zoom<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369223313&mm=116749418985>

4/9/2025

AI Ethics: A Library Perspective<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369224535&mm=116749418985>

4/16/2025

Quiet Leadership:
Foster your identity as an introverted or quiet leader to inspire beyond words (F)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369225757&mm=116749418985>

4/17/2025

Adult Services Virtual Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369226979&mm=116749418985>

4/29/2025

Managing Challenging Interactions with Colleagues and Staff (I)<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369228201&mm=116749418985>

4/30/2025

May

Guided Reading Round Table (GRRT): Historical Mystery Fiction<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369229423&mm=116749418985>

5/6/2025

Time Management Yours and Theirs<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369230645&mm=116749418985>

5/7/2025

A Day for Collection Management and Technical Services<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369201317&mm=116749418985>

5/8/2025

Google Forms: Gather all the Things for Action<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369231867&mm=116749418985>

5/13/2025

Youth Services (Children & Teen) Virtual Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369233089&mm=116749418985>

5/13/2025

Outreach Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369234311&mm=116749418985>

5/28/2025

Construction and Facilities Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369235533&mm=116749418985>

5/29/2025

June

Genealogy Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369236755&mm=116749418985>

6/3/2025

Special Libraries Network Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369237977&mm=116749418985>

6/11/2025

Makerspace Networking Meeting<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369239199&mm=116749418985>

6/12/2025

Quiet Leadership 2.0: Distinguish your leadership capabilities, build confidence, and pathways to find support as a quiet leader<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369240421&mm=116749418985>

6/18/2025

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Don't Miss NEO-RLS First Ever Customer Service Conference
Perspectives, Possibilities, and Practices

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Hilton Garden Inn, Twinsburg

9:30 AM -4:00 PM

We are excited to share this dynamic customer service conference designed specifically for frontline library staff. As the heart and face of every library, frontline employees play a vital role in creating welcoming, inclusive, and impactful experiences for patrons. This conference is your opportunity to network with your peers, explore new perspectives, discover new possibilities and come away with practical tools to better assist you, the library and your patrons.

Keynote:  The Don’t Eat the Red Frog session is interactive and fun-filled with information and experiences that you’ll be using to more effectively handle your angry and difficult customers.

Breakout Sessions:

  *   Empathize to Innovate
  *   Scripts for Mastering Difficult Conversations
  *   The Quiet Approach to Serving Customers: Helping Introverts Excel in Customer Service
  *   The Phenomenon of Library Anxiety
  *   A Firm Grasp: Utilizing Body Language to Increase Safety and Decrease Conflict
  *   Packing our Briefcase with Superpowers for the Library!

Click the event link <https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369218425&mm=116749418985> for more information and to register.

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Phase 2 online survey, in partnership with The Association of Rural & Small Libraries<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369242865&mm=116749418985>.

This survey is intended to explore the current rural library services that have been expanding to meet diversifying community needs and their impact on local communities.

You are invited to participate in the survey if you identify your library as a rural or small library. If you're unsure, a rural and small library is generally considered one that serves a community with a population of approximately under 25,000. However, this is not a strict criterion for defining rural & small status.

We would be very grateful if you would take the time to fill out our survey.

The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete. Deadline for survey responses is March 14, 2025 (Though we would very much appreciate input earlier than this date.)

Information about the project is available on the project website: https://blogs.iu.edu/plss/<https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=369244087&mm=116749418985>

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