[OPLINLIST] OhioNet September Events Digest

Tue Sep 1 09:41:24 EDT 2026

Happy September! View OhioNet’s September Events Digest of upcoming webinars, product demos, and member events below. Need assistance or have questions? We’re happy to help — email our team at ohionet at ohionet.org.

Featured Event:
Human Resources Webinar Series on September 30<https://www.ohionet.org/blog/join-us-for-a-free-human-resources-webinar-series-on-9-30>
Join us for two virtual sessions focused on navigating Human Resources in libraries. Each webinar is a separate session with its own registration. Both webinars are free for all OhioNet members!

Learn more about each webinar below:

Session 1: Organizational Culture in Library Hiring Practices, 10-11 a.m.<https://www.ohionet.org/event/human-resources-webinar-series-session-1-organizational-culture-in-library-hiring-practices>
Our morning webinar features two presentations focused on organizational culture in library hiring practices including:

  *   “Starting Fresh or Starting Over? Hiring for A Mission-Centered Library” by Fevean Keflom, HR Coordinator (Worthington Libraries)
  *   “Why We Serve: Reimagining Recruitment, Retention, and Culture” by Drew Wichterman, Director (Pickaway County Library)

Session 2: Year-Round Approaches to Employee Training and Performance Programs, 2–3 p.m.<https://www.ohionet.org/event/human-resources-webinar-series-session-2-year-round-approaches-to-employee-training-and-performance-programs>
Our afternoon webinar features two presentations focused on building year-round approaches to employee training and performance including:

  *   “Beyond the Checkbox: Creating a Year-Round Learning Culture” by Susan Cook, Employee Engagement & Development Manager (Columbus Metropolitan Library)
  *   “Performance Management at CML: Building Performance, Growth, and Accountability” by Gina Sherock, HR Operations Manager (Columbus Metropolitan Library)

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Additional Upcoming Events:

OhioNet Book Club: “Right Kind of Wrong” by Amy Edmondson (Session 1)<https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-book-club-right-kind-of-wrong-by-amy-edmondson-session-1?swcfpc=1>
Virtual Meeting on September 16, 2026 from 12-1 p.m. | Free! (Member) / $45.00 (Non-Member)

What if the goal isn’t to avoid failure, but to become better at learning from it? Join us for a four-part discussion exploring Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Amy Edmondson. Drawing on research and real-world examples, Edmondson challenges the idea that all failures are the same and offers a practical framework for distinguishing preventable mistakes from the kinds of failures that drive learning, innovation, and improvement.

For Session 1: Rethinking Failure (Read Prologue through Chapter 2). Examine why failure is often misunderstood and explore how our beliefs about failure influenced decision-making and organizational culture.

Learn more and register here<https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-book-club-right-kind-of-wrong-by-amy-edmondson-session-1?swcfpc=1>.
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Discover Wowbrary for Your Library<https://www.ohionet.org/event/discover-wowbrary>
Product Demo on September 17, 2026 from 2-3 p.m. | Free!

This presentation will demonstrate Wowbrary, a non-profit effort that lets communities know about the wonderful resources available to them through their libraries. All OhioNet libraries receive a 20% discount on this service. With no effort on your part, Wowbrary publicizes your new books, movies, and more to patrons via weekly email newsletters, online lists by genre, animated displays you can put on your website, and optional automatic postings to Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and Pinterest, and RSS feeds.

Wowbrary can also integrate with your OverDrive e-books, e-audiobooks, and e-magazines to publicize what’s new in those collections, along with many other resources. Newsletter recipients can set up author alerts and customize the focus of their newsletters. You can also add your own library news, events, resources, and reviews into the newsletters.

Learn more and register here<https://www.ohionet.org/event/discover-wowbrary>.
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OhioNet Introduces Newsreel<https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-introduces-newsreel>
Product Demo on September 24, 2026 from 4-5 p.m. | Free!

OhioNet is pleased to add Newsreel to our line-up of e-resource offerings! Newsreel is an award-winning daily news platform built for people who have given up on the news. NAMLE named Newsreel its 2025 Media Literacy Resource of the Year, and it’s now in more than 350 schools and libraries.

  *   For public libraries: One subscription covers every patron. Patrons get dozens of interactive stories daily on web and mobile.
  *   For schools: Newsreel Classroom adapts every story to students’ reading levels and gives teachers the ability to add customizable quizzes, polls, and discussion prompts.

Join us for a preview of Newsreel and a chance for Q&A with the founders. Learn more and register here<https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-introduces-newsreel>.
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Human Resources Webinar Series (Session 1): Organizational Culture in Library Hiring Practices<https://www.ohionet.org/event/human-resources-webinar-series-session-1-organizational-culture-in-library-hiring-practices>
Webinar on September 30, 2026 from 10-11 a.m. | Free! (Member) / $45.00 (Non-Member)

This webinar features two presentations focused on organizational culture in library hiring practices including:

  *   “Starting Fresh or Starting Over? Hiring for A Mission-Centered Library” by Fevean Keflom, HR Coordinator (Worthington Libraries)
  *   “Why We Serve: Reimagining Recruitment, Retention, and Culture” by Drew Wichterman, Director (Pickaway County Library)

Learn more and register here<https://www.ohionet.org/event/human-resources-webinar-series-session-1-organizational-culture-in-library-hiring-practices>.
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OhioNet Book Club: “Right Kind of Wrong” by Amy Edmondson (Session 2)<https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-book-club-right-kind-of-wrong-by-amy-edmondson-session-2?swcfpc=1>
Virtual Meeting on September 30, 2026 from 12-1 p.m. | Free! (Member) / $45.00 (Non-Member)

What if the goal isn’t to avoid failure, but to become better at learning from it? Join us for a four-part discussion exploring Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Amy Edmondson.

For Session 2: Understanding Failure (Read Chapters 3 and 4). Explore Edmondson’s framework for basic, complex, and intelligent failures. Discuss how the distinctions influence accountability and performance. Does the framework hold up in practice?

Learn more and register here<https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-book-club-right-kind-of-wrong-by-amy-edmondson-session-2?swcfpc=1>.
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Human Resources Webinar Series (Session 2): Year-Round Approaches to Employee Training and Performance Programs<https://www.ohionet.org/event/human-resources-webinar-series-session-2-year-round-approaches-to-employee-training-and-performance-programs>
Webinar on September 30, 2026 from 2-3 p.m. | Free! (Member) / $45.00 (Non-Member)

This webinar features two presentations focused on building year-round approaches to employee training and performance including:

  *   “Beyond the Checkbox: Creating a Year-Round Learning Culture” by Susan Cook, Employee Engagement & Development Manager (Columbus Metropolitan Library)
  *   “Performance Management at CML: Building Performance, Growth, and Accountability” by Gina Sherock, HR Operations Manager (Columbus Metropolitan Library)

Learn more and register here<https://www.ohionet.org/event/human-resources-webinar-series-session-2-year-round-approaches-to-employee-training-and-performance-programs>.
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Developing Our Researcher Identities: A Conversation for Librarians<https://www.ohionet.org/event/developing-our-researcher-identities-a-conversation-for-librarians>
Webinar on October 7, 2026 from 2-3 p.m. | Free! (Member) / $45.00 (Non-Member)

Join Paul C. Campbell and Sarah Nagle, co-editors of Librarians as Researchers: Developing our Scholarly Identities<https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/librarians-as-researchers-9781538187951/>, for an interactive webinar discussing librarian researcher identities. Drawing on themes from their book, this webinar is intended to start a conversation.

Campbell and Nagle will begin the session by sharing the origins and key takeaways from their book. They will then facilitate an open discussion with attendees about the real-life challenges and opportunities of engaging in research as part of their professional practice. Attendees will be invited to share some of their specific experiences and share insights on common challenges regarding research. They will conclude the webinar with a question-and-answer session, allowing participants to ask questions of the larger group about scholarship and developing a researcher identity.

Learn more and register here<https://www.ohionet.org/event/developing-our-researcher-identities-a-conversation-for-librarians>.
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View a full listing of upcoming events and professional development opportunities on OhioNet’s Training page<https://www.ohionet.org/training>.

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Best,
Jillian

Jillian Tuttle, MLIS
Communications Manager
p: (614) 484-1065
e: jilliant at ohionet.org<mailto:jilliant at ohionet.org>
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